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Old 04-29-2013, 09:34 PM
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moving from a 3 car garage with work space (900 sq ft) to a 2 car garage can anyone recommend a lift to be able to put the vette on so I can have more garage space
Old 04-29-2013, 09:40 PM
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No recommendation yet but I just bought a Titan lift at the bash. The guy was nice to talk to and it was supposed to ship today. Will post more later. Oh the lift looked well enough made, generally like most of the lower priced lifts. Price was good at the bash, we'll see.
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I have a Bendpak and love it. They have been in the lift business for 30 years. Too many of them are here today gone tomorrow!!!!
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Couple things to consider here, drive on lift which can limit the type of work you are doing considering all four wheels are on it, I prefer the twin post where the arms swing out from the sides and pick the car up at the frame (dont forget the lifting pucks for vettes), most important make sure you have a solid floor and take ceiling height into consideration. Do your research when searching out a lift, cheaper dosen't necessarily mean better, and when you consider the fact that you are placing yourself under a car, well.....whats your life worth? Lots of horror stories out there. Good luck.
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I have a Bendpak HD9 with a RJ-45 bridge jack.and it is great. You can put the vette up with another car below. You can't do that with a 2 post. If you need to raise the wheels the bridge jack does the trick. The Bendpak is a very nice lift with redundant safety devices. Don't shop only price for a lift...your life might depend on it.
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Costco sells a nice 4 post lift for home use. Check out the website. I hope this helps.
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Originally Posted by corvette624
Costco sells a nice 4 post lift for home use. Check out the website. I hope this helps.
Have a link? I can not find it on there web page.
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Originally Posted by jperaino
I have a Bendpak HD9 with a RJ-45 bridge jack.and it is great. You can put the vette up with another car below. You can't do that with a 2 post. If you need to raise the wheels the bridge jack does the trick. The Bendpak is a very nice lift with redundant safety devices. Don't shop only price for a lift...your life might depend on it.
I have the same. Quality does not cost more, it lasts longer.
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I have 2 backyard buddy 7000lb lifts for about 9 years now and no complaints.
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I ordered and am waiting for a USA made Gemini 4-post GM7000. Should be here any day now. I'll post (no pun intended) when I have something to report. Good luck in your search.

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