Positioning various cars on a two post lift

[Zrxpilot]

Just got a two post lift. Seems every time I put something on it, I am re-inventing the wheel looking for just the right place to put the arms.

Got my jeep figured out as well as my truck. Doing a mid 2000 GM front wheel drive sedan tonight (four door Pontiac something or another) and don't have a clue where to put them.


Has anyone found a chart or something that gives a rough idea?


Btw...painting stripes on the floor for a centering device works great.

 

[sselander]

ALI publishes a guide that shows the liftpoints

http://www.autolift.org/

ALI-LP Guide $10

 

[skamp]

Just got a two post lift. Seems every time I put something on it, I am re-inventing the wheel looking for just the right place to put the arms.

Got my jeep figured out as well as my truck. Doing a mid 2000 GM front wheel drive sedan tonight (four door Pontiac something or another) and don't have a clue where to put them.


Has anyone found a chart or something that gives a rough idea?


Btw...painting stripes on the floor for a centering device works great.

Get the ALI lifting point guide book. It is like $10.

Steve

 

[Charles (in GA)]

on unibody cars I usually can find an area where the floor turns up to the firewall that has multiple layers of heavy steel where structure for the subframe attachment is welded to the body. My forward lift arms will not draw in enough to pick up on the pinch welds and I won't lift on pinch welds if I can help it.

On the rear, I end up picking up on the front leaf spring attachment for my Ranger and the axle trailing arm pivot on my Vibe. Other cars I have lifted have had heavy multi-layers of steel in the area forward of the rear wheel house that makes a great place to pick up.

Somebody on this board noted several years ago that a two post lift is great, but once you have one a while, you wonder why you didn't buy a 4 post lift, and I have to agree.

Charles

 

[kamesama980]

After lifting a few more cars it'll be come second nature. I remember when I started in an auto shop, the first few weeks were kinda nerve-wracking lifting each new kind of car but you get the hang of it. After a bit, you just see where they want you to put the lift.

 

[nehog]

Also some cars have the lift points marked, a triangle IIRC, shows where to lift them with a two post lift.