Can one of those quickjacks be used with jackstands to increase the overall working height? Is the platform large/flat enough to for a 6ton jack stand to sit on top of it? Or would that be really stupid?
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kcjaz
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I understand the desire but IMO that would be pretty unsafe. Nothing is bolted to the floor and now you’re stacking another none anchored thing to it. The taller it gets the the more unstable it becomes. The stance is wide so knocking over would probably be pretty hard but I still wouldn’t want to be under it. Maybe bolting something to it to get another 12” height might not be too risky. Or maybe stacking 2 or 3 2x8s would give you a bit more but I’m sure whatever docs come with it would say never do that.
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There are detailed dimensioned drawings on their website of the frames, but I would say NO that would be a bad idea. I mean, ya maybe you could fab up something to widen the top so the jack stand would fit, but at that point you really should be using something different if you need that much height.
kcjaz
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This thread has got me thinking about actually getting the 2 post lift I have always just dreamed about. I’m thinking something like a BendPak XPR-10XLS but only because Jay Leno owns one, I don’t know squat about lifts.
I’d have a range of vehicles from a Corolla and a Rav to a taco and Tundra in addition to the 200. From what I’ve read an asymmetric lift isn’t good with short wheel bases. I like the idea of asymmetric style making it easier to open doors but I’ve never used one. If I’m going from Corolla to Tundra, do I need to stay with symmetric?
I’d have a range of vehicles from a Corolla and a Rav to a taco and Tundra in addition to the 200. From what I’ve read an asymmetric lift isn’t good with short wheel bases. I like the idea of asymmetric style making it easier to open doors but I’ve never used one. If I’m going from Corolla to Tundra, do I need to stay with symmetric?
We have an asymmetric one at our shop.
We’ve had both my Tundra and friends FJ62 on it safely with no issues.
With shorter vehicles it can be quite tricky to open doors to get in and out.
It also works great to build a camper roof panel where you have to attach things on top and on the bottom
No, you don't need to stay with symmetric. For the last 25 years I worked in a school shop that had both style lifts. The vehicles on the symmetric arm lift were always a PITA to get in and out of. The asymmetric arm lift was a PITA 5% of the time, but always doable. Just get the asymmetric lift, especially if you're not a thin guy. The 130# kids could squeeze out the driver's door of either lift, when I needed to get out of a car on the symmetric lift it wasn't exactly graceful.
@KenB how do you put vehicle on lift?
We always have it so the engine/weight is on the short side, for lack of a better term.
I couldn’t get my fat butt in or out of my Prius with it oriented as mentioned above
We got the lift for damn near free, for helping someone move 4 of them, and honestly didn’t even know the difference at the time.
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Yes, heavy end towards the short arms. In order to make it easier to open the door, sometimes you can pick alternate lift points and get the whole car shifted towards the rear a little bit extra so that the drivers door swings further open before hitting the lift post. Sometimes you can just get by with offsetting the whole car to the passenger side of the lift by a little before setting the arms. Sometimes I just gave up and put the skinniest kid in charge of positioning the car on the lift because they could just climb out the window.
BadReligion
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I'm 2 post lift shopping right now too and curious what others are using and whether or not you like it. I'd need something that can support up to a 1 ton 4 door diesel truck. Ceiling height is 14'.
What's the skinny on electronic torque adapters versus old fashioned clicky torque wrenches?
I have one. Really the only thing I use it for is checking calibration on my click style wrenches. It's awkward to use for general wrenching.
CharlieS
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I have two different sizes 1/2" and 3/8" of the AC Delco one. I grab them for most everything except high torque applications, lugnuts or when I can't fit the bulk in the available space. I know many pros say that unless you have a very expensive frequently calibrated wrench it is bad, but I've had good luck with them.
Good luck meaning you haven't had a wheel fall off yet, or good luck in that you've had them tested and they're still showing correct torque? I've got 3 torque wrenches for different ranges/applications, but I often wonder if they're still calibrated correctly or if the *click" is just to put my mind at ease. Not even sure how to check.
Asymmetric. Need 12’+ ceiling clearance. Do overhead cable, not floor. Floor mount creates an obstruction when trying to remove transmission and transfer cases. Need 4000+ psi concrete floor with at least 4” slab. I would do 6”.
Exactly my opinion of torque wrenches
Only way to check them for calibration is to find a SnapOn guy cool enough to check it for you in their truck on their little gizmo, only place I’ve seen to check calibration.
3-4 years ago, I checked mine. Old school clicker style craftsman one was spot on. Newer digital Craftsman one was 10-15% off.
I’m more of a 10 ooga ooga guy now and go by feel/experience.
If I’m doing something where torque is critical (cylinder head or similar) I’ll borrow a fancy one from a mechanic friend.
Anyone that’s been in the racing scene knows that ANY bolt can only be torqued a handful of times
My .02
I prefer mechanical torque wrenches. Here's an easy and cheap calibration method that I used
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bloc
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Teckis link is good but you can also do it easily with some weights or sand bags and a scale.
BadReligion
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I keep hearing good things about Bendpak.
I am planning on 2 lifts. Would it make sense to do one symmetric, and one asymmetric?
kcjaz
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Here’s one way
Torque wrench calibration
Wondered how good my torque wrench was. 80lb x 15”/12=100 ft-lbs. click. :clap:
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