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We have liftoff!

Post by logan2z » Tue Apr 26, 2016 6:40 pm

I've been talking about doing this for about five years, but just never followed through. But I finally bit the bullet and installed a four-post lift in my single-car garage yesterday. Really happy with the results...

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Post by Seth » Tue Apr 26, 2016 6:41 pm

Sweet. Can't beat a lift.

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Post by hoppyjr » Tue Apr 26, 2016 6:42 pm

Nice!

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Post by toxicavenger » Tue Apr 26, 2016 6:44 pm

Damn in SF Bay??? You are a pimp bro!

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Post by BSears » Tue Apr 26, 2016 6:50 pm

Straight baller. :fro:
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Post by toxicavenger » Tue Apr 26, 2016 6:50 pm

i bet this fool has a gardener also.....................let me see where Cesar is working at

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Post by YOHOHO » Tue Apr 26, 2016 6:52 pm

damn...that's cool...and functional. Congrats

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Post by CGSshorty » Tue Apr 26, 2016 6:55 pm

I don't often get jealous, but that's awesome.
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Post by 93 Turbo » Tue Apr 26, 2016 7:01 pm

Yeah, thinking about do'in the same for my two porkers… Dream on Jules.

Seriously, that's a great solution there Andrew. J
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Post by marchone » Tue Apr 26, 2016 7:05 pm

Fantastic.
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Post by 1954Selmer » Tue Apr 26, 2016 7:05 pm

That is something spec9ial.
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Post by greenlightning » Tue Apr 26, 2016 7:09 pm

Quite legit. Well done

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Post by bshappy » Tue Apr 26, 2016 7:13 pm

What brand is it? I'll be in the market soon and reviews online are conflicting.

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Post by logan2z » Tue Apr 26, 2016 7:24 pm

bshappy wrote:What brand is it? I'll be in the market soon and reviews online are conflicting.
It's a Quality Lift Q4P09:

http://www.qualitylifts.com/Q4P09.shtml

It took me a long time to research lifts and make a decision on which to buy. There's a lot of misinformation out there. Very few of the big name lifts are made in the USA anymore. BendPak, Rotary, etc are all made in China. Backyard Buddy comes up in conversation a lot but it's not ALI certified (that was a must for me). The Q4P09 is assembled in the USA, uses an American made power unit but is made from imported 'bio' steel, which is apparently extremely strong. It's designed by Challenger Lift in the USA. The lift is ALI certified.

Although I could have purchased directly from Quality Lift, I ended up purchasing from American Custom Lifts. They design and sell some of their own Made in USA lifts (like the incredible Phantom Park http://aclifts.com/products-2/automotiv ... ing-lifts/) but also sell lifts from Quality Lifts and other manufacturers. It was actually less expensive through ACL and their customer service is excellent.

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Post by Sidheguitarist » Tue Apr 26, 2016 7:28 pm

That is waaaaay dope. Nice job, and congrats!
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Post by giosdad » Tue Apr 26, 2016 7:29 pm

CGSshorty wrote:I don't often get jealous, but that's awesome.
^^ This^^^

Congrats. Perfect way to store those two amazing cars.
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Re: We have liftoff!

Post by deepcdvr » Tue Apr 26, 2016 7:53 pm

That is cool

Wouldn't work for my truck, though ;(
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Post by logan2z » Tue Apr 26, 2016 7:55 pm

deepcdvr wrote:That is cool

Wouldn't work for my truck, though ;(
This might:

http://www.qualitylifts.com/Q4P12.shtml

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Post by logan2z » Tue Apr 26, 2016 7:58 pm

Thanks guys. Not going to lie, I almost needed a change of underwear the first time I lifted the car up in the air :oops:

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Post by jtbenson » Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:00 pm

nice andrew, well done
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Post by andrema » Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:06 pm

Awesome!

Dumb question...where is the door? Did you get the rails changed or did it already open like that?

My garage is a double, but has 18ft ceilings on one side...I have bad thoughts


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Post by logan2z » Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:12 pm

andrema wrote:Awesome!

Dumb question...where is the door? Did you get the rails changed or did it already open like that?

My garage is a double, but has 18ft ceilings on one side...I have bad thoughts


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I had the rails lifted as high as they would go so the door is just shy of the ceiling. That's why it's not visible in the photo I posted. Then I removed the standard garage door opener and installed a wall-mounted opener.

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Post by andrema » Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:14 pm

That's what I thought. Makes sense.


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Post by bshappy » Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:36 pm

logan2z wrote:
bshappy wrote:What brand is it? I'll be in the market soon and reviews online are conflicting.
It's a Quality Lift Q4P09:

http://www.qualitylifts.com/Q4P09.shtml

It took me a long time to research lifts and make a decision on which to buy. There's a lot of misinformation out there. Very few of the big name lifts are made in the USA anymore. BendPak, Rotary, etc are all made in China. Backyard Buddy comes up in conversation a lot but it's not ALI certified (that was a must for me). The Q4P09 is assembled in the USA, uses an American made power unit but is made from imported 'bio' steel, which is apparently extremely strong. It's designed by Challenger Lift in the USA. The lift is ALI certified.

Although I could have purchased directly from Quality Lift, I ended up purchasing from American Custom Lifts. They design and sell some of their own Made in USA lifts (like the incredible Phantom Park http://aclifts.com/products-2/automotiv ... ing-lifts/) but also sell lifts from Quality Lifts and other manufacturers. It was actually less expensive through ACL and their customer service is excellent.
Great info, thanks Andrew!

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Re: We have liftoff!

Post by JDC222 » Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:40 pm

Very cool and very handy! Congrats man :thumbsup:
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