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1. car lifts (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 14:10:04 EST; The latest issue of Street Rodder has an interesting article on an inexpensive car lift for the home hobbyist. At $895, it ain't cheap, but it's a lot cheaper than most, and looks to be quite handy.; /html/triumphs/1998-10/msg01942.html (7,966 bytes)
2. Re: car lifts (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 16:25:22 -0500; Hey, here's a low tech alternative... Pull the front end up on car ramps and stick a floor jack under the rear. Same net result, easier to store and you get to keep your 900 bucks. Easier to slide in; /html/triumphs/1998-10/msg01959.html (8,798 bytes)
3. Re: car lifts (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 18:06:05 -0600; possibly a small safety issue regarding crawling under a car supported only by a jack.......or did you not mean that when you said "slide in and out from the sides"? Or did I just miss something? Ton; /html/triumphs/1998-10/msg01975.html (7,788 bytes)
4. Re: car lifts (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 19:11:48 -0500 (EST); My thought was to have a second set of ramps under the back wheels as I think you could make some sort of contraption out of 4x4 to support the IRS as you jacked the car up. Put the second set under; /html/triumphs/1998-10/msg01976.html (9,411 bytes)
5. Re: car lifts (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 19:52:28 EST; John, What your proposal is missing is about 10 inches in height and a little convenience. Wheather or not that's worth $900 depends on the availabilty of spare cash for "funsies" and/or how often yo; /html/triumphs/1998-10/msg01980.html (9,702 bytes)
6. Re: car lifts (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 17:47:19 -0800 (PST); lifting the cars 10'' doesn't seem to be much better than just using a floor jack and stands. BUT.., for about $3000 you can get a lift that allows you to stand under it . Works great for changing oi; /html/triumphs/1998-10/msg01984.html (7,384 bytes)
7. Re: car lifts (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 20:54:38 EST; Jim, The kwiklift gives a 20 inch lift, 10 more than the jack stands. BUT.., for about $3000 you can get a lift that Would that I could afford it!!!!!!! If money were no object, I'd have two - one to; /html/triumphs/1998-10/msg01986.html (7,785 bytes)
8. Re: car lifts (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 08:59:24 -0500; The jackstands were sort of implied... Of course I would use stands to support the rear. I guess I should have been more explicit.. "First I would set a rag on the jack cradle to protect the rear, th; /html/triumphs/1998-10/msg02012.html (8,973 bytes)
9. Re: car lifts (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 07:46:40 -0800 (PST); I think for most major work you can't beat just having the car on jackstands, my spit is so low I found it impractical to use a ramp and usually have to jack up one end part way, set that end on stan; /html/triumphs/1998-10/msg02019.html (7,306 bytes)
10. Re: car lifts (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 21:35:33 EST; let's beat this one a little more... here's my question...I used to jack up the TR4 (straight axle) from the back aligning the jack and using the diferential as the lifting point...lately I've been u; /html/triumphs/1998-10/msg02050.html (7,032 bytes)
11. Re: car lifts (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 00:33:19 EST; << let's beat this one a little more... here's my question...I used to jack up the TR4 (straight axle) from the back aligning the jack and using the diferential as the lifting point...lately I've bee; /html/triumphs/1998-10/msg02063.html (7,783 bytes)

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