Alignment Stands

[ChargerMan426]

Planning my garage build and want to be able to do wheel alignments but only plan on having a 2 post lift. I've been looking at Atlas stands from Greg Smith Equipment but they seem overpriced for some bolt together stands. With that being said they seem to be the only ones I can find that make 3' tall stands.

Does anyone have any experience with these stands and would say they are worth the price of entry or maybe some alternatives?

 

[toplessHO]

I too have a 2 post lift and wanted to set up my Hunter alignment machine.
I have a couple old Snapon turntables so making stands was next.
I came up with using aluminum wheels as stands.
16,15,16 and a circular piece of 1 inch plywood.
I shot the grade with a lazer transit and varied the rims to match.
all rims are marked for position and stored in my conex.
My other thought was some 2 inch x 1/4 angle iron and make the stands,but to be honest storage is a big concern of mine. With the wheels I carry them one at a time.

 

[BonzoHansen]

Planning my garage build and want to be able to do wheel alignments but only plan on having a 2 post lift. I've been looking at Atlas stands from Greg Smith Equipment but they seem overpriced for some bolt together stands. With that being said they seem to be the only ones I can find that make 3' tall stands.

Does anyone have any experience with these stands and would say they are worth the price of entry or maybe some alternatives?

Do the atlas stands have adjustable legs so you can level everything? They support the proper weight? You can put turn plates on them? I assume they are kind of pricey.

I've used them in the past a few times for long wheel base trucks that didn't fit on our old rack. Never on anything with an independent rear suspension that needs the rear rack plates to move so it sits right.

 

[ChargerMan426]

I too have a 2 post lift and wanted to set up my Hunter alignment machine.
I have a couple old Snapon turntables so making stands was next.
I came up with using aluminum wheels as stands.
16,15,16 and a circular piece of 1 inch plywood.
I shot the grade with a lazer transit and varied the rims to match.
all rims are marked for position and stored in my conex.
My other thought was some 2 inch x 1/4 angle iron and make the stands,but to be honest storage is a big concern of mine. With the wheels I carry them one at a time.

Your other thought is what I'm thinking. Either some alum or steel angle or square tubing with a plate on top and some flat stock as extra insurance on the legs splaying out.

 

[ChargerMan426]

Do the atlas stands have adjustable legs so you can level everything? They support the proper weight? You can put turn plates on them? I assume they are kind of pricey.

I've used them in the past a few times for long wheel base trucks that didn't fit on our old rack. Never on anything with an independent rear suspension that needs the rear rack plates to move so it sits right.

They are rated for 1500 a stand (not sure who is certifying that weight) and yes you can put turn plates on them but that's an extra cost on top of the $1600 they want just for the stands.

I'm not a shop, just a DIY guy that loves to do everything in house so the idea of getting the stands I want with a "free" welder because I put it together sounds like the ticket.