Essentially all you're doing is lifting the car up on its wheels. I've read Alan's comments above and I see where he's coming from but a 4 post hoist has limitations in regard to access. If you look in garages, this is what they use.Ī single post hoist just looks inherently unstable and personally I'd never buy one simply because of that.Ī 4 poster is a better solution for storage, and if fitted with castors is more portable, but a 2 poster works better for access for actual mechanical work. I'm lucky enough to have enough headroom to allow for car "stacking" as well which increasses my storage from two to three cars. I have also constructed an axle stand tray out of electricity pole steel cross arms which sits between the runners and this in conjunction with the jacking beam allows the car to be completely raised off all four wheels and still be raised up and down as required.Īs Christopher has pointed out any other lift has serious centre of gravity issues which the 4 post lift avoids. I haven't removed the IRS yet, but using the jacking beam will raise the car sufficiently off the lift to allow the IRS to be removed-again onto a trolley which can then be rolled along the lift runners and on to the garage floor. It's effectively a scissor lift operating across the width of the car. The beam also acts as a very stable support facility-much more so than standard axle stands. Other advantages are having no worries about shifting centres of gravity and the bonnet and radiator can be left in situ. You just place a trolley underneath, disconnect all the ancillaries and raise the car leaving the engine and gearbox on the trolley.
If you use it in conjunction with a hydraulic jacking beam-most have this option as an extra cost-removing the engine and gearbox becomes very straightforward. There's a common misconception that there's a limit to what you can do, which is not the case. I see you've got height restrictions but at the end of the day a four post lift doesn't require any more height than any other lift in order to operate.
I've just posted on this subject on another thread.
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