Where did you buy the rolling jack?
Thanks,
Peter Schauss
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shop-talk-owner@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:shop-talk-
> owner@Autox.Team.Net] On Behalf Of Larry Spector
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 3:25 PM
> To: Matt
> Cc: shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: 2 vs 4 post lifts
>
>
> I bought a 4 post with a rolling jack this summer, after flip-flopping
> between the options. I wanted to be able to use it for storage in addition
> to being able to work on the car. I've found that access is actually
> pretty
> good when working on the car, although I wouldn't use it for
> swapping/rotating tires! I recently did the CV joints on my wife's Passat,
> and it was really nice being able to have the car up in the air, and still
> be able to raise/lower it onto the ramps to prevent wheelspin while
> torquing
> the axle bolts. That being said, there were times when I found myself
> bitching that I couldn't reach/see something that the ramps were blocking!
>
> All in all it's the right choice for me, but if I wasn't going to store a
> car on it I'd probably have gone with the 2 post instead.
>
> -Larry
>
> On 1/30/07, Matt <mbarre@juno.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I don't think I have seen this discussed before... Has anyone had the
> > pleasure of owning both a 4 post and a 2 post lift before? I had been
> > thinking a 4 poster with rollers would be the way to go for the ability
> to
> > move it around as well as ease of stacking cars. The 2 posters seem a
> > little
> > less expensive and allow you to work on the wheels & suspension a little
> > easier...
> > Any thoughts on the virtues of one over the other?
> > As I get close to actually buying one I thought I would take a moment
> and
> > consider the options.
> > Thanks,
> > Matt
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