Limited headroom car lifts

Started by kev-yorks, December 02, 2017, 04:59:08 PM

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kev-yorks

 Fitting outs moving along now so it's time for me to be ordering a car lift soon for my second man cave, given headroom's limited at 2.3m the game plan has been to get a scissor lift rather than a two or four poster but I'm open to suggestion if anyone with real world experience can chime in and point me in another direction.
A mobile single post lift would probably make the best use of the room available but I can't see how they can be stable enough for anything other than very minor work, again open to be corrected as I normally use a pit rather than lift.
Regards Kevin

Casey

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Kev, there's a very current topic running on the RX8 OC forum about scissor lifts, with a few people chiming in with views. Hope this link might work and you may find something useful there:

https://www.rx8ownersclub.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=75573
RX-8 230 Bridgeported: Racing Brake Disks & 4 pot front calipers,Full Racing Beat (RB) SS Exhaust system,RB ARB's F & R,RB REVI intake,Tein MonoFlex Coilovers & front strut brace.
RX-7, KIMI 1, 1st Gen S2, Silver,1983 - SORN
RX-7, KIMI 2,^^Ditto - now sold
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kev-yorks

Thanks Malcolm I'm leaning towards going for this one http://www.automotechservices.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/AS-7530D1.pdf

It's the lowest profile mobile one I can find with a accessible centre section, so allowing me to move it between the main dirty and clean/spray area.
Regards Kevin

Casey

I saw this one in a video via a link on the RX-8 OC topic. Looked a well designed piece of kit. The issue will always be the access allowed by each design of this type of lift. I would love one to use though!
RX-8 230 Bridgeported: Racing Brake Disks & 4 pot front calipers,Full Racing Beat (RB) SS Exhaust system,RB ARB's F & R,RB REVI intake,Tein MonoFlex Coilovers & front strut brace.
RX-7, KIMI 1, 1st Gen S2, Silver,1983 - SORN
RX-7, KIMI 2,^^Ditto - now sold
RX-7, KIMI 3, 1st Gen S3, Red,1984

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