<VV> Re: Lift deal

[Kent Sullivan]

Craig--my 4-post lift has been great. The ramps come off, when they're in
the way, in about 10 seconds each. Just remove a cotter pin and pull out a
rod. Suspension work has been no problem so far. Yes, it takes a little more
time but I usually work on only one wheel at a time anyway. Have a nice
bottle jack with a wide saddle, for starters.

The lift height is such that I don't have to bend over to get under it. A
slight duck is all that's needed.

As for needing friends to put a non-running car on the lift, guilty as
charged. I have not managed to scare all of my friends off yet... :-)

The lift I have comes with a removable caster set. Having the freedom to get
it out of the way for certain kinds of projects has been great.

--Kent
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Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 5:29 PM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Re: Lift deal

While that drive-on lift is a fine deal, I would never have a "drive-on"
lift except for storage. The good part is that they are very easy to get a
car onto.  The bad part is that you are constantly bending over to get under
the ramps, you can't work on suspension without purchasing more stuff, the
ramp is in the way when you do suspention work, the suspension is loaded
when the car is stored, and you need friends or a come-along to put a
non-runner on the lift. 

For the same money you can get a 7000 or 9000# frame-lift where the only
weakness is that it's harder to "rack" the car. 

To put the "bending over to get under the ramp" in perspective... bend down
about a foot and then walk about two feet bent-over everytime you walk to
your car from the toolbox. Repeat this duck-walk about 100 times- see how
old it gets.

Craig N.
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