I am having my 9000 lb. capacity two post lift installed in my shop today... is that going to be enough? It is questionable weather or not I can get full lift to where I can stand under it (12' 3" peak ceiling hight) but using the lift for tire changes, and exhaust work would be nice even if I have to tilt my head to the side If the published figures on hight I have seen are correct (6' 8") and ground clearance is measured from the lowest point, then I should be able to stand strait, being 5' 8" tall has it's advantages

Thanks for any information,

Keith

 

I'd be nervous putting one of these trucks up on a 9k lift myself. Especially in a larger truck like a CC/LB or a CC/SB. They're pushing 8k by themselves...

 

Well, no tools or people in it.... 1000 lbs. less than rated capacity of the lift? Not sure why that would be an issue.

Keith

 

See if theres a semi truck scale near you and weigh it. I weighed my old truck on a scale that a mill owns near us. It was a chevy avalanche and that weighed around 6900 lbs. Add on a diesel motor and straight axle with a longer bed. Its going to be close.

 

My buddy has a 10k two post and it's nerve wracking having my truck up in the air but we do it. I'd bet yours is heavier than mine. I'd like to have a drive on 4 post myself.

 

I personally wouldn't with my rig, CC/LB 4x4 with close to 800 lbs in tires and wheels alone.

 

I'll take it to the local truck scales, and let everyone know the verdict. Guys installing it said it wouldn't have any trouble, but I'm not risking myself, my truck, or my lift before I know for sure

Keith

 

It's not that they won't lift it or hold it, the thing is you have all of the weight on 2 posts. You start reefing on somthing and it dosn't take much to shake ther truck, plus how well is the weight centered. I wouldnt wanna do a clutch or somthing like that without a dead man under each corner of the frame.

 

another thing is which arms you got with it, the symetrical or Asymetrical??? with the Asymetrical you can use the longer arms toward the back of truck to center the weight on the posts better.

 

I have symmetrical.

Any consensus on jack stand ratings? I tried looking it up, and half of people say they are rated individually, and just as many people say they are rated for holding capacity for a pair. You can purchase high lift jack stands, but I need to know what capacity ratings are real. The "they are rated by the pair" camp is how I always assumed it was in the past.... but you can order a single jack stand by itself that is sold as a 6 ton jack stand... does that actually mean that it is 6 ton if you purchase two of them??? I am so confused by this right now!

Keith