Getting a lowered car on to two post lift

[06skidoorev]

Hey guys, anyone come up with anything creative to give your ride a little boost. Sure u can use 2x6s other things... thinking I need to get with car up another two inches in order to get the lift arms under.

Sent from my moto x4 using Tapatalk

 

[AXDB]

Hey guys, anyone come up with anything creative to give your ride a little boost. Sure u can use 2x6s other things... thinking I need to get with car up another two inches in order to get the lift arms under.

Sent from my moto x4 using Tapatalk

Race ramps or a 2x4 under the front tires.

 

[dan360]

I made some 'ramps' out of scrap 2x8's that were found @ Home Depot for free in the '**** got spilled on them so we tossed them out' pile.

Red paint.

 

[logical]

This seems like one of those times when anything other than a couple 2x8s will be no better and just more expensive. I took a 10 footer and an 8 footer, cut it into four 2' and four 2.5 ft pieces. Cut a 45 deg bevel on one end of each and stack a short on a longer one.

I did add some scrap rubber to the bottom to skid less easily, and some eye hooks for hanging.
Lay one down in front of each tire and drive right on.


Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

 

[3rdgendslmech]

Just to make things a little easier for your 2x6 idea. Place marks on the ground and Mark your 2x6s or put wheel stops nailed to the top board so it's not a guessing game every time you bring that car in.

 

[Skyking1992]

I have a Corvette that sits very low. Getting it on the lift is a bit of a pain no matter what I do. I have a set of race ramp "flat stoppers", but they are not quite enough. I end up jacking up one side of the car, get one lift arm under the car, then pull the jack and get the other arm under. Go to the other side and repeat.

My winter project is to either modify or build a new lift arm to work with lower cars.

 

[Bondo]

Hey guys, anyone come up with anything creative to give your ride a little boost. Sure u can use 2x6s other things... thinking I need to get with car up another two inches in order to get the lift arms under.

Sent from my moto x4 using Tapatalk

Ayuh,.... Double, or triple up the blockin',....

 

[Ironcrow]

Throw down some wire mesh and pour a new 3 inch floor on top of existing pad. Leave lift in place. Form and leave pockets for lift arms.

 

[lakeroadster]

Throw down some wire mesh and pour a new 3 inch floor on top of existing pad. Leave lift in place. Form and leave pockets for lift arms.

Think about that 3" trip hazard. The 3" cavity would look like this so you could accommodate the full arm swing for multiple car types.

Plus you have to drive into the 3" hole and back out

Kind of like an Ironcrow concrete angel...

 

[Super Mech]

I use 2x6’s with a 1/2” plywood screwed to the bottom. The plywood is longer than the 2x so it won’t slip under the tire.

 

[eschreiner]

I have a set of 2x10s I use but was thinking about eventually getting a set of "SVI 2-1/2" Rubber Riser Pads". I would post a link but I don't currently have a high enough post count to do so.

 

[brownbagg]

Think about that 3" trip hazard.

no it would not

 

[Ironcrow]

I'd form slots to match the low car. Other cars wouldn't need the additional clearance. Don't the arms themselves present a trip hazard when they are down (with a conventional setup)?

 

[TheLurker]

This seems like one of those times when anything other than a couple 2x8s will be no better and just more expensive. I took a 10 footer and an 8 footer, cut it into four 2' and four 2.5 ft pieces. Cut a 45 deg bevel on one end of each and stack a short on a longer one.
...

I have the same setup except stacked 3 high. Couldn't even get my son's 350Z onto Rhino Ramps so I built these.

Just finished installing two post lift. Haven't had to try his car yet but I expect I'll be using them to get the arms in place.

 

[firebirdparts]

Well, I can say that having a lift is a whole lot better than rolling around in the dirt. If it takes 10 minutes to properly get a car on the lift, for me, it would be the happiest 10 minutes of the day. The worst thing I ever picked up was a Lotus, and it wasn't mine, so I am not getting better at it through repetition.

Just remember to experience the joy of it all.

 

[lakeroadster]

I'd form slots to match the low car. Other cars wouldn't need the additional clearance. Don't the arms themselves present a trip hazard when they are down (with a conventional setup)?

Slots 3" deep. That's not deep enough for the arms to not be above below the concrete.

• So you just Dukes of Hazard over them with the lowered car?
  
• Or you swing them out of the way... but will they clear the car to swing them back into the slots?
  
• How do you extend them when they are in the slots, when the car is sitting above them?

Just seems way to illogical, when some 2 x 8" will do the job just fine, and then be out of the way the rest of the time.

 

[oldmxracer]

Well, I can say that having a lift is a whole lot better than rolling around in the dirt. If it takes 10 minutes to properly get a car on the lift, for me, it would be the happiest 10 minutes of the day. The worst thing I ever picked up was a Lotus, and it wasn't mine, so I am not getting better at it through repetition.

Just remember to experience the joy of it all.

I think You forgot to mention the stones in the drive !

 

[firebirdparts]

Yeah, and a dog that just ate roadkill licking you in the face. And rasslin' around with a light bulb that was the temperature of the sun and burned out every time you dropped it.

 

[Shadowdog500]

I would do the piece of wood solution, but since you are looking for a slick solution, maybe a set of the wheel lift dollies from HF would get the frame up enough.

It would also make it easier to move cars around your garage.

 

[Ironcrow]

So you just Dukes of Hazard over them with the lowered car?

Don't look at me, you're the one who wants to plow over a pile of lumber every time you lift the car.

 

[SWFLCRX]

Don't be like these guys:

https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=asoVXPa-Io2d5wKmy5P4DA&q=honcura+Glendale

 

[truckin-on]

I would do the piece of wood solution, but since you are looking for a slick solution, maybe a set of the wheel lift dollies from HF would get the frame up enough.

It would also make it easier to move cars around your garage.

I have a set of gojaks that work great, not sure how the cheaper HF versions work. This is a creative solution to quickly raising a car a few inches - good idea - thanks!

 

[Aahz]

Depending on the lift model you have, the OEM may have "low profile arms". Somebody mentioned trying to "redesign the arm"..I don't care whose lift you have, please don't do that!
Rotary has a retrofit arm kits for SPOA9 and SPOA10 lifts that will get the arm pad down to about 3-3/4". If you need something lower than that, use the ramp idea.