Installing a two-post lift

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I'm not taking the car apart on a regular basis or anything, nor am I producing parts, but day to day when I drive my car I might hear a bang or feel something funny, and I'd like to lift the car and look around.

I found a two-post lift for sale on eBay:

My question is....how do you anchor this to the garage floor? Does one need to pull a permit to install something like this? For what it is worth, I have no idea about the strength of the concrete on my garage floor. I have the plans for the house, which was designed in 1961 and built in 1962-

Thanx in advance!

N!

I can't imagine that you would not need to anchor it, probably requires a 4" or 5" minimum slab underneath, ideally reinforced concrete.

A permit will depend on local laws.

Thanx Stan!

The plans of the house detail a 4 inch slab [basements in Flori-duh are also known as "indoor pools", since the water table is 60 cm below grade], and reinforcement bar.

I was just concerned while looking at that lift. It occurs to me that the threads on the anchors that the bolts that hold that thing upright while my 3350 pound 928 is up in the air would be the only things keeping it sitting on its ass or plowing forward into my tool bench. I'd prefer that that didn't happen; I suspect that both situations might mar the paint~

N!

I know Dave Tassinari installed two in his garage and they hold his 928s. At one point I had my Suburban on one, much heavier than a 928.

If you provide an email, I can drag Tass into the conversation, perhaps ideally here, so others can be informed on the requirements as well.

6" is the minimum slab depth, so you will need to cut a 3' X 3' square in the floor, dig it out, and repour a re-bar enforced slab 6" + deep. You can set your anchor bolts when you do this. Remember, you will be standing and sitting under this thing, with a one and a half ton plus car over your head. I wouldn't cut a single corner on this part. There is an extensive write up on RL, but I'm sure you can get it elsewhere. The best place to get the install info would be from the manufacturer.

linderpat;13945 wrote: 6" is the minimum slab depth.... The best place to get the install info would be from the manufacturer.

I agree that the manufacturer should be checked with, and you will find, as I advised that in some cases 4" is enough, such as this one: www.gregsmithequipment.com/Atlas-BP8000
"Requires a minimum of 4" of concrete with 3000 psi."