Car Ramps
 

Iv acquired some ramps similar to these

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/vie...id=89642667778

The issue is I'm guna end up causing major damage to the bumper on the stop bar thing, I tried a couple of bits of wood and they failed, anyone got a way round this or are they not fit for purpose.

Hmmmmm. U could chop the stop off and weld it the same height as the top , but u risk falling off the end. !

Those ramps look fine to me. Have you lowered the car or added a splitter - if not I'm not sure how you'll cause damage. I can get my car on similar ramps without ant damage and it's been dropped 50mm and had a splitter fitted:wonder:

Link has gone. Assuming they are like mine. I drive over a couple of pieces of scaffolding planks before I drive up the ramps.

Stronger wood il try then, it's more the overhang of the bumper than the hight what's causing issues, mind you it was our lass on ramp watch so who knows what was going on, it definatly caught though

Steve do you place the wood on the ramp itself or is it just layed flat on the ground

Flat on the ground, just in front of the ramps mate. That lifts my front end just enough to drive up the ramps :thumb: I have to do the same to get the jack under the side too :lol1:

The planks are only about 3 feet long.

Cheers Steve il try to acquire some suitable wood at work on Monday, I reckon il need some thick stuff to give me enough lift

Old scaffold planks are the trick , and builders (good ones) will usually get rid of old ones for nothing.

Have a look at these guys - they do extension pieces that overcome the lowered car problem
http://toolstoday.co.uk/category/1539/car-ramps

Just been looking at them got one of these local so might go have a look in morning

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...amp+extensions

They look like they`ll do the job :thumb: Although...my planks were free :D

Good point Steve but its one of those were I'm sure iv seen loads lying around but now I actually want some they will be nowhere to be found

That`s usually the way mate.

I actually like those in your link as they`ll hold the ramps steady. It`s always a worry that they`ll slip as I`m driving up :lol1:

As an alternative, can you jack the car up and put the ramps under the wheels one at a time? Then you can have the ramps facing in opposite directions so there's no chance of it rolling back off them too.

You may need to drive the car onto a couple of pieces of wood to lift it up to start with, and also use some decent wood as packing between the jack and the car to get it to lift high enough. All this assumes you've got some kind of trolley jack of course.

It's a bit of a fiddle, and takes more time than driving onto the ramps, but I've found it to work quite well over the years.

I hope this is of help.

All depends if you can get to both sides of the car too :thumb:

Thanks Osimabu but that sorta defeats the object of what I'm after, might as well just leave it on the axel stands, Anyway successful mounting has been achived with the above ramp extensions, project subframe rust prevention commence.

Thanks everyone