I have a 2 post lift in my garage now and I'm gonna put the truck up on it. I looked thru owners manual last night and couldn't find anything about it, so does anybody know where the center of gravity on the truck is? ('07 QC LB 4x4) I'd like to have it as centered as possible, just to make sure. Not worried about the lift, but that's a lotta freakin weight up there. Thanks!

Brian

 

I'd worry about the lift.If your worried about the center of gravity double check specs on your lift and how its installed.Lota shops out there are not equiped to lift these trucks.

 

Pull up just far enough to clear the post when you open the door and you'll be good

 

Ok. I'm not so much worried bout the lift, rated for 10k and set up right, that's just a lot of weight to have off balance.

 

If you have weighed the font and rear axles independently, you could calculate it exactly as long as you have the numbers and the wheelbase.

 

I figured it out...seems to be pretty neutral balanced here...sure is fun having a lift! Makes changing shocks and oil and rotating tires and whatnot a breeze!

Brian

 

For all of us that don't have a lift or live close enough to you to become friends and use yours we all hate you.

Just kidding just a bit jealous. Glad it's working out for you.

 

that looks like my lift an prov10

 

Using numbers from my truck, front axle #4300, rear axle #2880, the center of gravity is 64.375 (+/-) behind the front axle. Looks pretty close to the lift picture .

 

a lift!?!? I don't remember you telling me about that! I'm jealous! leo.. ya u know who.

 

Two things, Thats a bendpak, MAKE SURE you keep the locks adjusted correctly! It makes for a hairy situation! Secondly, Those pads while for the most part are secure they will slide if the get grease on them or your out of balance... Not so much centered in the lift but the back higher than the front!

I had a guy set one on my lift and it fell about .5 seconds after I walked out from under the truck! I'm still pretty skiddish and somewhat scared of a 2 post lift! Our's isnt set as secure as i would like in the first place!

What type of floor do you have, how deep and type on concrete?

 

Yep, it's a bendpak. Everything seems to be pretty square on it. fronts and rears touch about the same time, rears slightly later cause of the rake of the truck, so the lift is pretty dang square. The concrete is 4k, or 4500#, and is 4" thick for the floor, except for the area where the lift is which is about a 4' x 4' section that's about 12" thick with rebar underneath, so the floor is built well. The lift doesn't really move at all, other than the arms rock just a little bit inside the towers, but the towers don't move at all. I lifted the truck about a foot a few times and moved it around a few times before I finally found a place where I'm happy with the balance. As far as the pads go, they seem to be fine, I ran it up and down a bunch of times so far doing random things, and it hasn't moved. I'll keep the grease thing in mind tho, as the lift has only been installed for about 2 months, if that, so everything is still really clean. All my other garages in the past have been somewhat messy, but I make it a point that any time I do anything in this garage, no matter how tired I am, to put all tools away and clean everything up when I'm done. It's easier to spend 10 minutes doing it now than spending hours after it builds up for a while. Even have a mop and bucket for the floor, lol! Hope everyone's having a good one,

Brian

 

Sweet lift, and great set up.

 

I've got the next best thing, a neighbor with a lift. Yes, they do come in handy.

 

In '95 the truck shop putting the bumper, boards, and hitch on my 1 wk old dually crew Ford lost it off their 2 post lift and destroyed the new boards. Just a word of caution.
Bob