That was the thread that caused me to lift the SUV. That said, I would never use the lift for anything more than my bike, I have a 4 ton lift and stands just for my vehicles.

So I guess I should have added... Conducted on a closed course by professionals, DO NOT try this at home, death or injury may result....

 

Thanks for the reply, heading to Lowes to get the longer bolts and just go from there! This is effectively the start of epoxy painting my lowers...so I'm two steps behind! lol

 

Did the mod to the HF jack, works great. Thanks for the excellent info! I'm a little concerned about pinching the cable/line shown in photo 2. Should I be concerned? Or no worries? Thanks!

Mod done


Should this be pinching here?

 

I had the same scenario. Most folks I talk to don't worry about those cables. But I didn't really like it being that close and plus I like enough clearance under the case to spot oil leaks when I have it up.

So I put 1/2" plywood spacers on mine before I bring it up. One on each frame tube at front and one below the trans mount area. I also cut strips of leather to keep it from sliding. Bike holds real tight on mine. Here's a pic.

 

lmgdao

 

For the record, I have grade 8 1/2"x6" bolts and I can assure you there is no flex. We're lifting 650#-700# max.

If you chose to stick with the stock diameter bolt which was in the neighborhood of 11-12mm then you MIGHT see some flex.

I drilled out all necessary holes to accept a 1/2" bolt.

I currently have my bike sitting on the modded lift for well over a week now and it's still in the same position I left it.

As far as the clutch cable is concerned, I experienced the same scenario with it getting pinched between the lift and the motor. I relocated the clutch cable to run along the frame rail so this won't happen again.

 

Double post

 

Well, Hell Vic, if surviving a 5.9 earthquake and lifting a 4200 lb vehicle doesn't convince them, I don't know what would....

 

Vic--With all due respect, I have to call BS on your statement, which is patently false. You may not see the bolts bending. But you can see the channels twisting. And you could check this, yourself, w/ a straightedge layed across the two channels.

 

Let's get real here, there is nowhere near enough flex, if any, to be of concern. At least not on the Sears Red Lift, if you are using any other lift, you are on your own, I have not tested any other lift.

You might see a very slight flex, but did you really expect to lift 600 lbs and not have a slight amount of flex, get real if you thought that. There is a certain amount of flex designed into it.

What Vic was referring to was the bolts, there is no flex in those, at least not any you can see with the naked eye.

As you can see in the pic I posted above, even lifting well over 1000 lbs the frame does not flex to any discernible amount.

These lifts will easily hold your bike and then some, but if you do not feel confident in them, do not use them.

Arguing about this is just silly and frankly, pointless.