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Old 11-17-2017, 08:41 PM
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What ramp length do you have? I'm trying to figure out if I need to upgrade to the 36" or 48" aluminum ramps.

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I have a stock C5 and it goes on and off my four post Direct Lift with 36 inch ramps with no issues.
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My lift has the 2.5' long ones, but leading into my bay, I have a series of 2x4's, furring strips, and 4x4's under a 3/4" piece of A/C plywood that is at the same angle as my ramps. It actually has about 6.5 or 7 feet of ramp, and it is still dicey getting off the lift (driving on I have no problems). However, MY car is way, way low, and a stock height C5 shouldn't have any problems with my setup.

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My ramps are 36" and I have a front splitter as well...no issues.
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Originally Posted by 4XLR8N
My ramps are 36" and I have a front splitter as well...no issues.


I have a Bendpak HD-9 and the standard steel approach ramps that came with it work perfectly on my 2003. No scraping. They appear to be 36".

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Perfect, looks like 36" is going to be just fine! Thanks!
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What matters most is how tall your lift runners are off of the floor.
I have Rotory 14K lbs. lift, which is 8" off of the floor. Since my C5 is lowered, I went with Race Ramps that are 60" long if I remember correctly. I actually modified them a bit so they are my primary ramps to use on the lift, and I leave the heavy steel ones to the side.
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I just recently purchased the Titan SDPL-7000 lift with the standard 37" steel ramps, and my C5 Z06 goes up no problem.
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Can confirm the 36-37" ramps work well on both a Backyard Buddy and a DannMar lift for C5, C6, and C7. C6 is the closest on the clearance but no scraping. The ramps that originally came with the Backyard Buddy did not work.




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^^^^ garage envy here.

Awesome setup.

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