Where can I buy a 4 point jack/lift system???
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[quote=M&S] Best thing i have bought in ages, would not have been able to do buy another Tiv other wise, also makes doing the hard stuff things so much easier, gearbox to change on the 'M' during the winter would be a lot harder to do without it.
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How wide is your garage?
One of these would be wall to wall in my garage but I've no room for the motor on the side. I have heard Fred will adapt the design if required.
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How wide is your garage?
One of these would be wall to wall in my garage but I've no room for the motor on the side. I have heard Fred will adapt the design if required.
The garage at its narrowest is 2560, its near is wall to wall, i got them to make it 200mm shorter on the width to get it in, what i also did was mount the motor/sump unit on the wall at the back of the garage as it would not fit with it attatched to the post as should be. Making it shorter width means a few other things will need to be done as the lifting cables still come full length so will have to be clamped to the right position on one side using cable clamps and you will have to cut and weld the jacking beam to get it between the runners.They basically just cut the amount you need out of the middle of the crossmembers so the runners will be closer together.
Edited by M&S on Monday 6th October 10:08
Edited by M&S on Monday 6th October 10:14
Edited by M&S on Monday 6th October 14:44
Thanks to the enthusiasm of the lift buyers on here I recently took the plunge myself. However due to the size of my garage and the amount of time I am likely to live in this house, I went for the manual option.
It really has been well worth it, all three cars were up there in a matter of days including the 406 estate. With a couple of MOTs under my belt I can now get on with topping up the chassis protection on the TVR with some lovely POR15.
Thanks to Brian at Hamer, like Fred, he is also a top bloke and focused on customer service and satisfaction.
The ramp is only at half height in this photo, thanks to the design of the garage and the fact that the TVR is convertable it can go to the top of the posts so that I can get another TVR underneath.
It really has been well worth it, all three cars were up there in a matter of days including the 406 estate. With a couple of MOTs under my belt I can now get on with topping up the chassis protection on the TVR with some lovely POR15.
Thanks to Brian at Hamer, like Fred, he is also a top bloke and focused on customer service and satisfaction.
The ramp is only at half height in this photo, thanks to the design of the garage and the fact that the TVR is convertable it can go to the top of the posts so that I can get another TVR underneath.
Would love a 4 poster ramp,but height restrictions negate the hope of that,was leaning towards the levo artis system but found this item on ebay...... wondering if it might be suitable for a Griffith ,its a tiltable system that uses two padded plates either side of the car,i presume along the body or chassis tubes,once raised to level height it can then be tilted so either front or rear is raised higher,then locked off in position....raised by a manual crank handle,or an electric drill... obviously not full access available underneath but far better than jacks and stands.... opinions on its suitability?
From these guys that do a lot of restoration products
http://www.cjautos.org.uk/
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...
And some pics of it
From these guys that do a lot of restoration products
http://www.cjautos.org.uk/
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...
And some pics of it
Edited by rigga on Monday 8th December 14:33
I don't know how far inboard those lifting platforms go, but you definitely *don't* want to be lifting it on the outriggers. You really want to pick up the central chassis, or (not quite as good) the front/rear outrigger supports. I'm struggling to see how those lifting plates would pick up anything other than the outriggers.
I did wonder if lifting on the tub itself was possible,outrigger lifting ive heard is not reccomended due to the possible corrosion on the tubes....width of jacking points can be adjusted from 1185-1550mm wide,not sure were that would leave for lifting elswhere underneath,pads themselves are 800mm long so should spread the load quite well,max lifting height is 585mm then the car can be tilted if needed.
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