2 Post or 4 Post ?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Syracuse IN
You will have no problem with a two post. Remember the post's will be near the door openings. Look at the photo, the doors are back from the garage door as well as the tracks. If you get creative and check out your attic, I suspect you might be able to place the post's between the trusses, this will allow for a very clean installation. The upper cross piece/hoses can be placed up high out of the way. Your concrete looks very nice. No problem with a two post. Al
Burning Brakes
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With a low ceiling like mine, the opener would have hit the top of the windshield or rag top if I didn't do something. The door is a 2 car aluminum Florida-Hurricane-Special, but definitely lighter than a wood one. The door rollers are in channels and mine didn't know whether the lift point was on the center of the door or offset to the side. For three years I ran the door with the opener offset to one side by 46" (just measured it now) and it worked fine, didn't make any more noise than if set up at the center. I moved my lift back into the left corner of the garage and put the opener back on centerline since all the holes and everything were there. And the other big reason I moved things back is that I had changed the box at the center to include a 20A switch, so I can kill the power to the door easily. No need to worry that someone (maybe me) opens the door at the wrong time.
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: Penville On.
I have the four post with the sliding jack assy. and really like it. My friend has the two post which is good but takes up a lot more room, width wise. As far as overhead door clearance goes I have no problem. My garage is 10 feet high and if I back the Corvette on the hoist the garage door goes over the hood and I still have room to park underneath.
Jack
Jack
Race Director
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From: Forked River NJ
garage and putting the opener in and the lift will be put in shortly. I painted the. Walls white to make it brighter in the garage also. Made a big difference. The opener is a Lift Master.
I just took a picture but it is lousy due to it getting dark out. I don't have power in the garage yet as I am wiring it up and it is not complete yet. I can take one tomorrow if need be.
Here are the low light pictures. You can get the idea though.
Last edited by Gordonm; Oct 14, 2013 at 08:24 AM.
Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Seattle Washington
Sounds like it might be a bit to late now but I installed a Roll up Door. Since I work on my Vette almost continuously I can raise the Lift all the way and have the Hood open. A real advantage. Disadvantage is Roll up Doors are Commercial only, with a Commercial Price.
Tech Contributor
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From: I tend to be leery of any guy who doesn't own a chainsaw or a handgun.
There isn't anything you can do with a two-post that you can't do with a four-post, and there's several things you can do with a four post (alignments, corner weighting, ride height, etc) that you can't do with a two post.
Pro
Joined: Oct 2008
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Have you tried removing the engine out the bottom of the car (ala 4th gen F-body) with a 4 post?
Heel & Toe
Joined: Feb 2006
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I have a 4 post Revolution. Sometimes wish it was a two post, sometimes glad I have a 4 post. For us hobbyists who do everything on our vehicles, I think either is fine. As others have stated, I was more concerned about my safety and forced myself to ignore those cheap lifts, you get what you pay for.
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: McHenry Illinois
Ok, the lift is in! Had to modify the door, I had a friend come over and we put in taller side rails and extra panel and put the rails close to the ceiling. The opener was moved all the way over to the side and it all works very well. The lift is in and all mounted and adjusted. Only other question I have is, Why did I wait so many years to get one?
Rails raised up and an extra door panel in place to make the opener work right. The door opening is the same height, the panel is only visible from inside
Had the lift stored at work for a month, used my service truck to carry it home and stand the columns up.
Rails raised up and an extra door panel in place to make the opener work right. The door opening is the same height, the panel is only visible from inside
Had the lift stored at work for a month, used my service truck to carry it home and stand the columns up.
Racer
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Gippsland, VIC Australia
sorry, hadn't read this far in when I made the above reply.
...one of my friends got around the concrete issues by adding an engineered base plate between the hoist and concrete.
Last edited by waljr; Apr 19, 2014 at 09:34 PM.