Car lift

[rodncustom]

We are looking to add a lift to the place where the cars are kept. It has 9ft. ceilings. I know that's low but, as my dad says, a car off the ground at all is better than on. It will be used for building/restoration type work. Is anyone using a lift in a garage with ceilings that low? If so, which style?

It will be in here. There will be a "work room" added inside which is where the lift will be.

 

[e-tek]

That your place of buisness or residence? Can we see more of the cars?

While I have a BP HD9XTW, not only will that not fit in there, it's not the right tool for the job. I'd suggest one of those scissor lifts that guys are showing off. The ones they cut holes for in the floor so they are flush. That way it's out of your way when moving cars around and still has the height you can use.

Good luck with the choice!

 

[Jack Olsen]

Yep.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35433

 

[gsport]

scissor lift or the new max jack would work for ya.... i think for working on the cars i'd go with the max jack (two post) lift

 

[waltmcq]

I will bring over some of my stuff and fill it up so you don't have room for a lift.

 

[Shocker]

Search is your buddy.

 

[HIRISC]

Cool garage space!

If you want to move your lift around and/or want the flexibility of fore/aft adjustable arms, a scissor-type might be the ticket.

Max lift +/- 50". So/so undercar access (ok for oil changes). Very good for detailing and wheel removal/brake work. If you don't recess it into the floor, you'll need some ramps. The minimum clearance is about 6".

Mine is a BendPak MD-6XP. Had it for a couple of years. Use it all the time. (my ceiling is 10' 6" FYI)

Some guys recess these - like this (not mine):

 

[Vicegrip]

I bet you can fit a floor plate Bend pac 2 post in there. The lower the car the higher you can lift without the lift being the restriction. A 2 post is also handy as a crane when putting motors on stands, pulling from cars or lifting things out of the back of a PU truck. Using a lift as a crane is not recommended by the manu but lets face it lots of folks do it and it works great. Very hard to find a motor heavy enough to overcome the floor bolts.

 

[ket-tek]

nice space, how many sqft is that?

 

[rodncustom]

I will bring over some of my stuff and fill it up so you don't have room for a lift.

Sure! C'mon over.

nice space, how many sqft is that?

It's about 2,500 sq. ft.

 

[hoarder1212]

I put an atlas floor plate style lift in my shop. Almost the same set up as yours ecept my building is all steel and is 8'6'' to the bottom of the beam. I put the lift between two of the beams and have about 9'6'' to the ceiling. I'm 5'6'' tall and can stand under most all cars. trucks and vans I have to squat a little. Its still way better than working on the floor!

 

[hackdaddy]

hey hoarder I am looking at the atlas and the oh-8000 fp or a max jack, and my cieling is 9ft7.in. any pics of your rack in your garage with a car on it. I would love to see how high/how much clearance you have. I would prefer a real lift over the half lift max jack but I am worried about clearance.

 

[hoarder1212]

I will try to post some pics when I get home from work.

 

[hoarder1212]

Here are some pics of my Atlas 9000BP . The truck on the lift has the really tall cap on it or it would go up another 6 inches. With a small car I can actually raise it to high for me to be comfortable working. Now that I have seen the pics of the scissor lift install, I would probably make one change. I would recess the lift into the floor so that the baseplate is level with the floor and have a new plate made that was squared off instead of having the angles on it. If I ever move it, that is what I plan to do.

 

[22crfrider22]

We just got a new car lift. atlas bp9000. it's very hard to install. got the posts up and are having trouble with the stablizing cables and how they go threw the pullys and everything. anyone have any help for me?

 

[darkk]

We just got a new car lift. atlas bp9000. it's very hard to install. got the posts up and are having trouble with the stablizing cables and how they go threw the pullys and everything. anyone have any help for me?

No instructions? It shouldn't be that difficult but if you are having problems, I would hire some one to finish your install. These things can be extremely dangerous if not installed correctly. For a couple hundred bucks, you would have piece of mind that you won't end up injured underneath a collapsed lift.