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That looks like a great solution. Does it have something that locks it in place?
Have seen similar lift in Costco.
Have seen similar lift in Costco.
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Yes, Lift has a locking pawl that sits on a rack, once you are at the height you requiree you release a brake lever which lets the pawl engage with the rack, lower the lift and it stops against the safety pawl locking the lift in place. When ready to lower you give it a touch upwards and pull the brake lever in to pull the locking pawl away from the rack, press the lower lever and the lift will lower under the weight of the car.
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Here is a commercially available cross beam.
https://www.harborfreight.com/steel-flo ... 60762.html
https://www.harborfreight.com/steel-flo ... 60762.html
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I have been toying with the idea of buying a couple of these for some time There's plenty on Ebay for around £45javis20 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 4:28 pm Here is a commercially available cross beam.
https://www.harborfreight.com/steel-flo ... 60762.html
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264303593853
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The ad says it adjusts to 37" wide. I just went out and measured my Z...From the front edge of the front opening to the back edge of the back opening is about 40" (almost exactly). I don't think I would purchase this for use with the Z. It might span it OK but it would be marginal IMO.javis20 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 4:28 pm Here is a commercially available cross beam.
https://www.harborfreight.com/steel-flo ... 60762.html
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I looked at these a few years ago but have never found one that was long enough, ideally you need two to lift the whole car and sit on four stands. Someone needs to fabricate the homemade version and sell a few on hereOld-Duckman wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:34 pmThe ad says it adjusts to 37" wide. I just went out and measured my Z...From the front edge of the front opening to the back edge of the back opening is about 40" (almost exactly). I don't think I would purchase this for use with the Z. It might span it OK but it would be marginal IMO.javis20 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 4:28 pm Here is a commercially available cross beam.
https://www.harborfreight.com/steel-flo ... 60762.html
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Yup, my thoughts exactly. Pity I have neither the experience nor the facilities.
I would purchase a pair.
I'm guessing as I now have both an E85 and an E89 I could at least double check whether the spacing is the same on both.
If not then it's two different sets; or maybe adjustable pads to fit into the locating holes? Slide along the bar and pin in place?
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For people with SGS jacks they do one that bolts onto the jack itself. Again it says the length is 970mm so 38" so might be short. Also with a lowered zed there is no way this would fit and be able to jack. I have the SGS 3ton low profile jack and there is only just enough room to fit a jacking pad under the jacking point.
https://www.sgs-engineering.com/tjb2-jacking-beam
https://www.sgs-engineering.com/tjb2-jacking-beam
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That crossbeam adapter thing seems excessive to me - however maybe useful for some (if you can still fit it under the car even with a low profile jack) - however I do think it's designed to lift one end at a time and not one side at a time. So it's not the distance between the jacking points front to back, but the distance from the jacking points nearside to farside. I would imagine these would work ok on that sort of use but a bit clunky and still doesn't really solve the problem of putting it on axle stands.
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Hence the discussion surrounding the manufacture of a longitudinal beam, as the concept has already been proved by Woodrow.kic_Mike wrote: ↑Mon Mar 02, 2020 11:34 am That crossbeam adapter thing seems excessive to me - however maybe useful for some (if you can still fit it under the car even with a low profile jack) - however I do think it's designed to lift one end at a time and not one side at a time. So it's not the distance between the jacking points front to back, but the distance from the jacking points nearside to farside. I would imagine these would work ok on that sort of use but a bit clunky and still doesn't really solve the problem of putting it on axle stands.
It seems the main drawback is one of clearance.
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Finally lifted the car to show you all. The jacks picks the car up in the middle of the square box steel bar and I then simply lower the bar onto jack pads and stands. Go as high as you like.
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>>>> Woodrow.
Very good, thanks for sharing. I am trying to get a bar like the one you are using.
Sukhi
Very good, thanks for sharing. I am trying to get a bar like the one you are using.
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Thanks for the time and effort to show us
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