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Old 06-01-2015, 12:30 PM   #1
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Love my Race Ramps

I really love my Race Ramps. They are nice and lite, not clunky and heavy like my old steel ones. And I can drive the box right up on them.





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Old 06-01-2015, 12:49 PM   #2
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That looks great. I wish there were a way to get 4 of them under a car! Alas... I understand the challenge there.
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Anyone tried these with a lowered car?
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Old 06-01-2015, 05:36 PM   #4
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I don't see the point. Since you can only put them under one end of the car at a time and the car is therefore not level and your wheels/suspension is under load, what can you do with these?
Nice looking car by the way!
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Old 06-01-2015, 05:42 PM   #5
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I don't see the point. Since you can only put them under one end of the car at a time and the car is therefore not level and your wheels/suspension is under load, what can you do with these?
Nice looking car by the way!
Well, if you're like me and have a sloped driveway...you can face the car uphill and back onto the ramps until the back end is elevated and the car is level. Then you can change the oil! :dance:

I've also (on a level part of the driveway) driven onto ramps, then jacked up the opposite end and placed it onto jack stands so that those wheels are unweighted while the car's level.

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Fair enough.
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Old 06-01-2015, 07:55 PM   #7
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I use them to change the oil and such. I wish I had a lift but it is what it is. Thanks about the car...its amazing how a 17 year old car can look and drive so well...
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Well, if you're like me and have a sloped driveway...you can face the car uphill and back onto the ramps until the back end is elevated and the car is level. Then you can change the oil! :dance:

I've also (on a level part of the driveway) driven onto ramps, then jacked up the opposite end and placed it onto jack stands so that those wheels are unweighted while the car's level.
I do exactly this. I also just ordered the liftbar since my garage can't fit a regular lift. I think with a liftbar I can safely lift the car up high enough to do most DIY projects.

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