BendPack 4 Post Lift Installed

[DNZR2]

It's pretty a pretty nice lift. They did a great job with design and materials. Fabrication and paint are nice too.

I bought this motorcycle wheel chock from Hobo freight. Rigging up a mount plat to secure it to the ramp. Should make working on bikes a little easier.

Great idea

 

[8ball_99]

I should have bought a lift sooner. I've already used it a bunch. Had a buddies suv on it yesterday and had my mother n laws car on it today. My ZR2 has been on it a few times already. My SxS and both my sons trucks have been on it, lol. The thought of Using floor jacks and jack stands now just seems like a hassle.

 

[AXE]

I should have bought a lift sooner. I've already used it a bunch. Had a buddies suv on it yesterday and had my mother n laws car on it today. My ZR2 has been on it a few times already. My SxS and both my sons trucks have been on it, lol. The thought of Using floor jacks and jack stands now just seems like a hassle.
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I'm rethinking my entire existence and it involves a large shop and lifts......nothing else matters.

 

[RCF71]

I am close to retirement, already bought a place in central TX (work in Houston). It has a 30x50 shop, and a lift is on my to-do list, only behind foam insulation and some ac. I am in continual debate with myself regarding 4 post vs 2 post. Shop only has one big 14ft door, but could be modified and have 2 side by side 10ft’ers vs the one , then I could do both!

 

[scubatech]

I am close to retirement, already bought a place in central TX (work in Houston). It has a 30x50 shop, and a lift is on my to-do list, only behind foam insulation and some ac. I am in continual debate with myself regarding 4 post vs 2 post. Shop only has one big 14ft door, but could be modified and have 2 side by side 10ft’ers vs the one , then I could do both!

Yeah, they both have advantages. Most shops do the 2- post lift, if you have high enough ceilings. I think a 4 - post lift would definitely require some type of jacks. My friend and I installed gears in his Jeep on a friends lift. Damn, that was nice! we used to do them on the floor when we were younger! Those carriers seem a lot heavier than they used to ,when we did gears almost every Saturday, LOL! That lift spoiled us for sure.

 

[8ball_99]

I am close to retirement, already bought a place in central TX (work in Houston). It has a 30x50 shop, and a lift is on my to-do list, only behind foam insulation and some ac. I am in continual debate with myself regarding 4 post vs 2 post. Shop only has one big 14ft door, but could be modified and have 2 side by side 10ft’ers vs the one , then I could do both!

I went back and forth on that choice a little. It depends a lot on what you mainly want to do. For just oil changes exhaust and some general maintenance, 4 post is good. I've got a buddy with one and it's simple and fast to drive on and lift. Down side is they are more trouble with tire and suspension work. A 4 post also limits access a lot. Especially once you add roller jacks to them.

For me I wanted to be able to pick up a SxS or a quad and still lift my truck. I also mainly want to lift the tires off the ground. I rotated my tires on the ZR2 yesterday before I did a oil change. Stuff like that is just easier on a 2 post. You lift the truck just a little and pop off all for tires onto the ground. On a 4 post with rollers. It's much harder to do a simple tire rotation. Especially with large tires.

 

[ZR2NYC]

I should have bought a lift sooner. I've already used it a bunch. Had a buddies suv on it yesterday and had my mother n laws car on it today. My ZR2 has been on it a few times already. My SxS and both my sons trucks have been on it, lol. The thought of Using floor jacks and jack stands now just seems like a hassle.
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nice..very nice.

 

[RCF71]

I went back and forth on that choice a little. It depends a lot on what you mainly want to do. For just oil changes exhaust and some general maintenance, 4 post is good. I've got a buddy with one and it's simple and fast to drive on and lift. Down side is they are more trouble with tire and suspension work. A 4 post also limits access a lot. Especially once you add roller jacks to them.

For me I wanted to be able to pick up a SxS or a quad and still lift my truck. I also mainly want to lift the tires off the ground. I rotated my tires on the ZR2 yesterday before I did a oil change. Stuff like that is just easier on a 2 post. You lift the truck just a little and pop off all for tires onto the ground. On a 4 post with rollers. It's much harder to do a simple tire rotation. Especially with large tires.

My uses would be pretty much the same. Quandary is 1) with this big truck not feeling 100% safe camped out under it doing oil changes, trans mission service, differential fluid changes, etc, and 2) only having 1 door on the shop concerns me about permanently mounting one and it being in the way.

 

[8ball_99]

My uses would be pretty much the same. Quandary is 1) with this big truck not feeling 100% safe camped out under it doing oil changes, trans mission service, differential fluid changes, etc, and 2) only having 1 door on the shop concerns me about permanently mounting one and it being in the way.

When I got my lift I also picked up some frame cradles. They replace the pads on the arms. Basically a steel u shaped pad that cradles the truck frame. No real way for the truck to slide off the arms. I also picked up some under lift stands. You don't really need stands for basic stuff like a oil change. If your going to be shifting a lot of weight or really wrenching on something they are good to have. With a stand in the front and rear the truck is rock solid up in the air.

2 post needs about 12' infront of it from the wall. If I had a single door shop. I'd probably just put the lift in the back close to the back wall. With a 50' building you could easily have 36' or so between the lift posts and the door. That way everything you pull in wouldn't need to go between the posts. With 50' you could have something on the lift and still pull your truck in behind it.

 

[AXE]

My uses would be pretty much the same. Quandary is 1) with this big truck not feeling 100% safe camped out under it doing oil changes, trans mission service, differential fluid changes, etc, and 2) only having 1 door on the shop concerns me about permanently mounting one and it being in the way.

You do not have to mount the 4 post lift, but they come with the hardware. Also, they make wheel kits, so the lift can be moved easily.

 

[RCF71]

You do not have to mount the 4 post lift, but they come with the hardware. Also, they make wheel kits, so the lift can be moved easily.

Yup, that’s one of the reasons why I am leaning 4 post with sliding jacks/jackplates. But as 8ball_99 posted, the two post would be better (make it easier to do) for rotations, brake work, suspension work, etc.

 

[AXE]

Yup, that’s one of the reasons why I am leaning 4 post with sliding jacks/jackplates. But as 8ball_99 posted, the two post would be better (make it easier to do) for rotations, brake work, suspension work, etc.

How many of those have you done in the last year? Two years? Three years? Four years?

 

[RCF71]

I do all my own maintenance (except for wife’s Explorer - dealer gave me lifetime synthetic oil changes and tire rotations, and have had excellent experience with that dealer).

In past 5yrs, I can recall 2 front hub replacements, 3 sets of brakes (calipers and rotors on 2), 1 valve body, 2 sets of struts, 1 set of leaf springs and 20+ oil changes/tire rotations. So prob not as much as some, but I’d guess more than most. And all of that done with ramps, floor jacks, jack stand and a Kwik Lift.

 

[AXE]

I do all my own maintenance (except for wife’s Explorer - dealer gave me lifetime synthetic oil changes and tire rotations, and have had excellent experience with that dealer).

In past 5yrs, I can recall 2 front hub replacements, 3 sets of brakes (calipers and rotors on 2), 1 valve body, 2 sets of struts, 1 set of leaf springs and 20+ oil changes/tire rotations. So prob not as much as some, but I’d guess more than most. And all of that done with ramps, floor jacks, jack stand and a Kwik Lift.

Yep, I've done 45 years of work without a lift. I rotated 3 sets of tires in the last month. Took longer to drag out the tools than to rotate them. Lift woukd have just slowed me down. I like my 125 lb tires 1 inch off the ground when rotating them.

Lifts only get some of the work done more easily. Some of it is easier on the ground.

 

[ZR2NYC]

Yep, I've done 45 years of work without a lift. I rotated 3 sets of tires in the last month. Took longer to drag out the tools than to rotate them. Lift woukd have just slowed me down. I like my 125 lb tires 1 inch off the ground when rotating them.

Lifts only get some of the work done more easily. Some of it is easier on the ground.

cant go by you @AXE .... you are an enigma.

 

[RCF71]

Yep, I've done 45 years of work without a lift. I rotated 3 sets of tires in the last month. Took longer to drag out the tools than to rotate them. Lift woukd have just slowed me down. I like my 125 lb tires 1 inch off the ground when rotating them.

Lifts only get some of the work done more easily. Some of it is easier on the ground.

There you go swaying me back towards the 4 post... . But you are right, no real need for the lift to rotate tires. And for everything else, one rolling bridge jack is probably all thats needed (suspension work, brakes, etc.).

Only about 30yrs or so without one for me (didnt really do very much myself ‘til after college)m but definitely looking forward to having one. The Kwik Lift I mentioned wasn’t bad for the Camaro oil changes, transmission work on the wife’s infiniti, etc., and no height issues with a suburban home garage.

 

[AXE]

My Dad got his lift from a dealer in California. It drop shipped from Georgia where it was manufactured.

He just got a quote for two rolling jacks, I think it was another $2k each, which is lower than most advertised.

 

[8ball_99]

Lol man I don't know about that. I've done a ton of stuff on the ground. A lift makes literally everything easier. I've never seen a tire shop rotate tires with a floor jack and stands because it's faster or easier. When I rotate mine the right front goes on the left rear, left front to the right rear. Then the rear tires get moved to the front. To do that with out a lift the whole truck has to be on stands. That's jacking the front and rear up and placing stands. Then jacking again to remove stands.

With a lift you just pull in swing the arms under and push a button, lol. I added a arm braces to my SxS. Same deal. Instead of putting it up on stands to pull all the suspension bolts. I just put it on the lift in one step. Of course if you need it, is one thing. But man does it make stuff easier and faster. The work is the work vs just getting it ready to do the work being a job by itself.

 

[AXE]

Lol man I don't know about that. I've done a ton of stuff on the ground. A lift makes literally everything easier. I've never seen a tire shop rotate tires with a floor jack and stands because it's faster or easier. When I rotate mine the right front goes on the left rear, left front to the right rear. Then the rear tires get moved to the front. To do that with out a lift the whole truck has to be on stands. That's jacking the front and rear up and placing stands. Then jacking again to remove stands.

With a lift you just pull in swing the arms under and push a button, lol. I added a arm braces to my SxS. Same deal. Instead of putting it up on stands to pull all the suspension bolts. I just put it on the lift in one step. Of course if you need it, is one thing. But man does it make stuff easier and faster. The work is the work vs just getting it ready to do the work being a job by itself.

You only need three wheels off a rig at a time for a cross rotation, two if you do a FR rotation.

Jack the rear 1 inch off the ground, place two jack stands under axle and lower the jack but don't remove it. Jack the front with a second jack, now put a third jack stand under the side you want to remove first, but don't drop the jack. Pull one front and two rear tires, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz (that's 24 lugs on the ground). Do your cross and put the right side tires back on. Use a torque bar to get them seated properly. Now move to the left side place the third jack stand there don't drop the jack and remove the tire, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz (that's 8 more lugs). Finish your left side tires and hit them with the torque bar. Now pull the front jack stand and jack. Jack the rear back up, pull the rear jack stands, drop the jack and pull it.

Now torque them to 140 foot lbs with a good wrench and reset your tpms. Then retorque after 50 miles.

The tire shops I go to don't use lifts for big trucks, it's always jacks. I only rotate mine every other time, because I like to check the balance.

Also don't forget to properly train your team when they still weigh less than the tire!

 

[ZR2NYC]

There you go swaying me back towards the 4 post... . But you are right, no real need for the lift to rotate tires. And for everything else, one rolling bridge jack is probably all thats needed (suspension work, brakes, etc.).

Only about 30yrs or so without one for me (didnt really do very much myself ‘til after college)m but definitely looking forward to having one. The Kwik Lift I mentioned wasn’t bad for the Camaro oil changes, transmission work on the wife’s infiniti, etc., and no height issues with a suburban home garage.

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i say whoever has the most toys wins!!