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I need to get some car ramps to work on the 77. Any recommendations to buy or to stay away from. Somewhat of a rookie in that department. Open to suggestions, brands, and price points. Thanks in advance.
I need to get some car ramps to work on the 77. Any recommendations to buy or to stay away from. Somewhat of a rookie in that department. Open to suggestions, brands, and price points. Thanks in advance.
I bought steel ramps from Griot's with the extenders. They work real nice and are very very stable!
I need to get some car ramps to work on the 77. Any recommendations to buy or to stay away from. Somewhat of a rookie in that department. Open to suggestions, brands, and price points. Thanks in advance.
Tim: My wife loves garage sales so she picked a set of metal ones up for ten dollars that were in good shape. I went to home depot and bought two 2x8x8' cut them in half and cut the ends on a 45 degree angle over lapped the ends 6". The top board I counter sunk a half inch carriage bolt in at three inches from the end and let it stick through so it fit down through the center hole second from the top of the ramp. That way there is no way it can slide down when I pull the car up on the ramps. That was a cheap easy fix. You need ramps just to change the oil. I am not bit afraid to get under it with these ramps.
Good luck
Larry
I got the plastic ones (Rhinos) from Advance Auto. Problem with them is that the car's tires move them forward preventing getting the car going up on them.
Last edited by Jud Chapin; Oct 11, 2015 at 05:48 PM.
I could see that happening on a smooth surface Jud, I don't have that issue. I wonder if some rope attached to the ramps that you would drive over first might keep them from moving?
I could see that happening on a smooth surface Jud, I don't have that issue. I wonder if some rope attached to the ramps that you would drive over first might keep them from moving?
Hi Brian, what I do is place the front of each one up against the lip of my garage floor entrance to prevent them from moving. This works and they're nice to have. Thanks...
Also have a set of plastic ones. Old rubber floor mats under inclined end keeps them from sliding.
Allen I would like to build a set of ramps like you built but I only have two car garage with no room to store them. I saw them on another post some tome back and thought they were a great idea. I have no room down the side of the garage to store them.
The initial cost of Race Ramps may be higher than other ramp alternatives, but, the total cost of ownership (TOC) is reasonable since the resale value is very good.
If you purchase a set of used Race Ramps (there are usually some for sale on CF) then the TOC is practically nothing since you are likely to get your full purchase price back when you go to sell them.
Allen I would like to build a set of ramps like you built but I only have two car garage with no room to store them. I saw them on another post some tome back and thought they were a great idea. I have no room down the side of the garage to store them.
A lot of people *assume* that Amazon has the best prices on Race Ramps. For that reason Amazon is the largest Race Ramps reseller. Fortunately, many smart shoppers find their way to the Reverse Logic website where they can save an additional 10% while they also support a CF sponsor.
There are more good reasons to make Reverse Logic your Race Ramps vendor. Not the least of which is that we offer extended length ramps to solve difficult car-to-ramp clearance issues especially for loading cars onto trailers.
A lot of people *assume* that Amazon has the best prices on Race Ramps. For that reason Amazon is the largest Race Ramps reseller. Fortunately, many smart shoppers find their way to the Reverse Logic website where they can save an additional 10% while they also support a CF sponsor.
There are more good reasons to make Reverse Logic your Race Ramps vendor. Not the least of which is that we offer extended length ramps to solve difficult car-to-ramp clearance issues especially for loading cars onto trailers.
I used all pressure treated for the ramps and internal support. Where the OSB is on the sides, I think that, if you used marine grade or treated plywood for the sides, you could probably store them outside with maybe a tarp over them, as long as you had some something under them to keep the bottoms from direct ground contact. I've used them in the driveway as well, to pressure wash and clean the underneath. Since I have gotten older, I get motion sick if I am on a creeper even a short amount of time (go figure, learned after I bought a nice one I had been putting off for a long time) so these work great for me. YMMV
No, I just ordered the 2 piece front one and the chocks for the back. I will probably buy the back blocks like you have a little later. Wife is getting ready to kick my *ss for spending so much money lately.
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