The Challenger 12700-DPQC column component is the direct replacement for the Challenger lift it came off of. This is the genuine Challenger part — same fit and same working specification as the one already on your lift. Ordering the Challenger column component from us gets you the OEM piece that matches the lift, not an aftermarket knock-off that is close but not the same.

Specifications

• Part number: 12700-DPQC
• Brand: Challenger
• Type: Genuine OEM column component

The carriage is the steel weldment that rides up and down the column carrying the arms. It takes the full lifting load through its slide blocks and its arm pins, and it's where cracks and wallowed-out holes show up on a hard-worked lift. A carriage with an egg-shaped arm-pin bore lets the arm rock; slide blocks worn to nothing let the carriage ride steel on steel and cock in the column.

Related parts for this lift

The parts below are commonly ordered alongside this one — cables, sheaves, seals, and hardware wear on similar schedules, and most repairs go faster when the whole set is done in one visit.

• Challenger 12700-00 Column Bundle Cl12
• Challenger 12700LC-00 Column Bundle Cl12-Lc
• Challenger 12700LC-DPQC Column Bundle Cl12-Dpc-Qc-Lc
• Challenger 12700LC-QC Column Bundle Cl12-Qc-Lc
• Challenger 12700-QC Column Bundle Cl12-Qc-0

Replacing your column component

Carriage or arm work is heavier structural repair — pins, retainers, slide blocks, and load-bearing welds all have to go back sound and correctly torqued. Photograph the assembly before you take it apart, and confirm nothing rocks or has play when it's back together. Since this is the steel carrying the vehicle, the full walkthrough is worth following start to finish. Not sure on the procedure? Find your lift in our parts lookup or call and we will walk you through it.

Find the right part for your lift

Want to be sure before you buy? Pull the model and serial off your lift's plate and open our Challenger parts lookup to open the exploded parts breakdown for your model — find your part on the drawing and you know it fits. New to finding your model number? our guide to finding your model number covers it, or send a photo of the plate and we will read it for you.

Signs this part is worn out

The structural condemn list: pads crushed, torn, or oil-soaked; adapter lips bent or cradles spread; pin holes egg-shaped; arms bent; slide blocks worn to steel-on-steel; cracks at any load-bearing weld; loose anchors or missing retainers. These parts carry the vehicle directly, so any one of them shifting, rocking, or cracking is a reason to swap the part before the next car goes up.

Parts commonly replaced at the same time

The parts near this one share its job and its wear — pads, adapters, swivel pins, retaining hardware. Doing them together restores an even, secure grip on the vehicle and saves reopening the job later. Give us your model and serial and we will match the complete set.

Safety notes

A lift's contact and locating parts do quiet, critical work — holding a vehicle exactly where it belongs. Crushed pads, bent lips, and elongated holes all erode that hold. Replace worn structural parts promptly, torque mounting hardware to spec, and never load a lift onto a contact point you can see is compromised.

Before you order

Order structural parts by model and serial and in the right quantity — a single fresh pad among three flat ones does not help much. Match the part's shape and mount to the original, and add the mounting hardware if it is worn. We will confirm the correct version for your lift.

Check your lift's serial before ordering

The most common reason a lift part comes back is not a defect — it is a revision mismatch. Manufacturers change sub-parts between production runs while keeping the same lift model name, so "it fits my lift model" is not always enough. The model plate carries the serial number that pins your lift to a specific run, and that is the number that settles which version of this part belongs on your lift.

Can't find the plate? Measure the old part — overall length, bolt-hole spacing, thread size on anything threaded — and photograph it from a couple of angles. Send that with your lift's brand and rough age and we will match it against the parts breakdowns we service from every week.

Why buy your Challenger column component from Auto Lift Services

We install, inspect, and repair Challenger lifts every week — the 12700-DPQC is a part we handle in the shop, not a random SKU we drop-ship. The phone answers if you have a question mid-install — call 800-674-9302 — and every part ships genuine, no aftermarket substitution unless you ask for it.