All good thoughts, thanks. I will be sure to share detail on what I end up doing. I’ve been thinking about what @jrsavoie said about cutting the bracket lengthwise and using it as a saddle - it’s an intriguing idea as well. I may do like he’s doing and grab a couple extra brackets from the junkyard to play with. I do like the simplicity of your cushioned bracket, plus they’re readily available.
I was following you, but I appreciate the clarification.
Well, I’ve never had a 2 post, though I’ve been in shops with one, but I think I would like the 2 post better. A 2 post would be in the way less as far as the ramps and stuff go. Also no need to jack a car up once it’s on a lift to service brakes, axles, etc. However, on the plus side, you can just drive on a 4 post and start lifting, no getting on your knees to set the arms. Also, mine has casters so when it’s not in use I can roll it out of the way.....or at least to another location. In the right situation a 4 post can be used for tiered car storage, too. In a perfect world a nice shop would have both kinds I think, but if I could have only one I’d probably go 2 post - I got a good deal on this and I can't really fit a 2 post in this barn....that will not be the case in my next barn.
Unfortunately, no. It’s basically the thing I already have. It has the wrong plugs. I even went to Dorman’s site and looked it up and it says it only works up through 96, yet everything I read says the new actuator came out in 98. So here I am stuck in 1997......
