[Steve91T]

I've got a 20x20 garage, so I have to be careful with space. My brother is planning on getting a removable 2 post lift. You wheel the post over it's mounting location (once the holes are already drilled) and use an impact gun to tighten the bolts down. When you're done with the lift, unbolt and wheel them out of the way.

My thinking is I hate the time it takes to get the car up on jacks, I'm sure I'll hate even more moving two 500 lb posts around.

What I'm thinking about is a mid rise lift. They are 4 1/4" collapsed, just sit on top of the garage floor (no installation), and raise to about 40" high.

The obvious problem is the center of the car is blocked by the lift. But, I could leave the lift in the center of the garage and just park over it. When I need to get the car off the ground, center the car over the lift and hit the up button. The majority of my work is going to be wheels, brakes, suspension, and oil changes.

I just wanted to hear some opinions.

[trackbird]

That's exactly the one I was thinking about. It's a really expensive floor jack that's always in the way. If you want to do exhaust work, you're going to need to put it up on jack stands. Drop a transmission? Likely to wind up on jack stands. It's really only good for brakes and tires (basically) and if you want to pull an engine, it's going to be in the way of using a hoist (more than likely). I see them as more trouble than benefit. If it could be shoved in the corner when you're not using it, it might be more useful, but not much.

Again, just my thoughts.

Edit:

Buy 4 of these and pocket the rest (but use the Northern Tool link in the banner bar if you order, we get credit for sales traffic from the board...thanks!).

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/pro...45429_200345429

I have one and I really like it. I'm likely to buy another one (or 3) soon. They fit right under my car and lift it quite high. It's a pretty stout jack (I think shipping weight was 106 lbs) and pretty well built. And they go on sale for $129 on occasion (or they did) and I managed to get it on sale with a "Free freight on orders over $50" special. So, it was $129 to my door. At least hold out for a free shipping deal, shipping was about $60 if I was going to have to pay it.