Lifting on 2 posters

pepsilol · 28 Feb 2013 at 15:37

Does this look odd to anyone else?

At the front we have a 4.3 V8 but it still seems a bit far back...

Armageus · 28 Feb 2013 at 15:40

I'm sure it's probably fine but yes it looks odd.

I would have expected the upright to have been just forward of the front door handles

ci_newman · 28 Feb 2013 at 15:41

Not really, I know a few places that use a 2-poster ramp.

Firestar_3x · 28 Feb 2013 at 15:41

Nope.

MooMoo444 · 28 Feb 2013 at 15:41

What has science done

Confused · 28 Feb 2013 at 15:43

Yup, most 2 post lifts are like that - it supports the car on the sills by the wheels, but still allows the doors to be opened.

pepsilol · 28 Feb 2013 at 15:44

Ah Asymmetric lift.

Matt82 · 28 Feb 2013 at 15:59

given the weight would be mostly at the front im not surprised the posts are by the A-Posts.

If it were at the B posts youd struggle to open the doors

rossk26 · 28 Feb 2013 at 16:08

front axle has most weight. So surely you would want the posts to be close as possible to the front axle no?

MatteH Oxford · 28 Feb 2013 at 16:46

Looks completely normal to me, the front arms are shorter than the rears on every two post ramp I've ever used.

pepsilol · 28 Feb 2013 at 19:33

Indeed, just being paranoid!

Clarkey · 28 Feb 2013 at 20:02

Who puts a lift under a ceiling like that? Can't lift an estate or a van on that thing, useful++

Firestar_3x · 28 Feb 2013 at 20:08

Clarkey said:
Who puts a lift under a ceiling like that? Can't lift an estate or a van on that thing, useful++

What sort of van would you plan on lifting with a 2.5ton lift?

In addition the bit of the building with the lift in looks quite tall, so what if it can't open the door.

Clarkey · 28 Feb 2013 at 20:19

Firestar_3x said:
What sort of van would you plan on lifting with a 2.5ton lift?

In addition the bit of the building with the lift in looks quite tall, so what if it can't open the door.

Any small van :confused:

Lets also add 4x4/SUV to the list of vehicle types which can't be lifted on that.

Firestar_3x · 28 Feb 2013 at 20:19

So run the height problem past me again?

Looks like the roofline past that lintel goes up to a much higher room.

In addition given the roofline of an estate car is just extended backwards not upwards I don't understand that comment either.

Clarkey · 28 Feb 2013 at 20:21

Yes it does but that doesn't change the fact that the back of the vehicle would hit the ceiling :confused:

Firestar_3x · 28 Feb 2013 at 20:23

That's hard to say from a photograph taken at that angle, you can swing the lift points forward to bring the car away from the back of the workshop, perhaps they don't work on vans......

pepsilol · 28 Feb 2013 at 20:35

Some pointers.

I bought this lift purely as a DIYer.

Clarkey · 28 Feb 2013 at 20:57

It's your own?
Thread got weird.

Dave L · 28 Feb 2013 at 21:06

That looks a bloody long way back to me....