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Originally Posted by freakystyly
Pretty sure they're outlawed by OSHA for safety reasons in commercial settings. Might be different for personal use. It's a great idea in theory but a lot can go wrong.
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I don't think they're outlawed. Lots of (most?) semitruck/bus service stations use pits.
This is of course because it's not so easy to lift a 10+ tonne vehicle as it is to lift a car.
Also a pit is safer in lots of situations compared to a lift.
A lift can collapse, a vehicle can fall from a lift, and, in this instance, the bushings have to be torqued in the riding position: If you want to achieve that on a lift you have to put a lot of pressure under the wheel while the car is on the lift. That is a very dangerous situation.