What is the width and length of an 7-9K 4 post lift

Ross/Kzoo · Dec 6, 2013

I'm planning my garage and one of the stipulations in the plat is the detached garage looks like and made of the same materials as the house. I plan on 9' ceilings in the house so with the detached garage I can get away with 10' sidewalls. It will have a hip roof and be 24 x 36' and a double door on the 36' side. I'm hoping to have a "tray" ceiling to pick up a couple more feet of ceiling height. I would also like to get a 4 post lift so between the garage door hardware and ceiling height I want to get it all to work.

soapii · Dec 6, 2013

Go to any of the lift manufacturers websites and they will give you every possible spec on their lifts.

--Joe

Ross/Kzoo · Dec 6, 2013

soapii said:
Go to any of the lift manufacturers websites and they will give you every possible spec on their lifts.

--Joe

I guess that I was looking as to what others have done to overcome these problems with the garage door hardware and the lift.

32roadster · Dec 6, 2013

Ross
I have a Quality/Challenger lift 9000 pound 4 post.
It is 105 inches wide at the outside edges of the posts, and 14' 6" long at the tip end of the runways. That is not including the approach ramps.
This is a big, thick, solid lift. Not one of the internet cheapies that wiggles when you are wrenching on a car.

J Persons · Dec 6, 2013

Here's a page from Bendpak's website, scroll down a little and there's a chart with the measurements of the individual lifts. The lengths listed are with the ramps included.
http://www.bendpak.com/car-lifts/four-post-lifts/

Ray916MN · Dec 6, 2013

Don't forget to consider what you plan on lifting. For example, trucks generally require wider lifts so the runways are wide enough for the wheel track and to clear the mirrors.

soapii · Dec 6, 2013

Ross/Kzoo said:
I guess that I was looking as to what others have done to overcome these problems with the garage door hardware and the lift.

I went back and re-read my post, wasn't trying to sound like a ****, just didn't know which lift manufacturer you were looking at. Good luck.

--Joe

Ross/Kzoo · Dec 6, 2013

soapii said:
I went back and re-read my post, wasn't trying to sound like a ****, just didn't know which lift manufacturer you were looking at. Good luck.

--Joe

No problem, I didn't take it as that. I just didn't explain my needs in the first post. I'm trying to figure out the relationship of the garage tracks and the 4 post lifts so that there is no interference because the lift will sit under or next to the track.

Junkman · Dec 6, 2013

I have an 11' high ceiling, and I find that my cars are so high that it doesn't afford me a lot of room under the car for working. If you can, I suggest that you consider a truss roof configuration that will allow you some additional space above the lift for the auto to occupy. When you are in the planning stages, it is a lot easier to make changes than to try to modify an existing structure.
If I had it to do all over again, I would build the garage around the lift, rather than building the garage around a particular vehicle. Chances are that you are only going to own one lift, but you will own a multitude of vehicles in your lifetime.

jomobco · Dec 6, 2013

Ditto on the higher ceiling. Perhaps a fake upstairs to give you 14' ceilings. I'm tall and like to walk under my work.

What is the width and length of an 7-9K 4 post lift

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