Lifetime 1044 Quick Adjust Conversion Kit

We have had this installed for about a month now. I had a guardian goalrilla with a 4” square pole. We wanted to make it adjustable as it was a fixed goal. We also purchased the recommended lifetime backboard from Amazon. The backboard worked well with the kit, as expected being the same manufacturer. The 4” square pole posed quite the challenge as we tried a few different mounting strategies. We mounted with existing attachment bracket from old goal which worked but lacked clearance for arms to allow raising and lowering. We tried drilling and attaching arms directly to the pole but the gap between arms was too narrow to go over 4” pole. We tried to drill the black rectangle to the pole like you would if attaching to a garage but the precision to line up 6 pre drilled holes in metal with a hand drill was too much for this handyman! We ultimately went tot he store and bought 4” wide by 6” long u brackets and attached the black rectangle to the pole, then mounted the goal to it. We had to take careful measurement for the distance to install the black rectangle to make sure the goal would be 10’ when at that setting.

Great mount, exactly what I needed. Directions, while super long, were more covering every possible product that lifetime sells, rather than 80pages of directions. It took some time, I built it before hand and then mounted block to wall.Scaffolding, $60/week, was well worth the time and expense, to be able to install and complete the job in a few hours. Plan to paint PT lumber after I mask heavily.The 4" LAG werent close, nor was 5" or 6". (6) 7" LAGs thru the wall, to blocking on inside, did the trick. Then (4) 6" for the bracket to the wooden block. I did this entirely myself slowly and with safety in mind. The scaffolding allowed me 6' height additional, more than enough.

Make sure when you go to assemble the product you have plenty of time. I found the hardware dimensions and illustrations in the assembly guide were not always accurate. At times I was hoping I had used the correct part. The guide also showed some of the hardware that was packaged with the Lifetime steel frame backboard which was ordered separately. This backboard could have a Slam-It or a Slam-It Pro Rim and the conversion kit assembly instructions listed the hardware for both. You need to play close attention to the instructions so you're not trying to locate hardware that would have come with the other type of rim.Otherwise, it seems like a study product which I attached to an existing 3.5" pole I had used for an older backboard and rim I took down several years ago.

I bought two of these adjustable brackets for my elementary school after much research, and I'll admit that my maintenance guy did most of the assembly, but here's what I've found so far...Before I bought these, all of our hoops were fixed at 10' so my K-2 classes found it impossible to practice shooting during basketball units. We took two backboard brackets down and replaced them with these adjustable brackets. They are mounted to the wall with 2x4 bracers but I'm not sure the depth and size of the lag screws my maintenance guy used. There is hardly any sway in the backboard, so thus far they are pretty sturdy. I'm sure the weight of the backboard and rim play a role in how sturdy the adjustable bracket is, or experiencing any sway when balls bounce off the rim. Attaching this to a pole will probably effect that.To adjust the unit, I have to use a broomstick but the incremental changes are great for the various age groups I have. My concern- and time will tell if this is good or bad- is that the adjustments slide up and down, and rest on a plastic "step" for each height. My fear is that over time, the weight will become too much for the plastic steps and the whole backboard will crash down to 7' (lowest setting) and fail. To adjust back down to other heights from 10', you have to push in on a small plastic notch that helps disengage the slider from the top steps.I'm not much help about backboard and rim selection because our backboards were homemade. Our rims are very solid, but are not breakaways. Because of this, we had to drill new holes in the backboard and rim to align with the bracket, which was a pain. However, I'm sure most Lifetime products would match up just fine.Lastly, we mounted the bracket about 8' from the floor to achieve actual 7-10' increments.In all honesty, the U-Lift bracket from Spalding might be a slightly more reliable adjustable bracket but for the money, this isn't a bad route to go. That's from my wall mount experience, though.I'll update if this thing falls apart over the winter use.

Do not trust other reviews and answered questions stating this will work with a 4" pole it will NOT. I fabricated my own flat bar backing plates and bought 4" U-bolts to make it work. The backboard is a little shaky; however, looks good.You can see the differences in the picture I have provided of the flatbar brackets I made with the 4" U-bolt vise the bracket provided.NOTE: The sales ad does state it only fits up to 3.5" post but I took a chance reading other reviews stating it works for 4" pole.

'We order the part often a bad storm had fun with my grandson basketball goal. We order came quickly. Little pricey I felt for just a little piece of Maddie. Has been hard to put on as my husband was thinking. They put it on backwards and having to get help to get off and back on!

We used this to attach to a 4” pole and removed an old Huffy Sports backboard. I know it says not designed for that size but you can make it work. Just needed to add 4x6 square u-brackets. Nice that it can adjust height easily. I would recommend.

Directions were a little difficult to follow but got it done. Works as advertised

Product arrived quickly and was easy to assemble as well as works well, I find that when adjusting the height going upwards, I still have to climb a ladder and help steer the bar into channels , but only need a broom stick to lower.

Seemed to take forever to arrive, only to do so minus one bag of hardware. One phone call and two weeks later I received the hardware and started to put it together, only to discover that it wasn't compatible with my backboard (my fault). I was able to purchase a Lifetime backboard locally and it bolted right up. I decided to mount mine to my garage under a peaked eave. The instructions were a little ambiguous, and I had to make multiple trips to the hardware store until I was well-armed with both the correct hardware (which involved some trial and error) and some sage advice. The biggest problem was mounting the moveable parts of the bracket to the stationary parts on the garage. The bulk of the bracket has to be mounted to the backboard and hoop, and the whole assembly has to be held in place by one person while the other tries to thread the two (upper and lower) bolts through the bracket arms, bushings, and stationary tube. My poor wife (who is at least 6 inches shorter than me) had to stand behind me on our picnic table, holding the bracket/board/hoop assembly over her head while I wrestled with the bolts. After much sweat and toil (and a few choice expletives) we finally got the thing mounted. I was a little disappointed to discover that I could only raise the assembly to the 9' mark (instead of the NBA official 10') due to the eave, but my 7-year-old son is content to leave it at 8.5'. As advertised, it is quite easy to raise up and down with a broomstick. The backboard seems to shake around a lot while playing, but the bracket assembly itself seemed pretty sturdy when I observed it from underneath while my wife and son took some shots. My backboard/hoop is not made for slam dunks, but I'm not sure I would trust the bracket to hold up to someone hanging from the hoop, even with a high-end backboard. I would recommend this bracket for recreational use, but be prepared for some work. Perhaps it's easier to mount to a pole.

This mounting system was fairly easy to assemble and works well.

Bracket is not the simplest to put together but once you get it done, works flawlessly (so far).

It's a bit of a pain to assemble but I'm very pleased with the product. It is sturdy and easy to raise and lower.