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I am running out garage space and thinking about garage car lift stacking system. Can anyone recommend a good one and what the approximate costs are? Looks all positives here in that you save space and can get under your car to do some maintenance. Let me know if there are any negatives though. I certainly don't one car crashing down on the other.
I have a Backyard Buddy standard 7,000 lbs lift and really like it. It is made in the USA and cost around $4,600 with all of the options I chose, like casters. You will need around 10'-6" of ceiling height and will have to modify your garage door so that it is close to the ceiling.
Nice shop! Do the car stackers go up and down on air pressure or hydraulics? And is there a locking mechanism on all four posts? I want it to easy to use, but most of all it needs to be very secure and safe for the cars.
Direct Lift with font and rear jacks so you can work on it while on the lift. Two jacks, drip trays, aluminum ramps, installation and modify the garage door to a jack shaft setup $6,000.
Went with a Challenger 7k lift. Cost with trays installed $3,700. However, cost a small fortune to raise my ceiling, install lighting, garage door opener, custom rails, etc.
Very narrow, but the size of my garage dictated the lift size
Nice shop! Do the car stackers go up and down on air pressure or hydraulics? And is there a locking mechanism on all four posts? I want it to easy to use, but most of all it needs to be very secure and safe for the cars.
On my lift there are locks on all four posts, the lift raises on hydraulic pressure. Make sure the lift is certified by the Automotive Lift Institute, or ALI; they provide a directory of certified lifts, just do an internet search.
On my lift there are locks on all four posts, the lift raises on hydraulic pressure. Make sure the lift is certified by the Automotive Lift Institute, or ALI; they provide a directory of certified lifts, just do an internet search.
BTW - 100% on the ALI, UL, ERTL certification. I have a Bendpak HD-9 Wide with Air Jack
I went BendPak, with shipping, 2 air jacks, casters, drip trays, and installation was just under $7K
Nice! I like the garage tile and lift idea, looks great! Much easier than dealing with the HOA, architect, builder, and not to mention the mess and cost for an addtl garage.
Mine is a backyard buddy-7k, hydraulic piston with 4 cables and pin-locks every 12" or so.
I also have a Mohawk 10K 2-post, so I did not need all the other lifting accessories for the 4-post.
Most of the lifts are inexpensive if you buy direct and have it shipped to a commercial location, if you buy retail and have it shipped/installed in a residential location it can increase costs a bit.
I have an Atlas Pro 8000, had it for 5 years now, 0 issues, it has casters so you can move it around if you need too and you can bolt it to the floor if you want too.
I had a 9'6" ceiling in my old house and I could fit my 69 camaro under and my 68 convertible vette on top (with no top on).
Only negative for me is when I'm doing a frame off resto, doing suspension assembly, the ramps are in the way (basically having to use a jack there to compress the spring is a pita so I do that on the garage floor), and if you have to do welding / grinding right under the door areas, the ramps are once again in the way....
Most lift if not all have locks on all posts, they are positive locks so when weight rest on them they can't unlock (you have make the lift go up first, dis-engage the locks -on hand operation- and then you can make it go down).
Very safe lift, I've yanked, hammered and hang my body weight on pieces of the frame (ya know, those 40 year old bolts that are stuck) and I'm still alive
This is my top 3 favorite "tool" and must have...oil changes take 10 minutes now, with one beer in one hand.... it just makes everything so much easier...worth every $$ especially if you get double duty out of it (you use it to store AND work on your cars)
oh by the way, my ZR1 rear tires hang off by 1" on each side, there about...I wished I had gotten something a little wider (if they make it), and a dual jetski trailer won't fit on the lift (sadly) as the posts are too narrow...
cost 2350 + shipping, install is a two man job, very easy, just heavy. Mine runs on 110v as well ( I assume most 4 posts do). You'll need to buy oil locally or from the place you get it from. Took about 3h to assemble
Last edited by mirage2991; 06-23-2017 at 10:52 AM.
06-22-2017, 01:49 PM
Garage Car Stacker
