Carlifts - Lateral-g Forums

Alex396ss · #1 01-23-2007, 01:40 PM

Hi guys!

I´m about to buy a house with a pretty decent garage, where I think I can squeez in a carlift.

What type of lift would you recommend, a 2-post, 4-post, scissor etc?
Any special brands?

Thank´s,

Alex

Leadfoot1 · #2 01-23-2007, 05:08 PM

Just a tought.

I worked at a Dealership for a few years and at a time the revamped the shop and we we're able to get the lifts if we took them out ourselves!

Try to look around and ask, you might get a surprise! Give your cars around (or get a cheapie one done fast)

Me 2¢

Lead.

Otherwise just do a search...

rwhite692 · #3 01-23-2007, 05:20 PM

I have one of these but I haven't put it together yet.

www.backyardbuddy.com

Silly name, great lift. I have a few friends that have them as well.

ProTouringNyC · #4 01-23-2007, 05:43 PM

What was the cost on the backyard buddy

rwhite692 · #5 01-23-2007, 06:19 PM

If you check their website, you can see the prices, which vary according to the various options. There are certainly cheaper lifts out there but IMHO most of them are not built as well.

I was fortunate enough to buy mine from a friend of a friend who had purchased it and never put it together, and needed to sell it because he was moving due to taking a new job. Now it's sitting in my garage until my car comes off the rotisserie and I can recoup some floorspace...

RaceMan · #6 01-23-2007, 06:58 PM

We've used rotory and benwell , i just have the rotory now its a 7000lb and can pick up a crewcab dually no problem. One thing to consider is weight ,you don't to go too small IMO .Some day you might need it

oh yeah and nothing to drive over on the floor

EFI · #7 01-23-2007, 07:20 PM

I don't own a lift, and I've never used their stuff, but I get email flyers from America's Pride -

http://www.americasprideonline.com/autolifts.shtml

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- Dan

Slick · #8 01-23-2007, 09:42 PM

Depends what you want to do with it, 2 post probably has the most versatility as there is nothing underneath to get in the way but if you want to do alot of body work or exhaust stuff sometimes a 4 post is nice to have the wheels etc at ride height, plus a 4 post can be mobile with casters if you ever need to move it, 2 post isn't going anywhere....keep in mind with a 2 post your cement has to be right, I put up my own Bend Pak 2 post (which after alot searching seemed to be the best bang for the buck and made in the US) and I'll admit it was a bit scary at first getting under it thinking about how little is holding these things up

Few big bolts in the cement is all....

Bowtiguy · #9 01-23-2007, 11:14 PM

I love my 4 post Bend pak from these guys...

http://www.asedeals.com/free_standin...age_lifts.html

They carry a couple different brands. I paid the additional $$ to home deliver and coordinated it with the lowes guys when they dropped off my decking material. $60 later I had it sitting right in front of the garage door.

I think it was $2700 shipped when I bought it last spring to store my 57 nomad. Of course I just use it for storage and oil changes for now. cheaper than a new house here on the front range of colorado.

Alex396ss · #10 01-26-2007, 01:37 AM

Thank´s for your help!

Alex