Cross beam adapter help
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From: JawJa
Anyone who has one, would you mind taking a quick measurement or tell me what the manual says. I'd like to order one today if the height is what I need. I called Northern Tool cs and they were useless for info and really could care less for my business.
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If that is the total, I'm now wondering if that's even going to be enough to get those cradles under. I only used a 2x6 piece on my lift, so roughly using the adapter would only be about 2 5/8" higher (not using the 2x6) than what I have currently. Hmmm . . . I may need a lift that will go higher than my current one.
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Thanks Russ. So it's 5 1/8" total (which is the bar thickness + full pad extention), correct?
If that is the total, I'm now wondering if that's even going to be enough to get those cradles under. I only used a 2x6 piece on my lift, so roughly using the adapter would only be about 2 5/8" higher (not using the 2x6) than what I have currently. Hmmm . . . I may need a lift that will go higher than my current one.
If that is the total, I'm now wondering if that's even going to be enough to get those cradles under. I only used a 2x6 piece on my lift, so roughly using the adapter would only be about 2 5/8" higher (not using the 2x6) than what I have currently. Hmmm . . . I may need a lift that will go higher than my current one.
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That's about what I measured too. But if you unbolt the safety chains you could screw the pads in about another inch and still have an inch or so into the threads. Some people might not be comfortable doing that, but for the weight of 1/2 a Corvette I'd be willing to. So a little over 6 inches if you want to do that.
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That's about what I measured too. But if you unbolt the safety chains you could screw the pads in about another inch and still have an inch or so into the threads. Some people might not be comfortable doing that, but for the weight of 1/2 a Corvette I'd be willing to. So a little over 6 inches if you want to do that.
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Exactly right. This is what happens when I've got too many things going on at once. 
Thinking the right thing and then writing it down wrong. Thanks for the correction.
