Garage lift recommendations

[Maxima SE]

I have been pretty happy with my 4 post... planning to get a center hydraulic bridge for it this year, for wheels off service

you know that guy from tictoc that goes up to people in exotic cars and asks them what they do for a living???

we gotta send him to your house

[TexaZ3]

Thanks. That would give me 9.5 inches clearance between the top car and the garage ceiling.
And a heart attack every time I have to lift the platform to unhook it and lower it... 🤣

I have made tape marks on the post and platform runner to know which height is my max for all my cars. That way you don't have to look all the time. Its tight, but doable.

[eacmen]

you know that guy from tictoc that goes up to people in exotic cars and asks them what they do for a living???

we gotta send him to your house

Getting off topic…

Not saying this is the case here, but you would be surprised how many exotic owners are not “one-percenters”

Most exotics you can buy and drive then sell used for break even or even more than what you bought it for. Agreed upon insurance protects you from the downside of an accident.

So the direct cost would be insurance and bank note. Which is effectively a mortgage payment. Drive it for a few years, sell it. Rinse wash repeat.

[Joy Liu]

4 post lift would be better for general use and durability reasons since it can hold more weight. But you need to find out if it can fit into your garage. you can check this measurements drawings for your reference.

[Cubieman]

4 post isn't fun when doing suspension work, so to anyone who gets a 4 post you MUST get the rolling jack that is generally an optional extra, I use the heck of the rolling jack.

Even better would be a set of quick jacks on top of the 4 post for those times you know it'll have to be off the ground for a while. I've seen Obioban has this setup, looks the best of both worlds although a 2 post is still undeniably easier for certain jobs.

I just use jack stands on my 4 post like when I recently did my reinforcement bar, just always be very careful (slow) when raising/lowering a car on jack stands on a 4 post.
Kind of common sense stuff.

[George Hill]

I still think 2 posts are for working on cars and 4 posts are for storage. Obviously you can store a car on a 2 post and work on a 4 post but for the most part IMO they fit different needs and get the one based off of that.

[Cubieman]

I still think 2 posts are for working on cars and 4 posts are for storage. Obviously you can store a car on a 2 post and work on a 4 post but for the most part IMO they fit different needs and get the one based off of that.

I agree 100%, my lift was bought for storage mainly and it of course is great for working on vehicle. I want a 2 post but worried about storing a vehicle over the winter on it as you are letting the suspension droop for a long time as well as having all the weight on your jack points, maybe these aren't really valid concerns.

I may get a 2nd lift and that would be a two post IF 4+ month storage on a 2 post isn't as bad of a thing like I am thinking it is.

[Obioban]

4 post isn't fun when doing suspension work, so to anyone who gets a 4 post you MUST get the rolling jack that is generally an optional extra, I use the heck of the rolling jack.

Even better would be a set of quick jacks on top of the 4 post for those times you know it'll have to be off the ground for a while. I've seen Obioban has this setup, looks the best of both worlds although a 2 post is still undeniably easier for certain jobs.

I just use jack stands on my 4 post like when I recently did my reinforcement bar, just always be very careful (slow) when raising/lowering a car on jack stands on a 4 post.
Kind of common sense stuff.

There’s lots of suspension work I only use a 4 post for— anything that requires preload!

[Pnick]

I would love to see if there's a local distributor for this one and if it's affordable/worth it.
https://www.finkbeiner-lifts.com/en/...e-2-post-lift/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocMXSF32NPE&t=110s

[stash1]

I would love to see if there's a local distributor for this one and if it's affordable/worth it.
https://www.finkbeiner-lifts.com/en/...e-2-post-lift/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocMXSF32NPE&t=110s

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/finkbeiner-lift.7609/

[stash1]

I posted some pics already elsewhere, but I guess this would be an appropriate place to post pics as well😊…here’s my MaxJax 2 post semi-portable set up. Just recently finished running all of the plumbing/hydraulic lines as well. Sorry, garage was a bit messy here during the lift install.😁

[e46ixm3]

I love my 4 Post lift

[01M3Fan]

So I ended up following Ian's path and got a 4 post lift as well as a set of quickjacks. Very happy with my purchase - right now the '16 M3 in the pic is gone and it's replaced with a '04 M3 donor that's almost completely stripped for my full metal slicktop M3 wagon project.

[oceansize]

I love my 4 Post lift

Did we just become best friends? Seriously though, this is the one area I didn't think through on my house. Garage ceiling isn't quite high enough for a post lift. I'll fix that in the next one.

[JayVee]

I installed an Atlas 8,000lb two-post asymmetric lift. The price was around $2,200 and the product is very solid, well built, and is perfect for hobby/home use. It lifts my 5,000 lb X5 35d with ease.

BendPak was not worth the premium in my opinion.