Lift questions
Lift questions I found a 2 poost lift for a good price but my celing in my garage is only 9foot tall. i was looking around and most say the need 11feet....any way around this
Originally Posted by 1984camaroz28
I found a 2 poost lift for a good price but my celing in my garage is only 9foot tall. i was looking around and most say the need 11feet....any way around this
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My pole barn has 9' ceilings, I modified the trusses to give me the clearnace I needed. I don't have any pics but if you want I can give you a call an explain what I did to make it work, one other thing you'll want to think about is the thickness of the cement where the lift will sit.
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take the max height you can rase the car, and subtract the height of the car, and thats how much room you will have to work in 
i've seen a 2 pole lift with the tops of the poles sticking into a guy's attic. his car was short enough so he could raise it almost to where the car hits the ceiling and sill get under it.
i've seen a 2 pole lift with the tops of the poles sticking into a guy's attic. his car was short enough so he could raise it almost to where the car hits the ceiling and sill get under it.
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Originally Posted by 1984camaroz28
I found a 2 poost lift for a good price but my celing in my garage is only 9foot tall. i was looking around and most say the need 11feet....any way around this
If you think about it you should measure from the bottom of your chassis, not your wheels to the roof of the car and subtract that from your 9' ceiling; you can walk around the tires.
Anyway, I say go for it! You'll love it. It's a HELL of a lot better and a HELL of a lot faster that dicking around with jackstands
Let me know if you have any questions. It sounds like we have the same kind of setup.
does your garage floor have to be built a certain way to have a lift? does the concrete have to be laid thicker. im going to build a garage in the near future and plan on putting a lift in.
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Originally Posted by 44mag
does your garage floor have to be built a certain way to have a lift? does the concrete have to be laid thicker. im going to build a garage in the near future and plan on putting a lift in.
If you're going with a two post lift you should contact the lift company and see what they recommend, more then likely you'll need 6"-8" of concrete where the lift base is anchored. With a four post like mine you only need 4" of concrete, personaly I like a four post lift over a two post lift. You'll want a 12' ceiling and if you're lift a truck or SUV you may want something like 14' instead.
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My 2 post Autolifters lift said 4" minimum steel reinforced 3000 psi concrete. It is the lowest capacity they offer though at 8000 lbs. I saw that most lifts wanted at least 5" of concrete. I bought the garage the lift is in now and the concrete turned out to be reinforced 6" concrete. I also noticed 4" is the minimum recommended concrete thickness for garages (I think it has to be that thick to meet code).
I don't know if it is a lot more expensive to have a 14' insulated ceiling, but if not I would go for it. You definitely can't walk under vans with a 9' ceiling.
I don't know if it is a lot more expensive to have a 14' insulated ceiling, but if not I would go for it. You definitely can't walk under vans with a 9' ceiling.
Originally Posted by DARK AGE 53
If you're going with a two post lift you should contact the lift company and see what they recommend, more then likely you'll need 6"-8" of concrete where the lift base is anchored. With a four post like mine you only need 4" of concrete, personaly I like a four post lift over a two post lift. You'll want a 12' ceiling and if you're lift a truck or SUV you may want something like 14' instead.
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Originally Posted by 44mag
does your garage floor have to be built a certain way to have a lift? does the concrete have to be laid thicker. im going to build a garage in the near future and plan on putting a lift in.
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Originally Posted by code4
I poured my own concrete. I had pre-planed where my lift was going. I did 6 inches of concrete under the lift & put plenty of 1/2 inch steel. I had marked out exactly where I needed to put anchor bolts for the lift & made sure that there was no steel in the hole locations. I drilled the holes with a masonry bit, I don't think it would have been pleasant trying to drill through rebar.
My drill bit only cost me $10 anyway.
Just my .02.
