Auto lifts and broncos.

[bax]

I recently installed a 2 post lift. When lifting the bronco I did notice that there are few good places to lift it from. There are a few flat spots on the frame but they are not in a good balance point for lifting. Am i missing something? Where do you guys with lifts pick them up from? My next build may incorporate 4 good lifting places.

 

[Viperwolf1]

Under the radius arms and under the front hangers for the rear springs.

 

[bax]

I am sure the radius arms are strong enough but what if i want to work on the suspension? need the front to droop? Rear hangers are good but the lift pads will get in the way of messing with the springs.

 

[Revelation]

Rear forward spring hanger and the radius arm bracket is what I have used in the past.

 

[BroncoDawg]

With these short broncos, be damm sure to use a bracing pole from the ground to the front bumper. Removed the rear axle once while on a lift and the minute the axle weight was gone, so was the Bronco. Luckily grabbed the rear bumper just in time and held it down to keep the bronco from landing on it's nose! Spooky!!!

Ditto on lifting locations.

 

[BroncoWanted]

X3 or 4 whatever on lifting points. Only place I could get semi balanced. Make sure to use safety stands front and rear on the rails because it will tip pretty easy and make you think it's gonna fall whether it is or not.

 

[73stallion]

i've thought about building an adapter to lift from the #2 body mount, the one underneath the front floors. few inches forward of the radius arm mounts, and gives you freedom to work on the suspension. also, what if you have extended arms? can't rack it by the arm brackets anymore.

 

[bax]

I do have extended arms and a heaver 400 up front. I did jack it up using the front arms but with the round (Tubing) arms it was kind not a good idea. I did think about making some special pads that fit in the lift arms and go around the tubing. Sort of a cradle design. The rear spring perches are still a little forward of what I am comfortable with.

 

[kyle]

Like what's written above, I usually go to the front spring hanger in the rear and near the radius arm bracket in the front.

No matter how many times you take it up or down throughout the day remember to double check your lift points or you might end up with an embarassing/dangerous moment like I did. I watched this do a slow roll off.

 

[SpareParts]

Same as everybody else, I do use the 2nd body mount if I'm going to work on the front susp. I have the Forward brand lift and the riser extensions are round with plugs that fit in to the holes of the arms, so I just leave the pads off of the front arms and put the body bolt into the hole. On the rear I use the leaf spring hanger like everyone else has said. If I'm not working on the susp. I do put the front arms under the ext. radius arms as far forward as the arms will reach and to the same to the rear under the leaf springs themselves. This gives you a pretty stable lift as the arms are spread out almost to the axles.

David

 

[surfer-b]

be damm sure to use a bracing pole from the ground to the front bumper.

This is what I do, it may get in the way a little but it really make things stable.

 

[FRANKO289]

drive-on for two-post lift ....

http://www.mohawklifts.com/wp/consumer/browse-lifts/lift-options/2-post/

 

[NY-Bronco]

Nice to know that I am not the only one. I had a good wet your pants episode hanging off the rear bumper to keep the thing from tipping over not once but twice. ;D

 

[bowhunter]

I have a 2 post lift and the way I do it....after trial and error....is in front of rear spring hangers (as mentioned earlier) and then adding a spacer on the front lift arms. Get the arms on the inside of the radius arms (without the lift pad), then add the extension and the pad and swing the arms back towards you and position as far forward as you can on the frame. This will give you another 10-12" of balance and it makes me feel way more comfortable underneath it. If I am going to be tugging on anything underneath, I will ratchet strap the rear down to the lift and sometimes the front.

You can never be too safe!!

 

[73stallion]

drive-on for two-post lift ....

http://www.mohawklifts.com/wp/consumer/browse-lifts/lift-options/2-post/

those are real nice, we had them at the honda dealer where i worked. sometimes they were more of a pain than anything else though, lot of times the exhaust or something wanted to get caught on them. you lift by your rocker panels, or get it under the frame?

 

[OX1]

drive-on for two-post lift ....

http://www.mohawklifts.com/wp/consumer/browse-lifts/lift-options/2-post/

Aren't those still going to hit the radius arms?