09-LP560 Report post Posted October 12, 2009 Anyone have advise on pit lifts are they ok to use for long periods of time when storing a car? Need feedback on the different types of car lifts. My garage height is to low to dbl stack vehicles so just looking to get the car off the cold garage floor this winter. Here is a pic of the car and where I am looking to lift it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmr Report post Posted October 12, 2009 Wouldnt just putting the tires on carpet be suffice to keep the tires from dry rotting and/or flat spotting? This is what I have done in the past and do on my bike also. Just my .02. or how about these Dollys Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jota Report post Posted October 13, 2009 IMO the best thing to use are chassis stands. This unweights the suspension and prevents flat spotting the tires. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty007 Report post Posted October 13, 2009 I agree with Jota getting the car on some sort of chassis frame/lift would be the best. It is what I do for my bikes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbuff Report post Posted October 14, 2009 It is called 4 jack stands... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbuff Report post Posted October 14, 2009 You can also get these plastic curved tire stands, which distribute the weight of the tires better with the cars sitting on them. But, I doubt that they actually work.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBrown Report post Posted October 14, 2009 It is called 4 jack stands... Yep, this should work just fine Some would say a little unstable but would work nonetheless. Jack the car up, put the jack stands on the frame, leave for the winter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jota Report post Posted October 15, 2009 You can also get these plastic curved tire stands, which distribute the weight of the tires better with the cars sitting on them. But, I doubt that they actually work.... The problem with that is that they don't unweight the suspension which you want to do in long term storage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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