The Challenger 12710-I-04 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: 12710-I-04
• Brand: Challenger
• Type: Genuine OEM column component

Adapters take a beating because they're the parts techs handle every day — stacked, swapped, dropped, and driven over. A bent lip, a mushroomed top, or a cracked weld on a frame-cradle adapter comes from that daily handling as much as from load. Because they're small and get tossed in a pile, they're easy to grab without a second look — which is exactly how a bent one ends up under a car.

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 12710-I Idler Column Weldment Cl12
• Challenger 12710-I-02 Idler Column Weldment Cl12 Black
• Challenger 12710-I-06 Idler Column Weldment Cl12 Blue
• Challenger 12710-P Power Column Weldment Cl12
• Challenger 12710-P-02 Power Column Weldment Cl12 Black
• Challenger 12710-P-04 Power Column Weldment Cl12 Red

Replacing your column component

Replacing column hardware — anchors, arm-pin retainers, slide blocks, fasteners — is about restoring the tight, no-play fit the structure was built with. Use the correct grade and torque, and confirm the column sits flat and solid to the floor afterward. The complete procedure lays out what to check and in what order. 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

The surest way to get the right part is to work from your lift's own breakdown. open our Challenger parts lookup, choose your model, and every part is mapped on the drawing with its number and price. If you cannot find the model plate, our guide to finding your model number explains where each lift type hides it, and our phone line is open if you want a hand.

Signs this part is worn out

Start with the pads. A good pad is thick, square, and grippy; a worn one is crushed flat, cracked through, torn at the edge, or hardened smooth so it no longer bites. If a pad is missing chunks, oil-soaked, or compressed past half its original height, replace it — a slick or crushed pad lets the vehicle's lift point slide right off the arm.

Parts commonly replaced at the same time

Smart to replace the group: contact points wear together, so pads, adapters, and their pins are best done in one pass. It keeps the lift level and the vehicle secure. We will build the matched structural kit for your model so you are not chasing one worn pad at a time.

Safety notes

Structural wear sneaks up: a pad flattens, a hole elongates, a ramp lip curls, and one day the vehicle is not sitting where it should. Treat these as safety parts, not cosmetics. Replace them before they let a load shift, and confirm every mounting point is tight and true before the lift carries weight.

Before you order

Before ordering, confirm your lift's model and serial and check how many of the part you need — pads and adapters usually go in sets of four, and replacing one worn one still leaves three worn. Match the old part's shape and mounting against what you order, and call if the fit is not obvious.

Confirm this is the right part before you order

Lift manufacturers revise parts mid-production without changing the model name, so the same lift bought two years apart can take two different revisions of the same component. Before you order, find the model plate on the lift — on most 2-post lifts it rides on one of the columns at eye level, on 4-post lifts it is usually on a column or the power-unit side runway — and note the full model number and serial. The serial dates the lift to a production run, and that is what decides which revision fits.

If the plate is painted over or missing, take a photo of the part you are replacing next to a tape measure and send it to us. Between the dimensions, the mounting pattern, and what lift it came off of, we can almost always identify the exact part before you spend money on the wrong one.

Why buy your Challenger column component from Auto Lift Services

We install, inspect, and repair Challenger lifts every week — the 12710-I-04 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.