I've been considering putting in a 4-post for many years. I'm afraid if I do & I'll lose the ability to crawl under the car when needed. Most are amazed I still crawl under & I don't use a creeper. It sucks getting older, but we all have it in common.
2BKING
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September 13, 2025, 06:14 AM
Curly1
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Originally posted by B KING: I've been considering putting in a 4-post for many years. I'm afraid if I do & I'll lose the ability to crawl under the car when needed. Most are amazed I still crawl under & I don't use a creeper. It sucks getting older, but we all have it in common.
2BKING
I do not use a creeper at all. I had my floors done with Epoxy, it is rather expensive and slick when wet but easy to clean and slide around on floor to work under car. My 3 creepers are stored out of the way.
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September 13, 2025, 08:54 AM
markemark
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I've been considering putting in a 4-post for many years. I'm afraid if I do & I'll lose the ability to crawl under the car when needed. Most are amazed I still crawl under & I don't use a creeper. It sucks getting older, but we all have it in common.
Just because your car maintenance becomes less physical with a lift doesn’t mean you’d loose your working on a piece of cardboard / floor skills that you could save for the track imho. I see racers at the track with stacker trailers using the lift for under car maintenance/ repairs as well and think it’s a wise choice.
September 13, 2025, 10:12 AM
BP758
The installation of the lift at work and home saved my body and yeah you have to set up arms for a two post. There are things I still do on the floor and cardboard as Mark says is a must. I slide them in the trailer under the car.
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October 07, 2025, 06:18 PM
keyed up
we just installed an atlas 9000 lb 2-post lift today. we didn't lose as much floor space as i thought. think i'm going to like it.
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