This makes sense. I'm still not sure if I'll go for a 2 or 4 post lift- but
the decision will be easier knowing that either one can do the job.
Thanks for the help!
-Larry
>
> Yes, a standard floor jack. The "plank" I use is a piece of
> hot rolled
> steel channel _approximately_ 10" wide, 48" long, 3/16"
> thick, with a 1"
> lip along the sides forming a very shallow U shape. I bought it from
> http://www.metalsdepot.com. The lip adds strength to the
> plate and acts as
> a guardrail for the rolling jack I use. There's no need to
> jack the car up
> before lifting it- I often jack up a front wheel, work on it,
> lower the
> jack, slide the plate to the back of the car (the plate
> probably weighs
> about 40 pounds), and then jack up the rear wheel to work on
> it. All of
> this is done at a comfortable working height, not on the
> floor. I have a
> cheap import 2 ton rolling jack that I use on the lift. It's
> important to
> have a jack with a small footprint so that it's wheels are
> all supported by
> the plank or ramps- there's no way I could use my large 3-ton
> Sears garage
> jack since there would be nowhere for it to 'stand'. A bottle
> jack would
> probably work just as well but my TR6 doesn't have enough
> ground clearance
> to use one. The plank is long enough so that several inches
> sit on the
> ramps on either side. The ramps came with a non-slip surface from the
> factory so the plank is not going to slide around once it's
> supporting some
> weight.
>
> -Erik
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