I just saw that xtreme motor works sells a part to address this issue, they call it a Lift Bracket Extender, PN# CC-96-015. It looks slicker and expensiver than the chain idea but the advantage is that it increases range of motion overall, without requiring a manual intervention to change chain positions. I'm probably still gonna try the chain thing but there's a good chance I may spring for the xtreme solution at some point down the road, I like the looks of it. The knee action means you lose any downforce that the lift rod was supplying, but I don't imagine there's much downforce there anyway, as that long thin rod would probably bend without too much compression force on it if you were really loading it up.
xtreme also sells an adjustable lift rod, which also might solve some associated problems although not the particular one we're discussing.
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