Two-Post Lifts
Autostacker vs. Two-Post Lifts
Two-post lifts are shop legends for a reason. They’re strong, versatile and built to put serious vehicles in the air. BendPak offers models with capacities reaching 18,000 lbs., so there’s no shortage of muscle. That raises a fair question: if a two-post lift can handle that kind of weight and leaves plenty of room underneath, why bother with a dedicated parking lift?
Because lifting a vehicle and storing one are two very different jobs.
A two-post lift is designed for service. Get the vehicle up, open up the undercarriage and get to work. What it isn’t designed for is stacking vehicles for storage. Parking another vehicle underneath a raised two-post lift means using the equipment outside its intended purpose, and that can create unnecessary risk while potentially voiding warranty coverage.
Sure, you may know someone who’s been doing it for years. That doesn’t make it the right way to do it.
If you want to wrench, a two-post lift is tough to beat. If you want to stack cars and reclaim valuable garage space, use a lift engineered specifically for parking. That’s where Autostacker comes in.
Safety Over Convenience
Using any vehicle lift safely starts with using it for the job it was designed to do. Two-post lifts are outstanding service tools, giving technicians open access to the wheels, suspension and undercarriage. But when the goal is long-term vehicle storage, a purpose-built parking lift is the better tool for the job.
That distinction matters. Two-post lifts require proper lifting-point placement, correct vehicle balance and the right adapters for the vehicle being raised. Those procedures are essential every time the lift is used, regardless of brand or certification.
Autostacker takes a different approach. Its full-width platform supports the vehicle by the tires, making it purpose-built for parking and storage. Drive on, raise the platform and put that vertical garage space to work. There’s no need to locate chassis lifting points or position lifting arms because that simply isn’t how Autostacker operates.
That doesn’t make one style of lift better than the other. It makes them specialists. A quality two-post lift is built for vehicle service and repair. Autostacker is built to turn one parking space into two.
Use the right lift for the right job, follow the manufacturer’s operating procedures and enjoy what each design does best.
