Before You Buy a Four Post Lift for Your Garage Plus Tips and Tricks Episode 423 Autorestomod

Описание: Before You Buy a Four Post Lift for Your Garage Episode 423 Autorestomod

We did a lot of research on lifts before we got our Wildfire. You should too. We discuss what to know before putting the money down on a four post lift. We also discuss tips and tricks to use on the lift and with the lift. We discuss the dog and the chicken too.

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Can you Put in a Lift
• Garage minimums 8 foot 4 inch garage height
◦ No car parking under as the bottoms of the runways are 44 inches off the ground.
(unless you have a GT40 which is 40 inches off the ground).
◦ Average garage door will be an issue as it is usually only 8 foot from the floor.
• Still use the lift effectively with stool like our Mychanic.
• You will need average of 18-20 plus feet to spin the lift.

Our garage
• Garage Height is 10 foot 7 inches
• 23 feet from the door to the stair wall
• Floor is flat, no angle.
◦ If your garage floor is angled then a lift might not work.

Tips and Tricks
• Mark your lift for Max height at the stops on all four posts. Also mark it for average working stop position (like where it is most comfortable when you are sitting on a stool).
• If you have castors, clean the floor. Something as small as this butt connector can stop the lift in it’s tracks.
• LED light strips for the runways for when you are working on the car. We plan on mounting ours to piano hinge so we can control the light position.
• Remember, you will need a few inches to clear the safety stops, so add that into your calculations for max height.
• If your garage doors are set to an 8 foot or lower roll out, you can modify them to a High Lift door configuration so the door will hug the ceiling (Pretty expensive mod at $300-$500)...or just not open the door when the car is in full lift.
• Finally the mutt and the chicken. You can get a big squeaky toy to put on the roof to let you know w when you have gone far enough….at least in theory. The mutt needs pressure and the chicken only squeals AFTER you squeeze.


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