QUOTE(Bartlett 914 @ Feb 18 2018, 01:48 PM)
You can do more using a 2 post. 4 post is better for storing a car. How would you do a brake job using a 4 post and all wheels are under load? I made the mistake of getting a lift with cables and a hose on the floor (it has a cover / ramp). This gets in the way a lot more than I like. Think moving a transmission jack from front to rear.
Simple. you raise the car on the 4 post
slide two heavy 2"x2"x7' steel square tubes under the car frame with wooden blocking under both ends of the tubes.
Lower the 4 post
your car is suspended in the air.
I agree that a 2 post is more convenient if dropping an engine frequently.
Or working on suspension/brake bits.
But dropping an engine can be done with a 4 post if you are careful and safe.
I have learned the uses of my 4 post are only limited by my imagination...
Back my pick-up bed under it to unload a motor.
Split a Tractor to change out the torque tube.
Work on other stuff- tractors, zero turns, etc.
Store all sort of stuff on it- lawnmowers, welder, boxes of parts etc...
Changing an engine...I put some jackstands under the car before getting underneath it...
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