CMS-GT4":e55mmd0u said:
About how much does it cost to get the lift put in your garage? What kind of clearance do you need? I might get one since I only have a two car garage.
Well I put the lift in myself. I bought the lift used for about $1500 and spent $100 or so in materials to install it. I had my electrician neighbor wire up the 220 power for me.
As for clearance, the lift cam out of a shop and was an extra width and height model. It was about 12' 3" and I had to cut about 5" off of the top just to get the damn thing to clear! But it came out nice. Can't even tell it was ever modified.
I'll tell you what... It is an awesome thing to have. Just be prepared for every friend you have to call and want to put their car on your lift...
BTW, the one nice thing about a lift is when you are doing a big car project for someone and need the additional parking space (to get your car out of a snow storm let's say) this is all you have to do:
(this was from the end of 2009)
jonnyboygt4":e55mmd0u said:
CMS-GT4":e55mmd0u said:
If you find black lugnuts that don't scrape each time you take them off, please let me know.
bah id like to know also...lol I bought 2 different sets and they both flaked off...
The ones I got from wheel dude seem to be ok, but I've only pulled them off a few times so far.
And just for you Frantz, here's a pic of my "shop" side of my garage. Kind of dirty (notice my friend's white DSM bumper on the ground in the background), but I've been busy with school and my friend's car and parts are still taking up space, among other things. I hope to get her cleaned up this weekend and I'll take a few more pics. What I forgot to include in the pic is my sink and air compressor... I'll also be doing up upgrades to the shop relatively soon to include a shop heater (already plumbed for 220 and natual gas) and a storage loft.