NEWBEE :Two Post Lift and lifting points ???

[tonyvlx]

Just had my new Bendpak XPR-10 installed yesterday. I have never lifted using a two post lift. After reading the booklet that came with the lift that shows the lifting points of various models of vehicles, I noticed many models require to be lifted by the pinch welds on all 4 sides. Now by doing this im sure ill crush/bend the pinch welds. What have guys done to remedy this problem??
Also being a symmetrcal lift, can i back a car into the lifting area and lift that way??
Any advice/comments that will help me learn to use this lift propery are much appreciated. Thank yoiu

 

[Jagmandave]

Yes you can back in, just be aware of where the weight is concentrated and adjust your position in the lift accordingly.....

I've not seen any pinch welds bent when lifted properly, that's why the mfr says to lift it there.

 

[volaredon]

Yes you can back in, just be aware of where the weight is concentrated and adjust your position in the lift accordingly.....

I've not seen any pinch welds bent when lifted properly, that's why the mfr says to lift it there.

that's right. but then you get idiots in the oil change/tire shops that think every vehicle can be lifted that way.
Body on frame um, no. I bought a 93 Dakota last summer its my daily driver and in better shape than many trucks I see around here that are 10 years newer body wise. but the bent pinch welds under the doors stick out like a sore thumb. that happened before my ownership of the truck.
If there's a subframe or unibody near the edge of the body, it is generally best to lift by that, if possible. On many cars you can do that up front, but gotta do the pinch weld thing out back; mostly on front (or as I call them, "wrong") wheel drive cars, but there is relatively little weight in the *** end of these cars as compared to the front You generally want the arms as far apart from each other front to back-wise as you can get them.
I hate lifting some of the newer pickups especially the Fords as the frame curves upward right behind the cab it seems a lot of overhang towards the back They go up fine that way with an empty bed, but you gotta beware of anything loaded in the bed, esp of the weight is concentrated towards the way back by the tailgate, because of this overhang behind the rear lift pads.

 

[tonyvlx]

With the lift pads being flat rubber im sure they will bend the pinch welds. Id like to get some sort of adapter thats sloted to accommodade the lip.

 

[Mowerpan]

Any unibody can be lifted by the factory lift points on the pinch weld. We lift vehicles all day long at work and never any problems or damage.

 

[brownbagg]

i hate lifting full size long wheel base chevy trucks, the frame doesnt play well with two post.

on every vehicle i will lift about two foot high and then shake the rear bumper real hard to see if vehicle stable

 

[Charles (in GA)]

I had pinch welds on a previous car messed up by a tire shop. With my Challenger two post, I lift on the double or triple layer welded to the body frame just behind the front drive K frame attachments (my Vibe, same with a VW New Beetle and my old Breeze) and in the rear, I lift on the axle pivot hangar brackets. The vibe has plastic covering the rocker panels, and it extends below the pinch welds. A flat pad on the pinch weld would bust the plastic, as it is only cut out for the car's scissor jack.

On the Ranger, I pick up on the frame just behind the radius arm crossmember and on the forward leaf spring hangar on the rear (frame turns up, cannot get on the frame in the back).

Recently picked up an El Camino (forgot to get pics) that belongs to my neighbor, he says GM says it is the very last one ever made. We lifted on the flat area of the frame, very sweet lift of that car. We pulled the differential cover and replaced and refilled it. He is 80 years old so its a little hard on him to do it on a floor jack and jack stands now days.

Charles

 

[DiscoBerry]

Chevy trucks are the easyest to lift fords are the pain in the *** ones cuz the frame curves up in the back way sooner than a chevy

 

[Travis1]

I got the same book when I installed my lift last year. I have probably only lifted about 10 different models of cars and have not had any issues with damaging pinch welds. I have a bendpak xpr-10a. Have to agree on lifting the Ford trucks, it *****! I have an F350 Crew cab long box and I bought high jack stands to put under the rear-end when on the lift because it is not stable.