Car Ramps
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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.
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.
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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
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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
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The planks are only about 3 feet long.
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Have a look at these guys - they do extension pieces that overcome the lowered car problem
http://toolstoday.co.uk/category/1539/car-ramps
http://toolstoday.co.uk/category/1539/car-ramps
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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
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...amp+extensions
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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
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...amp+extensions
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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
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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
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