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Does anyone have any recommendations on four point car lifts or other lifts that will work well for our M3Ws?

I'm tired of having nightmares where the rear wheel rolls off the 2x4.

Thanks!

I guess the dealers must have a lifting beam topped with rubber that goes under rear of the car and picks up the car lift at the outside of the car

My dealer uses a very typical four point lift. The two in front under the frame cross members and the two in the rear under the rear most cross piece. As for the rear wheel they let it drop. It only goes so far. When replacing the rear tire, sprocket, belt most of the work is done with the car low to the ground anyway.

It's a very straight forward way to deal with this car and it works well. The only time you have to jack the thing into the sky is when you wish to remove the entire drive train which is not a job for the faint of heart.

That would work with a 2 post lift like I have.

The majority of private owners do not have the headroom for a two post in their garage and tend to use mid rise lifts that have two lifting platforms therefore a lifting beams would be need to bridge a lot of the more usual home lifts and in most bases both front and back.

I think the minimum height two post (with two adjustable lifting arms each side) is 9 Feet. I don't think I have seen anything less.

Cheers,

Not to thread jack, but I have a kwik-lift. Which is basically two big 16' steel ramps. Obviously meant for four wheeled vehicles. I drive my vehicles up on to it all the time, but I'm curious as to ideas for getting a three wheeler on to it.

How much can the front end be lifted before the back end actually contacts the ground. My initial idea is to drive the front wheels up on the ramps to get some clearance under the car. Then slide one of those smaller plastic ramps under the rear tire and use that to lift the back end up. With that in place I could then put one of the cross braces in place and use some stands to actually support the rear of the vehicle.

Then I could just jack the entire back end of the ramps up to get them in position. Anyone see any obvious failure points there? Please don't flame me for the dirty garage. I promise it'll be tidy by the time I get the three wheeler.

Here is my solution:

4" square 4 foot long fence post on a trolley jack under the back of the car in line with the end of the chassis.

Lift the car until a pair of axle stands will fit under each end of the post.

Now, at the front, jack up until another pair of stands will fit under the 2 chassis outriggers that the number plate bolts on to.

This is very stable and can be raised as far as the stands will go.

Mine sits like this all winter while I clean and tinker.

In the photo you can just see the fence post.

That is one clean machine !
Mine is distinctly agricultural in comparison.

Its only half done there!

Found a more recent shot.