What kind of two post lift for your roadster

[ggunter]

My forty year old Rotary lift is leaking pretty good now so I think it’s time to retire her. I want to get a 9k two post overhead lift but I’d like to get some feed back from you guys as to how the arms go under the frames or do you put blocks under the wheels first. Whether you have a symmetric or asymmetric and how well they do. I know it’s hard to find lifts that go right under with our low short wheel base cars. I’d like to get your feedback before I buy one. Ask questions twice buy once. I have been looking at an Atlas lift but not decided.

[Fman]

I have a dual symmetrical/asymmetric 10k two post. I have to lift the car up with a floor jack to get under the lowest pads that will clear exhaust. There are a lot of different brand lifts available now for a very reasonable price. I would just make sure and get ALI certified for safety reasons to make sure it has been tested beyond the ratings. I have had my Apex PL-10 for three years now and it has been working great. Made by Dover (who produces Rotary, and a few other brands). One thing I do like about the PL-10 is it was a wide base (115 in-between posts) with 105" drive thru which makes it nice to open doors a little easier.

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[RBachman]

I have a Challenger 10k "Versymmetric" The front pad height is just under 4" but the safety tabs that stick up on either side can't fit. There's enough clearance (<4" useable) in the rear and it may be an installation variable. With slimmer pads on the front it will work without having to raise the front and I plan on "eventually" making some. This lift is a bit more expensive than the Chinese alternatives, but you're getting a bit more for your money also, and it's made in the USA if that's a factor for you. I just wish it'd fit my car without using a ramp. But it fits my other 5 cars great. LOL

I also considered Rotary, and they were very close. In the end, the Challenger was faster and the verseymmetric configuration offered more diversity for our other vehicles.


The good stuff......I like that they're made in Kentucky so it's an American product. They also have excellent ratings and meet the more stringent certifications. They are delivered factory direct on their own trucks, so they are not moved from one warehouse to another and from shipper to shipper. As such, there's minimal damage and little chance of loosing parts (I didn't have a single scratch on mine and the plastic shrink wrap wasn't even pierced.) They have a faster rise speed than many in the same class, and that was my tie breaker for them. If you go with one of these, install it with the more narrow option. With the wide option you can't be more than an inch off on your line up.