autom8r is right 100%. 220 volts only makes the motor "work" less. as i see it whether you have a scissor lift, 4 poster or 2 post lift what would be the need to raise the car any faster? takes me not even a minute to raise my car all the way up. in my opinion any faster would be an accident waiting to happen. i'd rather have it take a little longer and be safe.

Terry,

I just noticed the 4 poster you are considering. It looks like a bargain. I bought a 4 poster for myself for Christmas 1995 for 3 grand delivered and I thought it was a bargain. If I had it to do over again, I'd get a two poster. It's a real pain to jack the car up on the 4 poster to do brake and suspension work. I'm thinking about adding a two poster to my garage, but the garage is 80 miles from home and I rarely get there.

We're getting ready to move next door to a hot rodder who has a lift in his garage. Best bet will probably be to make a pal out of him. I had to drive the '39 Poncho up on ramps and crawl under it today to do some exhaust and radiator fan work and it was a pain in the butt. My lift spoiled me bad...

Dave

Dave.......

I have a 4 post. I feel that for every day maintenence; oil changes, undercarrage cleanup, trans filters. etc. it's the way to go. Unless you're doing restorations how often do you really need to work on suspension, brakes, and wheels? And if you need the storage space, a drive on is more convenient than needing to reach under and set the arms each time. I've considered getting a 2 post also but can't justify it. When I need to do certain work I'll use jackstands. Other times I'll use the jack tray and jack stands on the 4 post.

MKapp is right, Jayare....... The 4 post lift is the most convenient most of the time, especially if you're using it to stack a couple of cars, but for the few times a year you need to get the wheels off the ground, it's hard to beat a two post lift. I had four cars all needing brakes or something else that needed the wheels hanging free last year and was kicking myself for not getting a two post lift. My 4 post does not have a jack tray, another regret.... A 4 post drive-on with a jack tray would probably be ideal. Given enough ambition, I would modify mine and build one.

The additional lift height and wide entry lift you are considering is probably the best bet, especially if you can get the jack tray option with it. I had to put mine up on a 5" lift set of 12" square plywood blocks to get my tall '38 Pontiac and old C-10 pickup under it. Once I did that my wife's '86 Pace Car would drag the undercarraige when driving on.

I ordered mine on a glandular reaction at the 1995 Turkey Run at Daytona without doing any research. I wish the guys at C3VR would have been around then...

Dave

This is discussion is GREAT!  I read one post, and I'm convinced the 4 post is the way to go, then I read about the advantages of the 2 post.  My garage height is 9' 6", so I'm thinking the 2 post has advantage for me.  Additionally, I've figured out how to cut the rafter and make the ceiling height 10' 6", but that's another issue.

Yep...This is a great topic fer sure guys and gals.

Just an additional thought. I said I prefer the 4 post for the convienece of doing minor things and maintenence stuff and not as a tool for doing major suspension or brake work. Over the last 2 years I did brake jobs on 2 of my Vettes. Up on jackstands and in their normal parking spot. Each brake job took about 6 weeks(had original calipers sleeved and rebuilt). 6 weeks that I wouldn't have wanted to have my lift tied up. I would have gone nuts having it tied up for so long as I also use it for other cars, too.

Good point Mike....

I've been doing quite a bit of lookin' around for quite a while. For myself I think I'd get more use out of the 4-post lift. Between my wife and I, we have 5 vehicles on the road. And I do pretty much all of the maintenance. Even for needing to do wheel, brake, suspension work or whatever, the 4-post is my choice. After looking around I like the Bend Pak models. Even if they do use imported steel and I don't know that they do, they're made in the US and I like that. I'm a retired electrician from a steel mill in NY. I'm a FIRM believer in doing business with US companies that utilize legal US workers, even if it costs a little more.
And most times does because US workers make more compared to the foreign competitors.