Review: BendPak Car Lift & Direct Lift Head-To-Head Comparison Test

May 05, 2010

BENDPAK VS. DIRECT LIFT COMPARISON - CLICK HERE

As we reported a couple months ago, we’re not afraid of a little friendly competition. So from time to time we pit our most popular car lifts against the other guys for a battle royale of automotive lifting metal. This one's been in the works for a while and we’re very pleased to bring you a new, comprehensive chapter on the Study in Lift Design website.

In this head-to-head challenge, we take a closer look at a lift we’ve heard quite a bit about, the Direct-Lift Pro-Park 8 Plus. We wanted to see how our lifting solution would stand up, but unfortunately BendPak doesn’t manufacture an 8,000-lb. four-post lifting solution at this time. So we improvised a 9,000-lb. HD-9XW car lift. To keep things fair, capacity is NOT included anywhere in our overall determination. We’re only looking things like build-quality and engineering--traits that would be consistent throughout an entire series of lift products at every weight capacity.

When deciding which lift to purchase, price is probably one of the bigger concerns on your mind. But if you take a good look at the new study, you might just discover that it’s a better idea to pay a little extra for a better lift, even if it gives you a bit more lifting power than you need.