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richyvrlimited 04-04-2012 05:04 PM


Originally Posted by Braineack (Post 858870)

She's responded today to the responses of the original article, deluded isn't the word.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...-Im-right.html

rleete 04-04-2012 05:20 PM


Originally Posted by triple88a (Post 859047)
No clearance anywhere... cant even do a lube job :P

That's not an issue for me. 29" underneath, which is plenty of room for a creeper. Sure, dropping a tranny might be problematic, but it gets all 4 wheels off the ground to do suspension, brakes, rotations, etc. 90% of the time, that's what I'm doing.

You can also drive the car up on ramps and put blocks underneath before lifting, so that you have even more room if you need it. It would be a pain, but it's doable.

phillyb 04-04-2012 05:24 PM

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rleete 04-04-2012 05:25 PM


Originally Posted by richyvrlimited (Post 859049)
She's responded today to the responses of the original article, deluded isn't the word.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...-Im-right.html

Troll. She's just creating pseudo fame.

Braineack 04-04-2012 05:27 PM


Originally Posted by rleete (Post 859043)
Brain, that's the one. Available on eBay for $1525, or $1585 with the casters. Free shipping, and he's an autorized B-P dealer.

Weight is over 800#, so you'd better have a way to unload it. I would have it delivered to work, and then take it off the pallet to take it home.


my neighbor had one similar. while you cant really do clutch jobs or exhaust work, it's really convenient for everything else. He built a wooden ramp so it was "sunken" and parked his vette over it.

rleete 04-04-2012 08:00 PM

Wife told me to buy it, but I can't bring myself to spend that much money on what is essentially a fancy jack and ramps.

Joe Perez 04-04-2012 08:25 PM


Originally Posted by Braineack (Post 859064)
while you cant really do clutch jobs or exhaust work, it's really convenient for everything else.

Ah, so it's useless for the kinds of work that you most need a lift for.

That's the problem with nearly every kind of lift that isn't a conventional two-post lift. Either it's great for anything that doesn't require you to remove the wheels (4 post or similar) in which case you need to jack up the car with a standard hydraulic jack mounted to the fancy, expensive lift or it's pretty much useless for everything except brake and suspension work (eg, scissors lifts), in which case a cheap HF floor jack and a set of cheap HF jackstands would have sufficed just as well.


The gizmo that Darren posted is about the first one I've seen that defies this rule, assuming it's safe to operate without the cross-braces. (The website suggests that they need to be there, in which case it's no better than the one Scott posted.)

icantthink4155 04-04-2012 09:25 PM

Watch this all the way though.


TrickerZ 04-04-2012 10:16 PM

This is a pretty nice looking lift for low ceilings. It's somewhat portable.

http://www.maxjaxusa.com/video.html

rmcelwee 04-04-2012 10:18 PM


Originally Posted by icantthink4155 (Post 859150)
Watch this all the way though.


Couldn't take more than 11 seconds of it. What happens at the end?

flounder 04-04-2012 10:52 PM

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Wait for it...

Joe Perez 04-04-2012 11:12 PM


Originally Posted by flounder (Post 859180)
Wait for it...

Well, someone's excited.

gearhead_318 04-04-2012 11:16 PM

:bowrofl: That toke me a second to find.

viperormiata 04-05-2012 03:53 AM

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elesjuan 04-05-2012 08:23 AM


Originally Posted by Shearhead_3:16 (Post 859190)
:bowrofl: That toke me a second to find.

Know how I know you're gay? lol

Had to man. :rofl:

Braineack 04-05-2012 08:54 AM


Originally Posted by Joe Perez (Post 859128)
That's the problem with nearly every kind of lift that isn't a conventional two-post lift. Either it's great for anything that doesn't require you to remove the wheels (4 post or similar) in which case you need to jack up the car with a standard hydraulic jack mounted to the fancy, expensive lift or it's pretty much useless for everything except brake and suspension work (eg, scissors lifts), in which case a cheap HF floor jack and a set of cheap HF jackstands would have sufficed just as well.


good thing i dont change the clutch as often as i do brake work and oil changes on my three cars :)

rleete 04-05-2012 09:10 AM

I may have to bite the bullet and get the garage floor redone. Then I can get a 2 post. After spending 3 grand on the Jeep, getting shafted on taxes this year and another 3 grand on a new furnace, funds are disappearing quickly. What's another 3-4 thousand for a new lift?

icantthink4155 04-05-2012 09:18 AM


Originally Posted by rmcelwee (Post 859174)
Couldn't take more than 11 seconds of it. What happens at the end?

I know I tend to look away when watching videos, I didnt want anyone to miss the flame throwers.

Preluding 04-05-2012 09:19 AM


Originally Posted by TrickerZ (Post 859173)
This is a pretty nice looking lift for low ceilings. It's somewhat portable.

http://www.maxjaxusa.com/video.html

I just saw the the other day...not bad at all for 2g.
http://www.costco.ca/Browse/Product....t20744&topnav=

trickyrix 04-05-2012 12:24 PM

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In anticipation of Rangers' Opening Day against the White Sox tomorrow, I wanted to look up the great ass-beating that Nolan Ryan put on Robin Ventura (new White Sox manager) many years ago. Google had other priorities...

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