Has any one used these http://www.raceramps.com/ and if so where did you buy them a liitle spendy but look very nice. You can buy them from there web site but somtimes it's cheaper to get them from a distributor?

 

I like them, never used these before, but may consider buying a set. Look forward to seeing what others say.

Micah

 

I love mine. My car is lowered on stock bolts and I cannot use the rhino ramps without putting down boards first, which is a real pain in ***. The front facia just clears the ramp when you slide the ramp up to the tire. They have a non-skid coating on the bottom so the don't go shooting across the garage floor. They also have a strap attached to them so you can hang 'em high out of the way. I love 'em. Yes, they are pricey, but hey, this is for the Corvette!!!!

 

Hey Mark thanks for the info looks like I need to spend some money

 

Very cool and convenient!

 

I called Brute Industries a couple days ago and talked with the designer/builder/owne/inventor of the ramps and grilled him for several minutes about the Race Ramps. Long story short they're so expensive due to the two part process involved in making them...first is the molding of the core then comes the special proprietary patented step of spraying on some sort of heated (175 F) poly-styrene + catalyst shell onto them...there's an exothermic reaction which takes place and the whole ramp heats up to 220F or thereabouts...they cool and voilla we have a race ramp. They've been in business for about a year (making race ramps anyhow) and make about 25 pairs each day. They're located in the extreme north of Michigan in our UP...I live outside Detroit and if not for that would consider cruising over there and picking up a set fresh of the lot so to speak. As it stands now I do plan on ordering a set...those folks who use Rhino Ramps are either (a) damaging their front bumper fascia (b) using them on their Mustangs (c) are using boards or levers or whatever to make up the difference or (d) setting the Rhinos on an declined surface and then driving up...there's no way to do that in a garage. It's simple physics really...I bought a set of Rhinos the other day and couldn't get the edge of the ramp within 8" of my tire before it hit the plastic guard. Sorry for the rant that's my $0.02.

 

 

The expensive process is necessary because the maker of Rhinos have a patent for their foam injection mold process (to make ramps). They can easily make a lower profile version for $40/set, but the majority of cars and the ever-popular truck/SUV market don't need low-profile ramps, hence the lack of attention by the folks at Rhino.

Another thing to remember is that tooling for ramps this size is incredibly expensive. I designed a pair of non-metallic ramps, but after finding out how expensive the tooling would be, I had to pass.

 

I got tired of driving up onto 2x4's to get my flor jack to fit under the car. I love the Race Ramps !!!! Light weight, work great.







Russ...

 

You can get them at either Mid America or Ecklers. I can't remember which but just saw them in one of their catalogs.

 

they seem to favor low profile automobiles.

here are my DIY no-touch ramps:
http://mikemercury.home.att.net/ramp.htm

 

Saw them in person at Carlisle. I can't believe how light they are. Lighter than Rhino ramps, and I'm sure much lighter than Mike's home made ramps shown above. Mike has a great do it yourself blueprint, and if weight is not an issue, it's a very cost effective way to go. The RaceRamps are so light, that you can hang them on the wall for storage. The only thing that kept me from buying is the price. If they ever come down, I'd pull the trigger.

 

I just bought a set of ramps from "discount ramps.com." They're plastic, 3" high, with a gradual incline to clear long noses. They were $29.95/pr. and 2 pair for $45.99. They shipped IMMEDIATELY, and I had them in two days.

Shipper must have dropped on of the boxes, as one of the ramps was cracked at the tip. Called the supplier, they said, "No problem...we'll ship another". 2 days later, another ramp on my front porch!

 

I got fed up with the ramps slippin' around and went with 2 floor jacks & 4 J/ stands. Ramps don't go high enough too crawl underneth anyway. My $.02.

 

I had the same problem. That's why I made ramps that lift 10". I can get underneath while on a creeper.

 

How much are you looking at for the Race Ramps?? I got mine for around $180.00 with shipping. Not bad at all ... Shipped in 4 days.

Russ..

 

Call and ask for a set of blems..

 

My 98, not lowered works fine on Rhino ramps, and at the price of the race ramps, I could build a new set of boards every week for 2 months and still have enough $$$ left for a fine bottle of Scotch

 

no issues with Rhino ramps here