I personally find 2-post lifts to be a pain in the butt. The little bit of
joy they give me for suspension work is outweighed by the negatives (as Mike
Lee outlined in his post). Additionally, for the kind of car I work on most
(Corvair), removing the exhaust is a breeze on a four-post lift. And rear
axle--what rear axle? Oh, the half shafts. :-) Not a problem, obviously.
I was able to completely remove, service, and reinstall the front
engine/trans/diff mount while the car was on my four-post lift. I have a
sliding jacking tray and was able to position a bottle jack right where I
wanted it, under the diff.
Current project is a steering column swap. It's going very well on the
four-post lift--no access problems.
--Kent
-----Original Message-----
From: shop-talk-owner@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:shop-talk-owner@Autox.Team.Net]
On Behalf Of eric@megageek.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 11:59 AM
To: Matt; shop-talk@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: 2 vs 4 post lifts
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(Before I get flamed on, what I'm sure will be a
near-religious topic, if you have a 4 poster, how easy would it be to
remove the exhaust and drop the rear axle?) Besides, there no way that a
simple tire rotation could be as easy on a 4 poster as it is with a 2
poster. (and you can only do it on a 4 poster with additional rail kits
(that limit undercar access) and using another jack (which if you have a
jack, you can do the same tire rotation as a 4 posted, but not have to
spend the couple thousand of dollars on the lift.))
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