We are looking to add a lift to the place where the cars are kept. It has 9ft. ceilings. I know that's low but, as my dad says, a car off the ground at all is better than on. Is anyone using a lift in a garage with ceilings that low? If so, which style? Thank you.
i don't know of a lift that will fit 9' ceilings. what do you want it for, what kind of work? you could maybe get by with making permanet ramps and a platform kinda like an above grade oil change pit. but think a comercial lift would be dumb in that aplication. unless you put it out side. this a home garage or what?
Thank you. I will search there. It will be for building/restoration type work. It is in my dad's building seen below. There will be a new "work room" built in there.
That is where you park finished cars. I think a rotisserie would be better if that is all you have to work with, but I would put up a new steel 20 x 25 with 14' ceilings for real work.
do not know the correct name, but there are movable drive up ramps out there. Wow, nice cars to have to work on. Just collect them or do all of the work on them?
This is all we have to work with. Work room in progress. I will post pictures soon. It looks like a bomb went off in there now. My dad works on them. This is his place.
I had a similar problem with low ceiling in my shop. I went with a Norco 2 1/2 ton air jack and a couple of very tall Norco jack stands. Then went and got a bones creeper. I'm able to lift my F100 30" off the floor and though I get kind of sea-sick on the creeper (nothing wrong with the creeper it's the chemo screwing with my brain LOL) but it really is a nice working height for me.
You dad has a really nice place and good taste in cars. The floor is cleaner than my garage was when I built it. I am impressed. Matt
If there's nothing above you bump the ceiling in a small area by boxing the rafters. Being able to bury a foot of the car's roof will make all the difference at that height range. Good luck
I would go with a 2-post lift not a drive on style,so you can get the wheels off the car,very universal and dont take up as much room, and boxing in above the cieling is a very good idea looks like you will have enough room to lift a car and get under it now ,but you can never have to much room
That building looks to have a flat roof so building a box up in the celing for a car to lift up into on a hoist is probably out of the question.
I have 9ft ceilings and have a scissor lift that raises 3ft. It has a hydraulic unit with lines that are about 10 ft long that go to the hydraulic cylinder. It works great. These lifts are about 2 1/2 ft wide and 6 ft long and about 3 inches high when collapsed. They have swing arms and the frame pads are removable. They are used at some tire stores to change tires and are also used at body shops to do work on the lower side panels. I bought mine used on craigslist for $400. To find one I would search the internet for automotive scissor lift. I don't know the manufacturer but if I find a tag on mine I will send you the info.
Actually, there is another floor above that so we couldn't go up anyways. It's sounding like the scissor lift is the way to go. Thank you. I will post some pictures when done.
I have a lift in a garage with a 12 foot ceiling, and that allows me to place one car up and one underneath. You won't be able to do that with a 9 foot ceiling, but I agree with your Dad that getting a car up in the air makes it a lot easier to work on.
i have a friend with a Direct Lift and a 9 foot ceiling. not only can you not store another car under it , you can not stand up straight while working underneath it.you are either hunched over , which gets very uncomfortable after a while , or you have to sit on a stool
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