question

[DENY 411]

I have a 28 roadster pick up.And I have a two post lift.It is very time consuming to get this thing lifted using the frame. Would it hurt to lift it using
the radius rods?

 

[rotorwrench]

The radius rods aren't all that heavy. Their only load is the push and pull the road & drive system puts on the axles. A lot of folks make their own adapters for the two post lifts.

 

[Jacksonlll]

No. No. Don’t use them. Supexr dangerous.
They are just light sheetmetal, probably rusted on the inside.

 

[DENY 411]

Thanks for the advice! I have a creeper and lots of time,Money, not so much!

 

[Keith True]

Those radius rods are pretty flimsy,as Rotorwrench says.They have seams,and are not welded the length of the seams.When they bend,they go quick.One minute the car is sitting on them,the next the car is sitting on the runningboards.Also,the radius rods are angled up,and the lift pads slide right up and squirt sideways with weight on them.I have 10 inch posts,the fronts go right at the side motor mounts,and the rears go under the frame right ahead of where the radius rods cross under it.I have an old inground lift that was installed in a Ford Garage in 1930.It has two four inch I beams,12 feet long,you just drove the car over it and pulled the lever.It picked up under the axles.I got it from the old Ford garage,the owner had worked on VW's for 35 years,it worked on them just like an A.I dug it up and never set it up.It's just too much work to set it up to save 10 minutes to pick up an A on my two post.

 

[monto]

Ditto ! Spend the extra time and stay alive..

 

[katy]

Here ya go:

 

[rotorwrench]

That's the cat's meow.

 

[DENY 411]

katy,
Wow I'm really impressed.Do you have some dimensions on this? I would like plans of this, to take to my friendly neighborhood welder and snake charmer.

 

[David R.]

Radius rods are hollow. Not designed to support vertical load. I have a bent one on my AA rear axle I have to replace.

 

[katy]

Don't blame me. I copied this off'n the web a coupla years ago.

Long rails and short interior cross bars are 2" OD, 3/16" wall, DOM.
Exterior cross bars are 1 1/2" x 3" rectangle tubing.
1 1/2" x 1 1/2" angle caps the ends at the bottom for addition strength.
Each sections weighs about 75+ pounds.
Probably some overkill designed in to it.