4 post lift options

[GregWeld]

Four posts are for beds....

[clill]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

They sure beat a creaper. Let's say you are swapping lower control arms or a complete rear end. The jacks like Charley pictured really get in the way for anthing but an alignment. For a novice that does very little large projects, then I agree that the 4 post is probably best.

I don't understand. I just took these pics. I'm going to be playing with the sway bar. I don't see where I couldn't swap out control arms or do any other front end work. The rear can also be lifted.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by clill

I don't understand. I just took these pics. I'm going to be playing with the sway bar. I don't see where I couldn't swap out control arms or do any other front end work. The rear can also be lifted.

That's way too high for me to work under....

[Vegas69]

Take that front wheel off and duck under that lift 100 times a week to work on the inside of the hoist and then the outside. I was auto tech with GM from the age of 19-22ish. I've worked on 1000's of cars on hoists. Boy I don't miss those days!

[clill]

But nobody on this site is going to be ducking under a lift 100 times a week. You can do just about anything with a 4 post that you can do with a 2 post plus you can do exhaust work with the suspension compressed etc. The negative to a 4 post is if you have something like a late model Camaro you can't drop the subframe. You need a 2 post to do that. I worked in a shop for about 6 years that had in ground lifts that had that had the arms you swung around and they were a pain. All this stuff is better now. The sliding jack that I just lifted the front of Jackass with took 4 posts to another level. I can pop a balljoint and work on the suspension at any height I want. With a 2 post I would be down at ground level with the jack on the floor to support the lower control arm. I can see if you are something like a brake shop where you are pulling wheels off every time the car is lifted that a two post would be faster but for the average guy on this site I still think a 4 post is the better way to go and safer.

[rwhite692]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

That's way too high for me to work under....

That's because....You're short!


Also you can lift as little or as much as you want, so...???

[clill]

I remember when I got my first 4 post. I was so thrilled that I was able to pull the engine, trans out of a 66 SS Chevelle convert without getting on a creeper or laying down once...Life got better when that lift arrived.... I have been looking at getting a two post but I would still recommend a 4 post for the average guy

[gtotto]

I have a Backyard Buddy 4 post which works great. Now, in a perfect world I would have 3 different types of lifts in my shop but since I have only one in my garage, I went with a 4 post. I believe 2 and 4 posts both have their advantages and disadvantages, depending on what project your'e working on. The lift I have is a 110 volt which is nice since it can be plugged in anywhere and I didn't need to run a 220 circuit to feed it. Also I did not need to secure it to the concrete floor so if ever I move or need to change the configuration of my work space I can move the lift fairly easily. Whatever lift you do decide on should at least be of a " better quality" since your life could truly depend on it.

my .02

[BonzoHansen]

In my experience:

4-post = storage, alignments, maybe oil changes and such.
2-post = work lift.

There are exceptions to both, but that is my general experience.

So if your pal is buying for mainly for storage go 4 post. I'd not store a car by hanging it in midair.

[GregWeld]

The funny part about this entire thread -- the OP asked specifically for STORAGE....

LOL

But it has been fun lobbing a grenade in here once in awhile... and reading what everyone feels is the best kind of lift.