32 buying guides, comparisons, how-tos and calculators.
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Two-post and four-post lifts compared on BendPak's and Atlas's published figures: ceiling, slab and anchors, footprint, the work each is for, storage and price.
ALI certification from the Automotive Lift Institute's own pages: the standard, the Gold Label, the directory, the marks that do not count, and the home lifts that claim it.
Every model in ALI's directory of certified lifts, searchable, plus the 34 lifts in our guides checked against it. Seven are listed.
Four names on every lift page, compared on published specs, manuals, concrete and power rules, ALI statements, warranty and price. Two of them are the same company.
Eight two-post lifts from $1,989 to $6,295, each with its column height, rise, slab and power requirements and what the maker says about ALI certification.
Nine four-post lifts from $2,888 to $6,095, with column height, runway and overall length, power and the caster kits, ramps and jack trays that come in the box.
Seven cabinets from a $130 benchtop to a $440 cabinet with a dust collector, each with media capacity, air demand, window size, doors and nozzle set from its listing.
Ten lifts from $1,300 to $6,095 sorted by the garage they fit: ceiling height, slab, power and the work, with every figure from the maker or the listing.
Seven hoists and five levelers, with the four boom ratings every 2-ton hoist carries, leg clearance, folding, casters and the engine weights the makers publish.
Six engine stands from $72 to $190: capacity, rotating head, mounting arms, casters, folded width, and the maker engine weights to size them against.
Ten floor jacks from $46 to $378, each with capacity, minimum and maximum saddle height, weight and whether its listing claims ASME PASE or PALD.
Seven stands and one jack-and-stand, each with capacity (per pair or per stand), height range, base size, lock type and the standard its maker names.
Nine creepers and seats from $30 to $95, with length, ground clearance, capacity, caster size and whether it folds into a seat.
Nine lifts from a $56 scissor jack to a $1,750 pneumatic table, with capacity, lift range, platform size and the air or hydraulics each needs.
Five ceiling storage systems from $146 to $350: deck size, rated and tested load, crank or drill, safety lock and what the listing says about joists.
Seven washers from a $79 benchtop to a $495 40-gallon tub, with tank, pump flow, lid and the one instruction the makers all give: the solvent the label allows.
Nine lifts that move: QuickJack frames, the MaxJax two-post and the VEVOR, Albott and XK pad lifts, with rise, lowered height, power and the slope limits their listings give.
Eight scissor lifts from $1,898 to $4,499: 39 to 76 inches of rise, manual or electric release, 110 or 220 V, mobile or fixed, with every figure from the maker or the listing.
