U-Turn Lift System

Item No. AC.316SP.0.0.0.0

$249.99

6 Reviews

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Description

Complete your home court. The Spalding U-Turn Lift System anchors your backboard to either a pole, roof or other flat surface. Well-suited for households with ballers of different age groups, it offers a 3-foot range of height adjustment for your backboard.

Product Details

Fits 3.5" round or 4" square poles
Adapts to roof or flat surface
Supports most Spalding and Huffy Sports residential backboards up to 54"
Designed for outdoor residential play
Backed by Spalding's Warranty
Item Number: 316SP

Reviews & Questions

2.3

6 Reviews, 11 Q&As

2.3

6 Reviews, 11 Q&As

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07/25/25

Jose B.

05/09/22

Basketball bracket

Well all screws didn't fit I had to buy new bolts and base in the back didn't fit

Spalding

05/09/22

Hi, Jose - We're here to help, and we'd like to hear more about your U-Turn Lift System so we can provide tech support or issue any replacement hardware. Can you please contact our parts team using the link below? Thank you for being a Spalding customer.

spalding.com/customer-service/general-help/contact-us

Brett J.

06/19/23

Great system. Poor packaging

Ordered this on line directly from Spalding. Arrived a day late and In two FedEx boxes taped together telescope style. When I opened the box there was no packaging material- just the parts crammed in. Also missing was the bag full of bolts and nuts.
I called up Spalding to complain about the missing pieces. They promptly answered my call and ...Read More

promised to send either the missing parts or a whole new system depending on availability.
Two days later whole new system showed up at the door. While the box was very much damaged, at least the packaging and parts were all in there. I think they need to consider shipping it in two boxes as it is almost 60 pounds and the cardboard can’t withstand FedEx’s handling of it.
Assembly was relatively straight forward. Could have used a little more information about what height to install it at, but a quick look at the Q&A helped there.
My son in loving the system so in the end it is a great choice. I’d been looking for a system to mount to our existing 5” pole and the flexibility of the system was really the only choice on the market. A great system with easy height adjustments. Read Less

Sam

02/19/23

The instructions are horrible.

Step #1 should be "measure to BLANK inches on mounting pole" but it's not there! There's NOTHING in the instructions that says how high to mount this thing! Unbelievable!

Spalding

02/20/23

Hi Sam - Oh no, this is not the experience we want you to have. I can confirm that we have a callout stating the minimum distance should be 106 3/4" from the top elevator hole to the playing surface to reach a maximum height of 10' in the owner's manual. Feedback like yours makes us better, and we'll share it with our product team to see if we can make this callout more clear and concise. Thank you for being a Spalding customer, and if you have any other questions or need assistance, please contact our customer care team directly at the link below.

spalding.com/customer-service/general-help/contact-us

04/04/25

Poor Customer Service

I have been getting the runaround from customer service for weeks. I have asked for a supervisor to call me and they will not, I filed a claim with the BBB, and the response they sent back left most of the story out. I have sent several follow-up emails in the last week and they have not received a response. I was told no one would call me because...Read More

I hung up on a customer service representative. When I informed them that I didn't just hang up, after they put me on hold for 15 minutes with no warning, I told them that I needed their supervisor to call me back. After much back and forth, they said they would, and I said I'm getting off of the phone now, and hung up. Spalding has had zero accountability for all of this. My goal broke during construction, after following the advice of a Spalding representative when I called in, the customer service I received was misleading, originally I was told new poles would be in within 30 days, but during this chat it got pushed to June, and then I was told that receiving the poles wasn't an option by another rep. The three options I have been give are to receive a refund (which I was told would take 8-12 weeks), get a goal with a smaller backboard, or pay an upcharge for a goal with the same size backboard as the one we purchased. If I hadn't been treated so poorly but Spalding customer service I would have happily paid the upcharge but I don't think any company that cares about their consumers would even dream of doing this. Why can't I get someone on the phone who isn't hateful? Why is customer service so hard for Spalding to achieve? I have never heard of a company refusing to call a customer. Not allowing me to talk to someone makes it appear like either 1. this request is not getting to the right person or 2. Spalding just doesn't care and is ok with sending misleading responses to the BBB and treating customers like garbage. Read Less

DAC

08/01/24

DO NOT BUY

My bracket came with a broken part and could not be installed. I wrote Spalding customer service to request a replacement part and got an immediate response with a link to where I could purchase the part for $75. When I wrote back saying that the part came broken they again responded promptly and requested proof of purchase. When I sent this I nev...Read More

er heard back from them despite repeated follow up emails.

If I had never heard back from Spalding that would have been bad, but to have several email exchanges only to have them ghost me after I prove that my bracket came with a broken part is pathetic. Read Less

Kristopher J.

12/27/23

Did not send the harware.

Did not send the harware. Was not able to surprise my son for Christmas

Scott

03/13/25

Q: How high do you need to mount this on a square pole to reach 10 foot regulation? From the base of the bracket (bottom) can you give a height from ground level to bottom of the bracket? The dimesiin given to top of elevator hole doesn't make sense .

Spalding

03/28/25

A: Please reach out to our Spalding Customer Service experts so they can better assist you. They can be reached at 1-800-772-5346, Monday-Friday, from 8am-4:30pm, CT.

Stephanie

11/24/24

Q: We can't find our Spalding 48" combination backboard and rim system (Model 79354 part 279354) instruction manual. We checked the online Systems Manual Finder and it was not listed there. Thank you!

11/25/24

A: Hello. Please try out Systems Manual Finder under Support. Select System Type, which in your case will be Combo. Enter 354 in the box and your will see 2 manual results. If you need additional information, please reach out to our customer service experts at 1-800-772-5346, Monday-Saturday, from 8am-6pm, CT.

Russ

05/09/23

Q: I intend to install the lift system to a 3.5" round steel pole. Is there any special preparation that must be done to the pole or does the pole need to have grooves for installation?

Spalding

05/10/23

A: Hi Russ - No preparation is needed. The U-Turn Lift System mounts to the pole with U-bolts. For a visual, please see the link below for a copy of the owner's manual.

cdn.spalding.com/manuals/M3160013.pdf

Russ

05/08/23

Q: what is the distance from the pole to the front of the backboard?

Spalding

05/08/23

A: Hi Russ - At 10', the distance between the pole and the front of the backboard is around 25.5 inches.

Peggy

03/23/23

Q: The product description indicates this can be adapted for a roof. The pictures don't show the adaptation. Can it be mounted on a sloped roof?

Spalding

03/23/23

A: Hi Peggy - Yes, our U-Turn Lift System can be mounted to a sloped roof. Please see the link below to view the owner's manual, and if you view page 14, we give a visual on how to mount the lift system to a sloped roof.

cdn.spalding.com/manuals/M3160013.pdf

Michael

02/21/23

Q: How tall is the wall/pole mounting bracket (part #17) in inches?

Spalding

02/21/23

A: Hi Michael - The mounting bracket is approximately 18.65" tall.

Julia N.

09/03/22

Q: Do you know what the length of the arms are that extend from the pole to the backboard?

Spalding

09/07/22

A: Hi Julia - The overall length of the arms are 29" long.

Jon H.

06/08/22

Q: I have this adjustable unit, but lost the tool that adjusts the height.

Can I purchase just the tool?

Spalding

06/08/22

A: Hi Jon - Yes, we do offer replacement parts that can be ordered directly through our customer care team. Please contact our team directly at the link below for further assistance.

spalding.com/customer-service/general-help/contact-us

Ross

06/07/22

Q: What height does this system need to be mounted at for it to reach 10 foot?

Spalding

06/07/22

A: Hi Ross - The minimum distance from the top elevator hole to the playing surface should be 106 3/4" to achieve the maximum height of 10'. To obtain a copy of the owner's manual, please contact our customer care team directly at the link below.

spalding.com/customer-service/general-help/contact-us

Kevin

04/26/22

Q: How far off the ground should the bottom of the bracket be when mounting on a 3.5 inch pole?

Spalding

04/26/22

A: We recommend the minimum distance should be 106 3/4" from the top elevator hole to the playing surface. If you have any additional questions, please contact our customer care team directly at the link below.

spalding.com/customer-service/general-help/contact-us