Good to know. Makes the decision easier. Thanks

 

nice garage. My plan is to have a setup by summer along with floor and wall treatments.

 

Sounds good. I'm researching 12x12 hard tiles for my garage project. I'd originally used tinted concrete but that didn't turn out as I wanted. Then snap-in tiles in the one garage but they 'click' when you walk on them. I received samples from a Canadian company that makes tiles hard enough to hold up to the lifts so I'm planning on going that route this spring. Tile is just rough enough to have some grip.

 

Curious why you guys are getting 4 post as opposed to 2 post. I would think the 2 would provide much more flexibility and ease for doing brakes, exhaust, general under-body work, etc. Completely exposed underbelly.

 

It would scare the hell out of me to pull one car in under a two-post lift. If you're only using it to service cars, great. Four-post lifts are for storing cars, first, working on them second.

 

The way I'm getting my four post set up I will have all the benefits of both types of lift. I will have a front and rear moveable jacks that will be able to fully unload the suspension. Or any amount of lift that I desire between compressed and unloaded. Like BrewerCreek said the two post is a bit sketchy for my primary use which is car storage. The underbelly is mostly open. But I do have drip pans the whole length to keep the low car clean

 

I'm also planning to order a jack with the 4 post life. The reason I decided with a 4 over the 2 is due to the thickness of the new garage concrete.

I think you need at least 4-6" minimum to safely install the anchors with a 2post (e.g. Max Jax).

I also want to be able to store a car underneath the lift without bearing weight on the hanging wheels.

 

OP any update on your progress? I'm still working on finishing my garage build so I'm still about two months out.

 

OP any update? I would love to get some real firsthand comments or lessons learned.

 

I don't know if he has any left but we just purchased two barely used 7,000, 4-post Superlifts from Tony Fleming at Fleming Motors in Rockville for our warehouse. Picked them up for less than half price. You might want to call them.

 

Good to know. Thanks for the tip!!

 

OP how are you doing with the work?

Small update on my end, I have my electrician coming in to add some additional outlets in the garage. Currently (new construction) it has only three at 120 10-15 amp but I've opted to go with three addional 120V 30A on their own circuit.

I thought about 220V but the cost outweighs the benefit.

After the outlets I'll need to find someone to smooth out the drywall so that I can start paint.

As far as floor I have VCT ready to go.

 

If you can run a 220 sub-panel to the garage you can branch off of it with your 120 /20 plugs. Also have a 220 plug installed. It is handy if you want to run a small welder.