<VV> Re: Lift flippin' Corvairs

[Robert Marlow, Vairtec Corp.]

At 12:22 PM 12/2/2004, RoboMan91324@aol.com wrote:

>Anyway, with so much weight in the rear of our Corvairs, is it possible to 
>have a similar problem if the pads are poorly placed?

Yes!  A Corvair placed on such a lift (or, truth be told, any lift that 
lifts the frame rather than the wheels or suspension points) can flip off 
the lift backwards if the front suspension crossmember is removed.  Using 
the lift at Ableson's Automotive I was able to demonstrate this by lifting, 
with one finger, the front end of a Corvair on the lift with the 
crossmember removed.  Would not have wanted to remove the fuel tank at that 
point...

Robert W. Marlow
Vairtec@optonline.net 
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