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Old 05-22-2002, 08:13 PM
Bill Wells Bill Wells is offline
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my 4 poster is under a 9-1/2' ceiling. i just measured my 'safety stop' maximum for the cobra. with no top on the car , the lift raises 60 inches from the floor to the safety stop. the cross rails are 4"high, so therefor the bottom of the tires are 64" off the ground (ie, parked on the ramps/rails). plenty of room to work under the car. if you are 7' tall, then duck when underneath. that max lift position leaves me about 2" to the ceiling and it takes about 1-1/2" for my hoist to raise in order to 'release' the safety stops. so go slow and easy, a half inch to spare .

any car less than 60" tall at the highest point then would fit under the lift with the cobra on top. assuming your car's top most part of the windshield ht from the ground is the same as a SPF . a new model taurus fits underneath with a 1/2" to spare (moon roof can't be vented if so equipped) . many cars of that size should measure less than 60" tall (antennae excluded). my 01 mustang was lower in ht than the taurus but had an antennae that stuck up over the top of the car, so i cut it in half with no perceptable reception difference on fm and some in outlying areas on am.

see photos in my gallery. bill.
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