Butty

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After having a little incident with my new front splitter , I'm in need of some new car ramps that will cope with a low front end.

Blitz Rhino car ramps seem to fit the bill, but I can't find any UK suppliers.

Anyone know who sells them over here or can give an alternative make?

Nick

Phildodd06

I have a normal set of car ramps, with some extentions i had made up for it.

There about 30" long and hook onto the ramps about half way up.
I went to my local wrought iron place who fabricated them. cost me a bout £20, i'v had them about 5 years and have used them on loads of diffrent cars.

wheels11

Hi Nick
Rhino Ramps are now on e-bay UK [ search for car ramps plastic]

Rice Rocket

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Nick,

I used caravan ramps/chucks that they use to position carvans to make them even they have about 4 levels to to them and in bright yellow!

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Then I decided that I needed a set of nice "JDM Takata low ramps" I got imported from the states!

Do the job great but the yellow ones get your car higher even low cars like mine.

S!

scooby(puppy power)

i can just about get the scoob on the normal ramps that i have, but a few years back i had a rover 620ti slammed on its **** and i used two scafolding planks and some breeze blocks worked a treat

wheels11

copied this off e-bay

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slipstream_uk

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My mate works in a sawmill, he knocks out custom ramps out on his spare time

Butty

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Unfortunately the Ebay ones are still too steep for an STi with lip spoiler and a little too low off the ground.
I've since found this company in the US, but they are quite pricey and wanted another $200 to ship over here: Raceramps.com

Slipstream - any chance your mate can work to the dimensions on the website above and come up with a price. It would be nice to make them 2 piece items like the US ones by using a jigsaw joint?

Nick

bigvern

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Planks FTW!! Easy and cheap (if not free) then get a set of cheap ramps...

slipstream_uk

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Slipstream - any chance your mate can work to the dimensions on the website above and come up with a price. It would be nice to make them 2 piece items like the US ones by using a jigsaw joint?

Nick[/quote]

I will speak to him for you, he is on his 2 weeks hols at the moment.

wheels11

I asked the guy selling the rhino ramps on e-bay if they were ok for a STI. He said he did not know but had a friend with a WRX so would try that. He has just sent me an e-mail with a couple of pic's which i will try to post below if i can!!. The upshot was they are fine for a WRX estate.

IainCam

Would have said looking at the first pic, that if you popped a splitter on the bottom of the front bumper you'd start to struggle to get on it without scraping... even worse if you had done any suspension work.

Butty

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Yup, there's quite a difference in front spoiler height across the years.
My old 03 WRX went up the current iron ramps OK, but my current hawkeye STi just about touched the incline. There's no chance getting up the ramps now I've got a lower splitter.

I was in contact with RaceRamps in the US who had trialled their sport ramp model on an 07 STi and it just about worked. They suggested that the 56" race ramps would be the ones to work, but given the cost and shipping them here, it wasn't an option.

nick

rampsman

Doing a search on Google i see you were talking about my ramps on e-bay. I know i'm not susposed to be on here, but thought i might be offer some help. If anyone with an STi wants to come and try them, to see if they fit, i live at Cottenham, near Cambridge. Sent me an PM and i will arange a meet.
I also have put up measurements of the ramps on E-bay so you might be able to tell from them.
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Butty

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Pmd you.

nick

pug32

standard ramps, cut down scaffold boards, chunky zip ties

dandy

I think P9 Raceshop - Race Parts and Racing Car Preparation sell raceramps?