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Old May 6, 2007 | 02:36 PM
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Well not quite...



The center bridge is for jacks to support the front or back so you can work on the front or rear suspension.


Bought this off of a coworker. Was really impressed after I saw one at another guys house. Have had a couple close calls with jacks and this is safer in many other ways with a lot of flexiblity. About as close as I'm going to get to a real lift for now.

Doing gears is going to be SOOOO much easier! I'm actually looking forward to doing another set (don't think they're much fun)
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Old May 6, 2007 | 02:42 PM
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Jealous.

So your co-worked fabricated that himself? If not, where can you buy them?
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Old May 6, 2007 | 02:51 PM
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Daaang, thats nice. Its a great middle of the road for us guys who cant quite afford a lift. Does this thing fold up for storage at all? What is the capacity for weight? I have a silverado, so I need at least 6000lbs to cover the vehicle weight alone, would like higher for extra safety.

Got any more info on this badboy?

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Old May 6, 2007 | 02:57 PM
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www.kwiklift.com

I bought mine used (5000lb capacity) but they sell a 7000lb capacity unit for trucks!
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Old May 6, 2007 | 03:04 PM
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How much height does that give you?
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Old May 6, 2007 | 03:27 PM
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19.5" by the back tires, 17.25 towards the front plus the height your car/truck.

You could easily put some wood for more height if you needed it. It's easy to go under the ramp with a creeper and I can sit straight up under the gas tank (no catback).
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Old May 6, 2007 | 04:06 PM
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Damn that will Definitely make allot of jobs much easer using that.
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Old May 6, 2007 | 07:20 PM
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Looks real nice!!! wish i had one money is short though
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dud now i can have a lift in my house when i but one.
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Thats cool man. Congrats on the new tool literaly
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very sweet
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Man I need to get one of those, bare bones model is like 700 or 800. My dad was really thinking of one for the side of the house.

Looks great, now replace that poor excuse of a K member with something a lil lighter.

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Old May 8, 2007 | 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by frcefed98
Man I need to get one of those, bare bones model is like 700 or 800. My dad was really thinking of one for the side of the house.

Looks great, now replace that poor excuse of a K member with something a lil lighter.

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Not after buying this thing!! It's gonna be awhile
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Cheapest one on their website is 1050.00$
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Old May 8, 2007 | 09:33 PM
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Baller!

Good pricing too

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ill be damned!
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Got a oil leak?
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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 02:50 PM
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that would be very helpful right about now
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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 03:56 PM
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So do you jack up on the middle peice shown in the first picture, or does it lever it self up. Looks pretty nice, unsure of how it works though..
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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 04:17 PM
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Wow, that is a great looking piece. I could build one of those in one afternoon. The material could be had for a couple hundred bucks easy.

Thanks for posting the pics, but any chance of posting some more of the front pedistals and some close up shots of the rear pipe or bar?


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