Pivot lift

[Godzilla]

I'm looking to buy one of these so that I can work on my e89 more easily. Does anyone have any experience with these? What I want to know is if it's safe to use one of these on a z4? i.e the side jacking points protrude right, but is it safe to position a lift like this along the sills?(the runners aren't long enough to capture both jacking points)

 

[B21]

You need to lift at both front and rear jacking points ..otherwise there’s a whole world of damage you’ll do to the car.

Many good solutions , that’s not one of them.. :thumbsdown:

 

[pvr]

All depends on the budget. Not much change from £1k for anything that is usable.

 

[john-e89]

That looks a death trap as well as not being long enough.

Try Automotech for just one other brand. You need at least a 2 tonne lift too, 1.5 isn’t enough for an E89.

 

[Z4Dude]

Lately I have been just using wheel cribs built from wood 2x4 that allow me to use central jacking points and then place the wheels on the wooden cradles ... cheap and pretty easy. Built them to allow multiple heights to interlock sections to build height and they are very secure one in place. The trickiest part is having to extend the jack with blocks to allow it to lift higher but lift it securely, but there is always the sturdy cradles below each wheel if something goes wrong ... you have to go slow and use your head. The best thing about this is it allows full access under the car without any obstructions from the front, rear or sides.

However, i've been looking at this lately which will lift using all 4 jack points and get it up pretty quickly and safely..... just trying to weigh out the cost/benefits. They do block access from the sides of the cars which is a bummer, but they will store neatly hanging on the wall of the garage.
https://quickjack.com/car-lifts/5000tlx/

I have also been considering this ... Better height, flexibility and accessibility ... but more expensive and a little more storage space required. Still gets car higher in the air and can limit lifting height in low ceiling environment.
https://maxjax.com/maxjax/

With 4 cars + my 2 kids cars, I need to make life simpler!

 

[B21]

Lately I have been just using wheel cribs built from wood 2x4 that allow me to use central jacking points and then place the wheels on the wooden cradles ... cheap and pretty easy. Built them to allow multiple heights to interlock sections to build height and they are very secure one in place. The trickiest part is having to extend the jack with blocks to allow it to lift higher but lift it securely, but there is always the sturdy cradles below each wheel if something goes wrong ... you have to go slow and use your head. The best thing about this is it allows full access under the car without any obstructions from the front, rear or sides.

However, i've been looking at this lately which will lift using all 4 jack points and get it up pretty quickly and safely..... just trying to weigh out the cost/benefits. They do block access from the sides of the cars which is a bummer, but they will store neatly hanging on the wall of the garage.
https://quickjack.com/car-lifts/5000tlx/

I have also been considering this ... Better height, flexibility and accessibility ... but more expensive and a little more storage space required. Still gets car higher in the air and can limit lifting height in low ceiling environment.
https://maxjax.com/maxjax/

With 4 cars + my 2 kids cars, I need to make life simpler!

It depends what you need to do and how often and how good your back is or not..

The more expensive unit will allow you to drop the exhaust, gearbox, engine easy ..the cheaper solution not do..very few tasks are impaired with a two post lift..

The units John listed especially the 7530D are good..I went with a unit like the 7630 and wish now I’d paid the extra for a 7530D type unit

 

[pvr]

I have a quickjack. the 7000 model to get the extra height and weight limit. It is on at a sale at Costco at the moment.

 

[pvr]

 

[pvr]

Obviously the ones from John are better, but significantly more expensive and not easy to move

 

[Baza]

I use these By Jackpoint .You need a lowprofile hydraulic jack to lift the top part which locates in the jacking point, when at the right height the lower base support slides under and the top is lowered onto the base. rock soilid to work under. and stackable for storage