The Challenger 31067 lifting cable 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 lifting cable 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: 31067
• Brand: Challenger
• Type: Genuine OEM lifting cable

There is no cheaper insurance on a lift than fresh cable and sound sheaves. A cable set costs a fraction of a day's labor; a dropped vehicle costs the car, the downtime, and possibly somebody standing next to it. These parts hold real weight in the air. The moment a cable shows broken strands or a sheave won't turn true, the lift comes out of service until it's fixed — no exceptions worth making.

Lift cables don't have a fixed lifespan; they have an hours-and-conditions lifespan. A busy shop that cycles a two-post twenty times a day wears cable and sheaves far faster than a home garage that lifts once a week. Grit, road salt dragged in on frames, and a rough sheave groove all speed it up. Most sets that see daily commercial use start showing broken strands somewhere in the five-to-ten year window.

Replacing your lifting cable

Getting a tension part in and adjusted is well within a capable shop's reach, but it's exacting: correct routing, correct order on the retention hardware, and careful equalization so no single lock takes the load first. Rush the adjustment and the lift arrives at the top crooked. For that reason the whole procedure is worth following step by step. Full step-by-step: how to replace 2-post lift cables.

Find the right part for your lift

Landed here but not 100% sure it is your part? Grab the model and serial from the data plate and open our Challenger parts lookup for the visual breakdown — the manufacturer-style drawing with every item numbered so you can match yours exactly. Plate missing? our guide to finding your model number helps, and we identify lifts from photos every week if you would rather ask.

Signs a cable or sheave is worn out

On sheaves specifically, spin each one and feel for roughness or wobble on the pin. Sight down the groove for a step or a widened, polished channel where the cable has cut in. Check for cracks radiating from the bore and for a bushing that's walking out. A sheave that has grooved oversize will cord a brand-new cable within a season, so replace it while you're in there.

Parts commonly replaced at the same time

When a cable or sheave goes, the rest of the set is usually close behind — they share the same hours and the same wear. Most shops replace all the cables together and refresh the sheaves in the same visit, because the labor to open the columns is the same whether you change one part or the set. Ask us to build the full cable-and-sheave kit for your lift and you order once.

Safety notes

Treat every cable and sheave on a lift as load-bearing until proven otherwise — because it is. Replace tension parts in matched sets so they wear evenly, never reuse a cable that has been kinked or run slack, and set the carriage on its mechanical locks before you put a wrench on anything under tension. A cable that lets go does not fail politely.

Before you order

Have the lift's model, serial, and the old part in front of you when you order. Tension parts vary by production year and by standard-versus-extended height, and the fastest way to get the right one is to match length and fittings against what came off. Call and we will confirm before it ships.

Not sure this fits? Here's how to check

Pull the number off your lift's model plate first — model and serial both. Manufacturers run mid-cycle revisions that keep the model name but change hardware, so two lifts with the same name on the column can take different parts. The serial is what removes the guesswork.

Second check: compare the old part against this listing before you order. Length, mounting pattern, and thread sizes tell most of the story. If anything doesn't line up, or if the old part is too worn or broken to measure, call us with photos — we work on these lifts every week and can usually confirm fit from a picture and the lift's serial faster than you can dig through a parts diagram.

Why buy your Challenger lifting cable from Auto Lift Services

We install, inspect, and repair Challenger lifts every week — the 31067 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.