Lift for 612

Like a portable service lift? I just bought the Quick Jack 5000TL as recommended by others here. It's collapsed height is 3.0" vs. the others from Quick Jack at 3.5" I believe there is a TLX for extended WB. It's on Amazon and arrived within a few days. However, if you go to their website, there is a page that helps you calculate which one works best and see accessories. It works great for the 308 which is crazy low, and even better for my other cars. Plenty of room underneath and surprisingly solid. Car doesn't budge on it - at all. Only trade-off is the videos make it look portable and easy to stow on the wall but each lift is pretty hefty and I would struggle having to cart these around mt crowded garage. So they'll probably remain on the ground. You'll need a few quarts of hydraulic fluid. O'Reilly sells it. Works on standard household outlet (120V).

 

Yep. Those are on my list, too. But I figured these are indispensable and I can even use them in the driveway if I need to. I’m probably going to get a 4-post like the Bendpak Grand Prix lift and then either the Max Jax or a full rise 2-post service lift. Otherwise two 4-post lifts will take the entire floor area.

But I’m glad I bought this first as it provides so much flexibility in the short term.


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Among the best tools I have ever purchased and can 100% recommend is the Quickjack 7000TL. If you have space for a legitimate 2 or 4-post lift then disregard. If not, the Quickjack is a really useful tool for getting your car in the air so that working on and under it is easy. It offers a legitimate ~20 inches of clearance under the car which makes work comfortable and easy while using a creeper. The Quickjack 5000 is a little cheaper and would likely work just as well for your 612. Look for the frequent bundle deals at Costco. I went with the 7000TL version so that I could also lift my F-150 without worry. I used additional safety jacks at first, but the Quickjack has proven to be extremely strong and stable, so I generally don't use additional safety equipment. Each Quickjack unit is really heavy (lift with your legs and not your back!) and awkward to position, but I have found a method that works for me and now I think it's pretty easy. I store them on the proprietary storage hooks when not in use, and that keeps them flush with the wall where they take up very little space in the garage. A super useful tool purchase if you work on your own cars and don't have room for a proper lift, and works perfectly with the 612.
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Ha, you also kept those wood sheets that they pack it with! Me too!

I would have gone with the heavier lift ones also but they are 3.5” tall when fully collapsed vs. the 3” of the 5000. The 308 is lowered so far that the 5000 just slides under the pinch weld without lift blocks. After it’s positioned under the frame, I need to squeeze a piece of 2x4 inside the trays as a lift block.


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612 sits fairly low but doesn't have pinch welds, so there is sufficient clearance for the 3.5in tall lift. But it is somewhat tight. I use the low-profile rubber blocks with hockey pucks placed on top, lined-up with the forward and rear lift points on the car. On the 612, the rear lift points consist of a metal plate with a rectangular depression. I used a saber-saw to shape the hockey pucks to fit into that depression. The whole setup is very stable and really does the trick. Yep, the plywood sheet helps protect my garage floor. The lifts are so heavy that they would badly scratch the epoxy floor coating if I didn't use some kind of shoring.