Does anyone have a scissors lift and do you like it.I would like a lift to work on my 80 coupe,but only have an 8' ceiling in the garage so a full lift is not possible,and is the scissors lift safe,I was looking at Greg Smith online and they are here in Indianapolis so I will be visting their store,just would like some input from anyone that has the scissors lift!

 

Did you consider a 4 post lift? You can put casters on it and then when you need a full lift, you can wheel it out to the drive and raise the car.

Let us know what you find out about the scissor lift. Trying to remember which magazine I read...hotrod maybe, about a month ago they had a big article on lifts and showed pros and cons for each type. Pretty good stuff. If you are interested let me know and I'll look for it and you can read it online.

 

Thanks for your input but I couldn't roll a 4 post lift in my driveway as it is sloped and that would not be good

 

From one of my previous posts on this subject:


At the moment I have 2 lifts. One is a mid-rise scissor lift and the other is a 4-post. Most of the work was done on the mid-rise, but only because I didn't have the 4 post lift at the time. Both have their benefits, but I'll take the 4 post anyday over the other. It's just so easy. With the mid-rise I still have to use a creeper, but it still beats the hell out of spending 20 minutes putting the car on jackstands. The only real benefit to that lift is just how fast you can get the car up in the air. Other than that, there's not much to it. Also, there's very limited access to the center area of the car due to the main cross beam.

When I bought my 4 post lift, I also purchased a hand operated sliding hydraulic jack to use when I want to take the tires off. The main runways have not been a problem as far as getting in the way when I'm working. This past weekend, a buddy brought his C6 over and we put a FULL exhaust system on the car. It would have been a nightmare without the lift. I didn't buy the 4-post for the extra storage room, but I can always park another car under there if I need to.

Also, I looked into 2-post lifts for quite a while and decided against it for a couple of reasons. First I didn't trust the strength of my concrete. Secondly, I didn't want to drill holes in the floor for the anchor bolts. Third, I didn't really like the thought of having to get on my knees every time I wanted to raise the car to set the jacking pucks. And lastly, a two post lift is pretty much a permanent fixture. I can move my 4-post wherever I want to in just a couple of minutes.

For me - The 4 post lift wins hands down.

 

You might also want to look at the kwiklift.

www.kwiklift.com

 

I have one and like it fine. For us guys that don't have room for a post lift, it's one of the only options. You'll need to build some ramps, you can't drive the Corvette over it when it's all the way down. I got mine from Greg Smith several years ago and have worked on a variety of vehicles with it. We pulled the pan and valve body out of my kid's truck tranny without a problem. I have an engineering buddy that's going to help me build some supports for the tires, probably 2' diameter 1/4" or 3/8" wall steel pipe with tire racks on the tops so I can pull the lift out from under the car and work without it in my way.

 

I have the BendPak midrise. Works great and has a few advantages the post ones do not.





I have had it for a couple of years. It has pair for itself, since I do some of my own work on seven used vehicles. I think it was about $1550 delivered. For my personal situation this was the way to go and I would buy the same one again.

Best tool i ever bought.

 

I'm in the process of building a dolly for my scissor lift, I'll post pics when I'm done. The biggest PITA of these things is moving 'em around, I'm going to be able to move mine wherever I want. I have a few trucks, etc. that it would be nice to be able to lift up and wash underneath 'em, using a pressure washer on your hands and knees isn't quite the fun it sounds like.

 

I have one from Greg Smith and it is great!! It has been too cold to use it very much since I got it in Jan., but it works great. My two car garage did not have tall enough ceilings for a full lift. I did not like the Kwik Lift. This lift from Greg Smith works great and was very affordable.

 

Here's a thread on a different part of the forum -

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...light=kwiklift

you might take a look at it. These guys absolutely love their kwiklifts

And, it is made in America, not china. something to consider....

 

milo30

It was Corvette Fever magazine. Good article. They were not really supportive of the chinese lifts, but overall a good article about 4 posts, scissors, and the kwiklift.

 

I have a Snapon midrise and a kwiklift with a 8ft. ceiling, with this system not much I can't tackle. I do alignments on the kwiklift the mid rise lifts the car off the kwiklift so I can do the runout on the wheels.

not a corvette but there is a midrise under there

 

I also have the Bend-Pak MD-6XP.

You'd be fine with an 8' ceiling - If necessary, you could drop it down one safety lock.

Info/Pics Here

BTW - A Kwiklift does not a scissor lift make. Sorry.

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