MaxJax 2 post car lift

[Keith True]

That looks like a setup a garage here in town has.He says it is a jack,not a lift.He calls it the tire and brake lift.It has little wheels in the back,and they move it around the garage as needed.While it doesn't look very stable to me,he showed me that when you set it up as close to the car as possible,it is a lot more stable than it looks.The most he or his help get under it is to retrieve a dropped part or tool.Bolted down I bet it would be fine.It has a half dozen holes in it to slide pins into once it is at desired height.Then he drops it to rest on the pins while in use.

[mrtexas]

Originally Posted by Keith True

That looks like a setup a garage here in town has.He says it is a jack,not a lift.He calls it the tire and brake lift.It has little wheels in the back,and they move it around the garage as needed.While it doesn't look very stable to me,he showed me that when you set it up as close to the car as possible,it is a lot more stable than it looks.The most he or his help get under it is to retrieve a dropped part or tool.Bolted down I bet it would be fine.It has a half dozen holes in it to slide pins into once it is at desired height.Then he drops it to rest on the pins while in use.

Definitely is a jack with a long cylinder. The pins with the red handle are the safety pins. These are inserted after the car is jacked up to rest the lift arms on. There are two sets of holes, at 24 and 48 inches. Looks very well built to me. Made in Chimerica as usual by a US company.

[mcorrell]

Hi, new guy here. I have one of these lifts and love it. I found it more than capable for all of my needs. I had my '64 Buick Wildcat convertible (~4500 pounds) for nearly 4 months last winter while I rebuilt the suspension with no problems whatsoever, even with "bridges" that I engineered to lift the X-frame car. I did mount the pump to the wall and upgraded the hoses and fittings to "professional" quality items. It makes a more permanent installation while still giving me the ability to move one post out of the way when not in use.

Mr. Texas: have you lifted your "A" with your lift? If so, where did you place the lift pads? I need to look at the steering on my '29 soon and would love to do it on my feet rather than my back.

[Art Bjornestad]

I bought a 2 post lift about 10 years ago but found out as I aged it was way too hard to get up and down to align the pads with the frame. Last year I bought a 4 post lift and think it's a better solution for older guys.