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Old Mar 7, 2005 | 11:23 PM
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Hey guys, Could someone point me to a site that sells drive on ramps(with extensions) that are good for low clearance cars!!! I bought my wife a 2002 Z28 Camaro and I can't even get it off the ground to change the oil!!! I KNOW!!! It's not a VETTE!! BUT it is one of the GENERAL's other great TOYS!! LMAO Had to buy it for her so I could keep spending $$$ on my VETTE!!!!!!!
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Old Mar 7, 2005 | 11:34 PM
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Rhino ramps should do it. Made from some sort of plastic. Been using them for years on the C3. Got them at WallyWorld for less than $30.
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I couldn't find any locally, so I built these:

http://mikemercury.home.att.net/ramp.htm

Added some safety features (extra blocking/strapping). Car has been sitting on them for two weeks now without so much as a creak.

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Here's another option.



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FWIW. Good Luck!

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Originally Posted by glen242
Rhino ramps should do it. Made from some sort of plastic.
I have seen them at Wal-mart for $24.99.
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RHINO it is!!!!!
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Originally Posted by sterlvetteman
RHINO it is!!!!!

Just got mine last week at Walmart for 18.99 Though I need to find a way to get them not to move on me while I'm driving the car on them. I've tried everything, but my driveway and garage is too slick.
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Originally Posted by raydog9379
Just got mine last week at Walmart for 18.99 Though I need to find a way to get them not to move on me while I'm driving the car on them. I've tried everything, but my driveway and garage is too slick.
I believe they sell a "grippy" rubber mat for this situation.

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I bought mine at the local AutoZone, $20 for the ramps, another $20 for the extensions. These plastic extensions have pins that lock into the holes in the ramp, once your wheels are on the plastic the ramps don't move anymore.

they look like these:

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Got mine at Napa for 39.95
Fits under the Vette nice and easy ... no extensions in the kit but they are available for them as per the insert in the box
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Pep Boys. 19.99 with extensions. Can get the Vette up as well as my 94 540i. The BMW has a lower clearance than my 79 due to the front air dam.
BTW, they are some kind of plastic composite, nice and light. Are they strong? I had the 540i on them for a week waiting for a new driveshaft and they didn't crack, bend or warp.
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Originally Posted by RedBad1979
I bought mine at the local AutoZone, $20 for the ramps, another $20 for the extensions. These plastic extensions have pins that lock into the holes in the ramp, once your wheels are on the plastic the ramps don't move anymore.

they look like these:

That's what I use as well. The Rhino ramps look too steep to work under my '80. My wife uses Rhinos under her Mach1, so I can try them and see.
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Originally Posted by RedBad1979
I bought mine at the local AutoZone, $20 for the ramps, another $20 for the extensions. These plastic extensions have pins that lock into the holes in the ramp, once your wheels are on the plastic the ramps don't move anymore.

they look like these:

Thems aint Rhino Ramps. Rhino is some sort of plastic and has rubber feet to keep them from sliding.
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I'll be checking all these places out and go with the BEST DEAL!!!!!!!!!
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