Now I have a nice garage box I am looking to buy a car lift. I am looking at the QuickJack's.
I am lucky to have a pretty rust free (although you never completely know!) car but I was wondering how smart it is the lift the car on the jacking points.
How do you lift your cars?

 

My S Type has had new sills 12 years ago and as far as I can tell is rust free. On my driveway I have a hydraulic ramp which is the type that you drive the car over so the wheels are hanging off the ends with a flat surface under each sill. I then jack the car up with small rubber blocks under each jacking point. Never had a problem and never heard any weird creaking sounds so all is good.
The design of the jack allows me to work on the suspension and brakes at chest height just by removing each wheel. It also allows me to safely get under the car for oil changes and the occasional power wash clean. I have also used it to polish the lower sections of the bodywork whilst the car is up on the jack rather than having to bend down.

 

I've got a cheap Oriental four-post ramp for my S Type and it's excellent. I got it off Ebay., about £2800 delivered on a pallet, about four years ago, and me and my Far Better Half nailed it together in an afternoon. It's got wheel attachments, if needed, so it can be trundled about as it's intended for car show room displays. I've put a Rawl bolt in each corner for my own peace of mind because there's not a huge amount of room around it. Just enough for working comfortably.

At my last address, I had a scissor lift similar to Cass, that had come out of an MOT bay, so needed more instrallation, with a 3 phase converter and piping up into my compressor. It was fine but, overall, I prefer my four-poster. I sometimes park the Jag under the lift with the TR5 Triumph sitting above it as there's enough head clearance for the little convertable to do that. It would be very difficult for me to live without a car lift.

Ray

 

I think mine cost around £1200 new six or seven years ago. It is electric/Hydraulic so no need for the air line. I was restricted by the head room of my car port so only went for one that lifted the car about four foot off the ground but as I said it is a perfect height for working on suspension or brakes.

 

I use a quickjack for all of mine. I got a 7000tl for the length, but I have still made special boards to reach the 40's and the 04. The boards are made to sit along the bottom body seam and catch all of the jackpoints. The 66 fits well, and I set it to catch specifically on the jackpoints. I was initially leery of stability on 2 separate lift units but it gives a good solid feel. That said, they are very heavy and hard to make fine adjustments for initial placement. If they werent heavy though, I would be more worried. If you go to their site, you can compare your cars length at those points with the models available for your best fit.
Regards,

 

I see that QuickJacks now have a Crossbeam Adaptor. I think I will get this adaptor with a 5000 TLX as will make it possible to jack on the chassis members. I am a bit suspicious of one of my jacking points. I think this will give me lots of flexibility to lift all my vehicles (Mk2, XK8, Lexus LS430 and Lexus RX450).

 

I can use my small trolley jack, or bottle and scissor jacks, on my S Type's jacking points when on the four-poster and have also made my own cross-beam to slide along and use under the diff, gearbox or whatever.

Ray