Re: Body Off with 4-Post Lift
I wanted to use the 4 post lift because I wanted a very controlled body lift. I didn't want to have to call in all my buddies to do the "buddy method" and I don't really like the cherry picker method because of the balance issues and ceiling height issues I had on my friends C1 body lift.
Which method do you prefer for a body lift ?
Mark[/quote]
Here's another way to use a 4-post lift like yours, which I did for my 56 body lift. The car was placed under the raised lift. I lowered the lift until it just cleared the to dash and hung the body under the lift platforms with angle iron bolted to the firewall where there are steel nut plates. In the rear 5/16 bolts passed through the shock access holes attached to chains. These front and rear points are probably the strongest parts of the body and very close to the lift points originally used at the assembly plant. With the lift at its highest there was just enough space to roll the chassis out from under the body.
If anyone wants to try this method I'd be happy to help.
Tom
I wanted to use the 4 post lift because I wanted a very controlled body lift. I didn't want to have to call in all my buddies to do the "buddy method" and I don't really like the cherry picker method because of the balance issues and ceiling height issues I had on my friends C1 body lift.
Which method do you prefer for a body lift ?
Mark[/quote]
Here's another way to use a 4-post lift like yours, which I did for my 56 body lift. The car was placed under the raised lift. I lowered the lift until it just cleared the to dash and hung the body under the lift platforms with angle iron bolted to the firewall where there are steel nut plates. In the rear 5/16 bolts passed through the shock access holes attached to chains. These front and rear points are probably the strongest parts of the body and very close to the lift points originally used at the assembly plant. With the lift at its highest there was just enough space to roll the chassis out from under the body.
If anyone wants to try this method I'd be happy to help.
Tom
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