The Challenger A2010-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: A2010-I-04
• 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 A2010-I Idler Column Weldment-Cl10
• Challenger A2010-I-06 Idler Column Weldment-Cl10
• Challenger A2010-I-10 Idler Column Weldment Cl10 Green
• Challenger A2010-I-67 Idler Column Weldment-Cl10
• Challenger A2010-P Power Column Weldment-Cl10
• Challenger A2010-P-02 Power Column Weldment Cl10 Black

Replacing your column component

Swapping arm pads is one of the simplest jobs on a lift — pop the old pad, seat the new one in the arm's cup or bolt pattern — but it's also one of the most important, because the pad is what grips the car. Confirm the new pads match the arms and sit flush. Even so, the full procedure is worth a quick read before you put a vehicle back on them. 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

While you are replacing this, check its companions: worn pads often ride with worn adapters and elongated pin bores. Replacing the set keeps the vehicle sitting square on the lift. Tell us your model and we will build the pad-and-adapter kit plus the mounting hardware so nothing is left worn.

Safety notes

The parts that touch the vehicle — pads, adapters, ramps, arm hardware — are what keep it from slipping off the lift. Once a pad is crushed, a lip is bent, or a pin hole has wallowed out, the safe grip is gone. Swap them at the first sign of wear rather than trusting a vehicle to a worn contact point.

Before you order

Get the structural order right by matching the old part: shape, size, and mounting style all vary by model. Most contact parts belong in sets, so replace them together for even support. Confirm model and serial when you call and we will make sure the fit is correct before it ships.

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 A2010-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.