Looking to get a single post lift for my garage.

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Check with various lift manufacturers. Make sure made in the Good old USA. No China lifts, but assembled US. Make sure your lift supports the suspension. I'm not sure if unipole lift's do that.

 

Has anyone tried the Tuxedo SP-6K single post lift ?


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I have one similar to it and it has served me well as a storage lift for several years. It only goes up/down 2x a month for the car stored up high though, so I can't comment on longevity of components. It certainly appears much beefier than my 4-post, even though it supports 1/2 the weight though. I like it as it has a solid platform between the ramps so if a car's not up there, you can put quads or attic storage, etc. (the thing I didn't like about the tuxedo was the lack of the solid. supportable, platform between ramps. I don't know if this has since changed or not, but I couldn't get that then.)

It's probably not fit for any mechanical work on the lifted car (have a 12k, 9' wide 4-post for that) and as storage. But for just storing a car, it's fantastic. Note, I wouldn't use this for a daily-driver underneath though as the single post gets in the way of wife/kids opening passenger side doors. https://www.fastequipment.net/products/gtx-single-post-storage-lift/

 

I have an American Custom Lifts Single post M1 6.5 I put in my garage in 2021.

https://aclifts.com/lifts/m-1-single-post-car-lift/

Amazing piece of equiment that im so happy i pulled the trigger on. Its a substantial piece of harware. My garage space was high, but the layout wasnt particularly deep or wide. This was the only thing that made sense. Its wonderful as a parking lift and I give it an 8/10 as a maintenance lift. However what I am able to safely still do for work on my car is very invaluable. It gets regular use to its full height every week, as well as parking a daily driver under it (and rolling over the base) and has been maintenance free so far. The Ferrari and M3 have no problem clearing over the base


Great networked company did the install, lift is made in USA and support was excellent through the whole process. I have heard the prices have gone up significantly since i ordered mine in late 2020. Happy to answer any questions about it

 

Looks great!
What was needed for install?
Did they need to drill deep into the concrete?
Can you PM me price and installation?


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I have the same lift from American Custom Lifts. Had it installed over 7 years ago. As Aerosurfer said it's commercial grade equipment and has been performing flawlessly since the installation. Would recommend the lift and the company highly without reservation.

 

Happy to post it for all to utilize..

Mine sits on a standard 4" slab concrete. My house is not a post-tension slab. They used 10 anchor bolts in securing the base to the concrete. The lift itself weighs about 4000lbs.

The install company was picked from ACL, I didn't shop around. Lift was sent to them and they did the install in about 7 hours. I had previously modified the garage door already and had installed the side shaft opener. My house was a former model home, so I had an old 220v A/C line and dedicated breaker that was no longer in use, I was able to do the electrical myself an simply reroute the line overhead and put a new outlet in the ceiling right above the lift. All in cost for me was just under $12k. The lift at the time was $8500, with another $1200 for freight, the rest was install, garage door mods and materials.

The installers showed up with 3 guys and a forklift. It was a treat watching them thread the needle of postioning the main post and assemble and place the components.

There is no doubt i love the utility of the lift. But also how little space it actually takes up. When raised, i have about 80" of clearance below at its lowest point, usually the left rear corner has the most flex. Yes there is built in sag with the design cantilever (kick, as i was told its called). Anyways, its great underneath, no one has to worry about hitting anything else when up, the kids can ride or play in the garage safely too. Its not an annoyance in any form for other reasons. The base plate and column support really has a small footprint. Pictures on their website show others have recessed it into the floor for even smaller area.

My garage isnt exaclty the same as many of the ACL catalog photos... its messy, used to store stuff for a young family of 4 and all kinds of sport equipment, plus shop tools. It still works perfectly. I do love the looks i get from people passing by as well. It was a huge hit decorated up at Halloween too!

Only a few downsides i can think of...

I am limited to what work I can do on vehicles. I did motor mounts on the MB, using an underhoist support jack, but that was really as far as i was comfortable going with a potential weight shift. I have had my car on Jackstands on the lift, but it was more as a way to "put the car away" as it was a multi day job i was doing, than working with it in the air. So suspension work is pretty much out of the question. But other undercarraige work and maintenance is good to go. No center bridge jack is availabe for this lift.

Its not really portable. And likely not all that attractive to resell. If we move, it will probably stay with the house, hopefully as a selling point. Ironically if i had a better layed out garage this wouldn't have been the lift I would have needed.

The aluminum ramps are big and heavy (in a good way). I no longer leave them attached in the air, so they take up a good bit of room elsewhere in the garage.
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I also have the American custom lifts 6.5. It’s an absolute marvel of engineering. I had mine recessed into the concrete so no hump to drive over for the bottom car. Mine was installed earlier this year in January. Cost has gone up, mine was 16,000.
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I have the 4.5 model and love it. Fantastic product. Great customer service as well.

A couple of items to consider:
1) I got the version with a flatter base. I am glad that I did as some low profile vehicles might need the extra clearance. There was an extra charge for the flatter base but well worth it in my opinion.
2) as others have mentioned, the ramps were very big and heavy. To be honest, I did not like them. I ended up returning them and buying a set of smaller Race Ramps that work great and are very light and easy to handle / storage.

Highly recommend this lift. Works great, looks cool and maximizes the space.



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Can you post some pictures of the race ramps? Installed and with the Aluminum ones, if you still have them.

 

And where you purchased them too please.


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Race ramps can be purchased off Amazon…make sure they are longer 3-4 feet for low front end cars.


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My garage is a bit short (HOA restrictions) so I got a short race ramp that is designed as a trailer ramp extension. I glued a piece of wood to fill the gap. Despite the fact that they are shorter and the angle is more pronounced, I have no issues getting the low profile cars on the platform.

I don’t have pictures of the metal ramps, they did not last long.



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I know this is a very old thread, but if you have a big garage, I say you go for one made by Ideal. This one is mobile and low profile, meaning it should be easy to install in your garage. The lift rise height is 72". Hope this helps.