BendPak HDS-14LSXE: the alignment rack with thirty inches added, plus rolling jacks and the airline kit

This is the long-wheelbase version of BendPak's HDS-14 alignment lift, supplied as a package with rolling bridge jacks rated at 7,000 lbs and the integrated airline kit that feeds them. The lift is rated at 14,000 lbs. What sets the HDS-14LSXE apart from the standard-length rack is one number: the lift and its runways are both stretched by 30".

Thirty inches sounds like a detail. It is actually the entire reason this model exists, and it is also the reason it deserves a harder look at your bay than the standard version would.

What the extra 30 inches are for

A vehicle can only be aligned properly if all four wheels sit on the runways with the plates under them and nothing hanging off either end. Long-bed crew cabs, extended-length vans, stretched sedans and limousines routinely defeat a standard-length rack — not because it cannot carry the weight, but because the wheelbase runs out of runway. Adding 30" to the runways moves that limit out far enough to take vehicles a standard rack simply turns away.

The knock-on benefit applies to ordinary vehicles too. On a rack sized close to the vehicle, the technician is working in whatever space is left over. On a longer one there is room in front of and behind the wheels to get a creeper, a light and a set of hands into position without shuffling the vehicle first.

Thirty inches of rack is also thirty inches of building

This is the part to settle before you order, and it is the buyer's responsibility rather than ours. The extra length has to exist on the floor, and it has to exist twice over: once for the rack, and again at the approach end so a long vehicle can be driven on straight rather than swung in. A bay that comfortably holds a standard alignment rack will not automatically hold this one, and the difference is not something to establish by eye on delivery day.

BendPak's installation and operation manual and specification sheet for this model publish the actual footprint, the drive-through clearance, the runway length, the rise and the slab thickness and strength required for anchoring. We hold both documents and will send them before you buy. This listing does not restate those figures, and we would rather give you the manufacturer's own numbers than a paraphrase of them. Check the ceiling as well as the floor: the constraint is the vehicle's roof at full rise, not the top of the columns.

The runways are stretched, so the loading changes too

Runway length is what a low, long vehicle actually experiences as it drives on. A longer runway means a shallower effective approach and more room to straighten up before the wheels reach the plates, which is a real advantage with low front air dams and long overhangs — exactly the vehicle types this model is built for. The trade, again, is floor space, and it is a trade rather than a free upgrade.

Rolling jacks on a longer rack

The bridge jacks included in this package span the runways and lift the wheels clear of them, rated at 7,000 lbs, with multiple safety-lock positions and stackable pad adapters for pick-up points that sit high. On a rack this long that capability is worth more than it is on a short one: a long vehicle on a long rack is awkward to move, so being able to do the brake, hub, tyre and suspension work in place, without transferring the vehicle to a second lift and then re-checking the alignment, removes the most tedious part of the job.

The airline kit is the piece that makes the jacks pleasant to use rather than merely possible. It secures the jacks' air supply to the underside of the runways and routes it along them, so the line travels with the jack instead of lying across the bay floor where it can catch a plate or be driven over.

Perfect for

• Shops that regularly see long-wheelbase trucks, crew cabs and extended vans and are tired of turning them away.
• Limousine and specialist livery operators maintaining their own vehicles.
• Dealership groups whose franchise mix includes long-bed and extended models.
• Fleet workshops where vehicle length is the constraint rather than vehicle weight.
• High-volume alignment bays that simply want more working room around the vehicle.

What this listing says is included

• The HDS-14LSXE alignment lift, extended in overall length and runway length by 30", with turn plates and slip plates.
• Rolling bridge jack capability rated at 7,000 lbs, with multiple safety-lock positions and stackable pad adapters.
• The AK-14 integrated rolling bridge airline kit, mounted under the runways.

The copy names the components but does not state how many bridge jacks ship. Get that number confirmed on your order rather than assumed.

Package at a glance

Get this in writing before you order

This listing is titled with the bridge jack designation RBJ7000, while the manufacturer's package description carried further down this same page names the jack by a different code, and a third BendPak listing for the same class of jack uses a third. Bridge jacks are matched to a specific lift series and runway spacing, so ask us to confirm the exact jack part number that ships against this package before you order and we will put it on the order in writing, together with the quantity.

Certification, stated plainly

This listing makes no certification claim, and inventing one would not help you. Whether that matters depends entirely on who is asking: most private and independent workshops are never required to produce anything, while certain insurance policies, fleet standards, franchise programmes and local authorities require a specific third-party lift-safety listing before a lift can be signed into service. Those rules name a document rather than a manufacturer. If you are subject to one, ask us in writing which conformity documents accompany this model and we will get them from BendPak before you commit.

Shipping and delivery

This item ships free within the lower 48 states, so there is nothing to add at checkout. Expect a crated shipment on a standard trailer. Unloading is the receiver's job: either a forklift rated for a crated four-post rack of this length, or collection from the carrier's local terminal, which is usually the easier route because the terminal has the machinery and the space already. A residential delivery address carries a residential fee, added at checkout when it is selected.

Check the freight before you sign for it — crate damage, bent or gouged steel, banding that has moved, oil traces. Note anything you find on the bill of lading in front of the driver and take photographs. Signing clean is the carrier's proof that the load arrived intact.

Warranty

BendPak publishes a written warranty document for its products and we keep the current version on file rather than a summary; ask for it before ordering if the terms matter to your decision. Regardless of brand, one rule applies to hydraulic lifts: do not dismantle a power unit, cylinder, cable assembly or lock before a warranty claim has been opened. Stripping a part is usually read as modifying it, and cover goes with it. Photograph the fault, take the serial number off the column, and speak to us first.