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Originally Posted by Spooler Simple, try dropping the motor out the bottom of the car. Doing suspension work those dang planks are in the way. You can do it but

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Old 11-13-2019, 10:13 PM   #3541 (permalink)
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Simple, try dropping the motor out the bottom of the car. Doing suspension work those dang planks are in the way. You can do it but it would be a pain in the butt. Drop the rear subframe out of the car. With a 2 post you have total access to underneath the car to do anything. Not so with a 4 post.
Suspension work is actually really easy on it. I've replaced everything so far without any issues at all. Nothing really difficult about those other things either. More than enough room.
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Created an extra parking space for me. Plus the slope of the garage floor and the cuts for expansion joints would have put the two post lift supports too close and would risk cracking and pulling out the bolts.
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What is something that a two post can do that the four cant? I can get all the wheels off the runways without issue.
2 post vs 4 post. It depends on your concrete floor. The 4 post can be used on almost any thickness of floor. The 2 post needs special attention on the construction of the floor. The floor has to be thicker around the post. The anchor bolts are deeper in the concrete.

I've worked with a 4 post, 2 post, and 1 post when I worked for Goodyear. I prefer the 2 post for about 90% of the work I did. I didn't like the 1 post after I worked with 2 post. Had too many cars move around on them.
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A two post was the plan from the get go but the garage floor slope, thickness and expansion joints spacing and general headache and expenses of fixing those issues, the four post was by far the best options.
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2 post vs 4 post. It depends on your concrete floor. The 4 post can be used on almost any thickness of floor. The 2 post needs special attention on the construction of the floor. The floor has to be thicker around the post. The anchor bolts are deeper in the concrete.

I've worked with a 4 post, 2 post, and 1 post when I worked for Goodyear. I prefer the 2 post for about 90% of the work I did. I didn't like the 1 post after I worked with 2 post. Had too many cars move around on them.
Yep, exactly. I would have had to cut out sections for footers and then create a flat spot that would be janky with the rest of the floor being sloped. It was not feasible to install a two post. I can do everything I need to do, plus I gained a parking spot for new a new toy or two.
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Suspension work is actually really easy on it. I've replaced everything so far without any issues at all. Nothing really difficult about those other things either. More than enough room.


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Yep, exactly. I would have had to cut out sections for footers and then create a flat spot that would be janky with the rest of the floor being sloped. It was not feasible to install a two post. I can do everything I need to do, plus I gained a parking spot for new a new toy or two.
Just hope that the top car doesn't drip any fluids into the lower car. Like brake fluid, battery acid, oil, tranny fluid, coolant, etc.
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Just hope that the top car doesn't drip any fluids into the lower car. Like brake fluid, battery acid, oil, tranny fluid, coolant, etc.
Notice how he put his car on top, he's no dummy.
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Exactly why mine is on top lol. They actually have plastic drip trays you can use if you have a leaky car. Good thing mine isnt leaky.
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