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Originally Posted by awr68 (Post 266954)

One day I will have a 4 post in my garage. I like the fact that it can be moved around if need be. I also will be using it for storing my car. For me a 4 post makes total since.

BESIDES YOU'LL NEVER EVER HIT YOUR HEAD!!

I've got two of these -- with the pedal.... used 'em today as a matter of fact. I ALWAYS stabilize the front of the car if I'm working on the rear end - or vice versa... And sometimes I use my air driven hydraulic tranny jack to raise or lower the rear end - while checking the panhard bar - or something else... and I want the front "stable" while jacking this stuff around.

The car I'm putting together for my buddy -- had a metallic noise coming from the passenger rear... and since I didn't do the brake work (Wilwoods) -- I had to investigate the source. To remove the big ol fat wheel and tire - you have to undo both coilovers - and the sway bar and get the rear end down as far as possible to clear the rotor as there's not enough distance between the fender lip and the rotor to clear the tire! Turns out that one pad was installed with the metal backing to the rotor rather than the pad!! I had to take a picture of that! LOL

Again - the thread asked about STORAGE lifts -- but I can tell you that what I was doing today - would have been a HUGE hassle on a 4 post (posts are for beds)... and worse had I not had this stands to raise and lower the rear end etc.

:cheers:

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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen (Post 266975)

Charley, my issues with 4 posts with suspension work, etc., is that the lift gets in the way too much. It can be done, not as easily. I'd say the 80/20 rule covers this well. I'd guess 80% of the the work we do is easier on a 2 post.

the ones with pedal to push stuff up..like the back of a trans...are nice.

I would say 80-90% of the work I do with my 4 post does not include removing the tires.............. when it does it's a 30 second job with the jack I use on my lift.

I much prefer a 4 post.
1. Faster to lift as you drive on and go, no setting the arms
2. Much more stable (I've personally had cars slide/move on the arms of a 2 post, more than once....................)
3. I would go as far as to say that most home slabs are not thick enough to properly support a 2 post lift (6" minimum slab thickness recommended in most cases)
4. Portability............ I can move my 4 post anywhere in the shop or outside for pressure washing the bottom of the car

Jody

Oh sure Jody -- One of ya lies and the other one swears to it!
:rofl:

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Originally Posted by GregWeld (Post 266979)

BESIDES YOU'LL NEVER EVER HIT YOUR HEAD!!

Well.....there's that part too I guess!

If we didn't stand eye-to-eye I might take that the wrong way! :lol:

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Originally Posted by GregWeld (Post 266986)

Oh sure Jody -- One of ya lies and the other one swears to it!
:rofl:

pretty much how it works, right???????? :D Seriously, I am a 4 post fan............ :thumbsup:

Thanks for all the input, guys. :thumbsup: The guy who I asked the question on behalf of has a heated slab, so a 2 post is absolutely out of the question.

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Originally Posted by camcojb (Post 266984)

I understand. Esp #3, which is a real concern, but that is not the lifts fault, lol. I never had a vehicle I set slide though.

Maybe I'm just too used to industrial strength drive on racks, the platforms are far bulkier than the home ones.

I take full responsibility for the demise of this thread. :lol: Maybe the reason I'm so pro 2 post is because I never cared that much if I dropped someone elses car. :D

Now I'm only jealous that this guy has a heated slab...

Todd -- you don't have any need for a heated slab - yours is probably cooled...

:rofl: