2 post lift placement from door

[vlocci]

I just won an asymetrical 9k 2 post lift.

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I plan on installing it in my 27 foot deep bay. I would like to keep it as close to the door as possible since the back wall is covered in workbenches and I'm trying to keep as much floorspace available.

I'll only be occasionally using this and I won't have a car on it often.

I'm happy to back a car into the bay so that the engine is closer to the door. This would keep the posts farther from the back wall giving he some additional floorspace when the lift is empty.

Question is, how far from the door do I set the posts assuming I'm backing in?

Biggest vehicle on this will be a 6.5foor bed pickup. (About 220in length)

Can anyone assist? I was thinking about 9-10 feet to post from the door assuming I'm backing in

Sound right?

 

[Walkers]

Keep the engine bay on the same side as your tool boxes

 

[vlocci]

Fair point, but I really need the extra floorspace between toolbox and lift post.

Think 9 feet works from the door?

 

[ScaldedDog]

The CG of most vehicles is under the driver's seat (and you can calculate it for any specific vehicle). Park everything you plan to lift, and some things you don't, where you want to them to be when lifted.

Where does that put your posts? Why might that location be a bad idea, or difficult to live with? What if you need any of those vehicles turned the other way?

Post pics of your space and you'll get some help and ideas but, in the end, you'll go through the exercise above.

Mark

 

[pattenp]

Being an asymmetric lift the post will be further forward. I don't think 9 feet from the door is enough. If I remember correctly my 2 post asymmetric needed at least 12 feet.

Found my suggested specs and from center of post is 11ft minimum on front and 13ft minimum on rear. So backing in would be 11ft from the door on my lift.

 

[mrobins297aaa]

9' seems kind of close to the door, you'll have to keep the door closed when ever you have something on the lift.
They'll be times when you'll have to leave something on the lift for extended periods.
Just my opinion but I think backing in will get old fast

 

[u2slow]

I'm shooting for about 12'. My shop is double-deep (37'ish) so I have to contend with a 2nd vehicle end-to-end; and its usually a project so not always simple to just drive it out. Benches/tools are on the side. Lift isn't pinned down yet... I tend to do engine work nose-in with the tailgate by the OH door.

Is it dedicated asymmetric, or dual-purpose? Maybe the arms can be swapped around as needed?

Is it terrible if the ****-end of a longer truck hangs out the door while it on the lift? (Obviously not good for a several-day job, but fine for day-work.)

 

[haveissues]

You can probably make it work at 9' if you are backing a car in - Rotary recommends minimum 9 ft for the front of their asymetric lift.. Stand something up to simulate the posts where you are thinking of placing them and pull your truck in. Keep in mind though if you set it up for the car to be nose in it will not take up more room, the columns will just be farther into the building and that way if you need more room in front of the lift you can always move the car that is in front.

 

[haveissues]

Being an asymmetric lift the post will be further forward. I don't think 9 feet from the door is enough. If I remember correctly my 2 post asymmetric needed at least 12 feet.

Found my suggested specs and from center of post is 11ft minimum on front and 13ft minimum on rear. So backing in would be 11ft from the door on my lift.

Are you sure that is not the spec for a symetric lift? 11/13 is exactly what rotary specs for their symetric lift and 9/15 for their asymetric.

 

[pattenp]

Are you sure that is not the spec for a symetric lift? 11/13 is exactly what rotary specs for their symetric lift and 9/15 for their asymetric.

Nope. It's asymmetric. I see different manufacturers seem to have different suggestions.

 

[TurnipTruck]

In my experience, 11’ to the rear of a symmetric is not enough.

 

[rnixon]

Although Challenger recommend 12ft. min. from the door, I put my 10K Versa-Lift at 11 ft. The loft, not floor space was the issue up front . In addition to the Corvettes I have a full size Mercedes sedan and a 8ft bed ,regular cab F-150.

I could have set the lift at 10 ft. an still walked behind the F-150 . Garage door is a commercial high lift, an not an issue. I'd say 9-1/2 ft. is doable and maybe 9 depending on your vehicle needs

 

[sweetk30]

My shop is 28ft deep . Its centered and works best for long bed crew cabs and the rest . I have a 4ft deep work bench and some times i need to move it for the LONG trucks . My bench moves with a pallet jack .

I just had a 2022 f250 crew short bed in and it fit but about kissed my bench so out it went .

And what is your floor thickness ? Is it a post tension slab ? Need to know before lift install .