[pmason]

To answer Cloud9's question, yes its called a bridge jack, I have one for mine. Like its name it bridges/spans the two rails and is a scissor jack that will lift one whole end of the car. I then have a jack tray for jack stands, lift one end up put the stands in place and move the bridge jack down to the other end to life the rest of the car.

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[Langley968]

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To all out there who own lifts in their garages, and to those planning to get one, I have one thing to say: I hate you

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I am buying the house across the street and selling my current house because of the garage! The house needs a major overhaul and we stand to come ahead by ~ 100K once the work is done... but I really want it for the garage. Now I can start thinking of what lift to put in the garage...

Sorry Cloud9...68 <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/laugh.png" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[Cloud9...68]

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[Langley968]

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Where did you find that one?

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[Cloud9...68]

I noticed it on www.bmwmafia.com. I would have had MANY occasions to use it over the years on this site had I known about it earlier. Here's the latest thing I'm drooling over:



http://www.hubstands.com



This looks like a great way to do wheel alignments at home, and these can be placed on scales to allow you to corner balance at the same time. Having a lift (a two-post would work very well for me) in conjunction with these would make the whole operation even nicer. Seeing as I'm setting my car up as a track car, and as a relative beginning driver, I'm sure I will be going through a lot of alignment iterations, so these things would probably pay for themselves pretty quickly. Plus I could use them on other cars in our family. Unfortunately, the 968 build has already done a number on my financial reserves, so I need to be very judicious with my spending going forward, so I doubt I will be able to get everything on my wish list. If only Santa were real...

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[Rap]

He is real, don't you believe in magic?

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[Cloud9...68]

Only the kind that's responsible for these antiquated cars being able to compete toe-to-toe with much newer, more expensive, and ostensibly faster cars, on the track...

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[Rap]

Keep that kid alive!

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[Ceenit]

After reading this post I am reinspired to put a lift into the garage (not to mention I had a near calamity with the wife's MDX on a jack stand yesterday).



I'm not looking to fit another car in the garage, three is enough. I would like a low rise lift for doing brakes, tire rotations, and making it a bit easier to get under the car for fluid changes and inspections. Looks like there are some decent low rise lifts for around $1700. Anyone have good feedback on a low rise unit?



A bigger lift would be nice, but with three cars in the garage, trying to fit in a 2 or 4 post unit would make it that much more dificult to get around.

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[Rap]

Depends on the size and dimension of your garage

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[Cloud9...68]

Ceenit,



Which low rise lift did you see for $1700? The maxjack, which looks very nice (but is a 2-post lift, so it's off topic for this thread) is $2200 - $2400.



http://www.maxjaxusa.com/

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[Ceenit]

I was looking at the VLXS7 from Rotary: http://www.rotarylift.com/templateProduct.aspx?id=716



and the LR-60 from Bend-pak: http://www.asedeals.com/low_rise_lifts.html

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[nissanite]

name of vendor

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[Langley968]

   



Does anyone here have the MaxJax or know someone that does? Please share your experiences, since I am considering this one for my "new" garage. It is made for an 8' ceiling height. Since I am buying $50,000 + of building material for the reno I am doing to the "new to us" housed we bought, I will "sneak" this additional component in to the mix! <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/rock.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[zama]

I think these are such a cool idea and are really cheap for what you get. My wife and I plan to move to inner city Sydney so given choices I will look to install one they can turn a one car garage into two very easily, any work on the car myself is just a bonus. Plan is Porsche upstairs and Porsche downstairs and a smile on my face at all times.

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[Ryan]

The bendpak midlift is great for 8' ceiling height. I have one and it will lift 48" off the ground. The thing is portable so you can move it around your floor space. It is reasonably priced as well. You may not be able to walk under your car, but you can sit on a rolling stool and work.

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[Langley968]

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The bendpak midlift is great for 8' ceiling height. I have one and it will lift 48" off the ground. The thing is portable so you can move it around your floor space. It is reasonably priced as well. You may not be able to walk under your car, but you can sit on a rolling stool and work.

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Thanks for the feedback!

Did you need to re-enforce the floor area where the posts are located, or are the two lift posts fairly stable on their own, and the floor studs simply keep the lift posts from "wandering"?



Oh... by the way, the MaxJax can be ordered through the Costco online site and it will be delivered to your door. Interesting that it is $2299 in the US and $2199 in Canada! FINALLY, something that is better priced north of the 49th parallel! Oh ya... it probably has something to do with the STRENGTH of our dollar!

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[flash]

i like the bendpak, but i wonder how much of a pain it would be to drop the exhaust on that. i have to do that quite a bit, and i'm not sure how i would do it with that bar in there. maybe lift it, set jack stands under the car, and drop the lift.



pretty much everything else though would be a no brainer.

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[tamathumper]

With the Harbor Freight one, I don't have a problem dropping the exhaust, at least not the forward section. I haven't tried the rear section.

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[flash]

yeah - the problem with that one is that it drags wheels across my floor. that would mean a metal plate, and a whole lot more effort to keep things shiny and clean. the bendpak stays in place and wouldn't ruin my floor, but that cross bar might be in the way.



i looked at the maxjax too, but i would have to drill into my tension slab, which is pretty dicey. it's also 220, which means more wiring.

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