September 05, 2025, 09:59 PM
Little Chief2 post lift
Well, I have just installed my first ever car lift. I knew it would be awesome, but I just didn't know how awesome. My wife bought me the lift for my birthday and I will be the first to tell you I married way over my head. The last several days I have been cleaning under the car and doing touch up painting that I was never really able to do. I look forward to many simpler tasks in the years to come. LC
September 05, 2025, 10:40 PM
BP758She’s a keeper!
Two posts are the best! Lots of options!
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September 06, 2025, 07:47 AM
Curly1I bought a 4 post lift mainly to save floor space for more cars. So nice to have you will love it.
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September 06, 2025, 10:51 AM
Floyd StaggsMy boy has both in his 40x60 shop.
September 06, 2025, 11:46 AM
Top355xCurly is it just the picture because those front posts look like their tipped in
September 07, 2025, 07:02 AM
Curly1quote:
Originally posted by Top355x:
Curly is it just the picture because those front posts look like their tipped in
It is just the picture, the posts are vertical. I would not have my Babies on something like that. Here is another picture.
https://postimg.cc/gallery/np3zpruo/"Dunning-Kruger Effect"
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Before you argue with someone ask yourself, "Is this person mentally mature enough to grasp the concept of a different perspective?" If not there is no point to argue.
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September 07, 2025, 07:46 AM
Top355xThat’s what I figured but plenty of bad videos of lift failures very nice set up and some beautiful toys
September 07, 2025, 10:07 PM
BP758Curly has a bad ass shop and cars!
I’ve worked on both lifts for years. 2 post worked out better for me . Just my opinion.,
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September 08, 2025, 07:12 AM
Curly1quote:
Originally posted by BP758:
Curly has a bad ass shop and cars!
I’ve worked on both lifts for years. 2 post worked out better for me . Just my opinion.,
Thank you for the kind words Sir. Get what ever type lift works best for you. The 2 posts are good for doing suspension work and would have been nice for my Chevy 11 when I changed rear gears. The tires are so big you have to remove rear shocks and lift body / drop rear end way down to get rear tires off. Can not do that on a 4 post lift for sure.
https://postimg.cc/gallery/np3zpruo/"Dunning-Kruger Effect"
-a type of Cognitive bias where people with little expertise or ability assume they have superior expertise or ability. This overestimation occurs as a result of the fact that they do not have enough knowledge to know they don't have enough knowledge.
Before you argue with someone ask yourself, "Is this person mentally mature enough to grasp the concept of a different perspective?" If not there is no point to argue.
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September 08, 2025, 09:45 AM
BP758BTW Curly, I thought of you last week! Owners Brian/ Ben
of Hi Tech Fire Apparatus Oakdale Ca stopped by. We’re building an original 69 302 marching numbers car with Brian.
At lunch we were talking rigs… they are building four Breathing Air rigs. Boy have things changed! And expensive!!! Facility is massive.
I’ll text ya
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September 08, 2025, 03:36 PM
Floyd Staggs
This is the 4 post at Marty's shop. The 2 post is to the left. I thought I had an overall picture but I can't find it.
September 08, 2025, 08:53 PM
markemarkI was only able to have one lift as I have an attached garage and not an outbuilding like many others. The race car is always on top of it during the race season. I chose 10k# and no regrets.
September 08, 2025, 09:15 PM
BP758Nice! How high is your peak Mark? I spec’d 12’ walls 15’8”peak
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September 08, 2025, 09:31 PM
markemarkThe garage is 32.5’ wide with a 6/12 pitch. I put a 22’ addition out the front making it 46’ deep, modified the trusses to get 144” to the opening top and lift is 142” tall. Was limited to 8’ tall overhead doors, but figured out how to get a 99” tall trailer inside for the winter with race car loaded.
September 09, 2025, 08:11 PM
Top355xMark is that why there are no tires on the trailer rims
September 09, 2025, 08:29 PM
markemark^^^^^ Yes, I had the steel rim bead lips machined off so it rolls on the flat area of the rim to allow clearing the overhead door opening by just over 1”. Once inside I jack the trailer up unloading the suspension and place blocks under the axles.
September 10, 2025, 10:14 AM
BP758That’s ingenuity!
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September 10, 2025, 10:17 AM
Big Stevequote:
Originally posted by markemark:
^^^^^ Yes, I had the steel rim bead lips machined off so it rolls on the flat area of the rim to allow clearing the overhead door opening by just over 1”. Once inside I jack the trailer up unloading the suspension and place blocks under the axles.
Very interesting....
September 10, 2025, 03:18 PM
Top355xDo you put anything on floor to not mess it up think I would cut up some old slicks and glue them on the rims but that’s a great idea
September 10, 2025, 04:15 PM
markemarkquote:
Do you put anything on floor
Used a 4x8’ plywood sheet 1/4” thick and ripped it into 4 – 1’ wide strips. Move 8’ at a time with rims on plywood.
