Ramp Question
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From: Kansas City Missouri
Ramp Question
I'm looking at tomioka ramps to raise my C6 so I can get my jack and cross beam adapter underneath. The jack and adapter is 6.5 inches. The Tomioka ramps raise the front end 2.5 inches. Will these ramps allow me to get the jack and adapter underneath the car?
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From: Tucson Arizona
I'm familiar with Race Ramps and Rhino ramps but I've never heard of Tomioka ramps. For 2.5" of lift, I'd suggest you make your own ramps.
I made some simple board ramps sandwiching 2 x 10's together. The boards step from one to the other and I beveled the leading edges. I counter-sunk the screws holding the boards together and I put some safety/grip tape on the ramps (both sides). To get my Craftsman 2-ton aluminum floor jack (with the adaptor beam attached) under the car I need the double-board ramps for the front but I can use single board ramps for the rear of the car. My car is pretty low...when I put the board ramps in front of front wheels I have to push the rubber air dam up onto the board but they still work fine. A little grip tape helps prevent the boards from shooting-out from underneath the rear wheels.
I made some simple board ramps sandwiching 2 x 10's together. The boards step from one to the other and I beveled the leading edges. I counter-sunk the screws holding the boards together and I put some safety/grip tape on the ramps (both sides). To get my Craftsman 2-ton aluminum floor jack (with the adaptor beam attached) under the car I need the double-board ramps for the front but I can use single board ramps for the rear of the car. My car is pretty low...when I put the board ramps in front of front wheels I have to push the rubber air dam up onto the board but they still work fine. A little grip tape helps prevent the boards from shooting-out from underneath the rear wheels.
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From: Thornton, CO
I'm familiar with Race Ramps and Rhino ramps but I've never heard of Tomioka ramps. For 2.5" of lift, I'd suggest you make your own ramps.
I made some simple board ramps sandwiching 2 x 10's together. The boards step from one to the other and I beveled the leading edges. I counter-sunk the screws holding the boards together and I put some safety/grip tape on the ramps (both sides). To get my Craftsman 2-ton aluminum floor jack (with the adaptor beam attached) under the car I need the double-board ramps for the front but I can use single board ramps for the rear of the car. My car is pretty low...when I put the board ramps in front of front wheels I have to push the rubber air dam up onto the board but they still work fine. A little grip tape helps prevent the boards from shooting-out from underneath the rear wheels.
I made some simple board ramps sandwiching 2 x 10's together. The boards step from one to the other and I beveled the leading edges. I counter-sunk the screws holding the boards together and I put some safety/grip tape on the ramps (both sides). To get my Craftsman 2-ton aluminum floor jack (with the adaptor beam attached) under the car I need the double-board ramps for the front but I can use single board ramps for the rear of the car. My car is pretty low...when I put the board ramps in front of front wheels I have to push the rubber air dam up onto the board but they still work fine. A little grip tape helps prevent the boards from shooting-out from underneath the rear wheels.
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From: Round Rock Texas
St. Jude Donor '09
I built my own based on a link I found on the forum. About 50 bucks and 3 hours. They work great for changing the oil and I can actually use my creeper too. Here are pics of mine and a link to the website that has the ramp plans:
http://mikemercury.home.att.net/ramp.htm
http://mikemercury.home.att.net/ramp.htm
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Riverside CA
I'm familiar with Race Ramps and Rhino ramps but I've never heard of Tomioka ramps. For 2.5" of lift, I'd suggest you make your own ramps.
I made some simple board ramps sandwiching 2 x 10's together. The boards step from one to the other and I beveled the leading edges. I counter-sunk the screws holding the boards together and I put some safety/grip tape on the ramps (both sides). To get my Craftsman 2-ton aluminum floor jack (with the adaptor beam attached) under the car I need the double-board ramps for the front but I can use single board ramps for the rear of the car. My car is pretty low...when I put the board ramps in front of front wheels I have to push the rubber air dam up onto the board but they still work fine. A little grip tape helps prevent the boards from shooting-out from underneath the rear wheels.
I made some simple board ramps sandwiching 2 x 10's together. The boards step from one to the other and I beveled the leading edges. I counter-sunk the screws holding the boards together and I put some safety/grip tape on the ramps (both sides). To get my Craftsman 2-ton aluminum floor jack (with the adaptor beam attached) under the car I need the double-board ramps for the front but I can use single board ramps for the rear of the car. My car is pretty low...when I put the board ramps in front of front wheels I have to push the rubber air dam up onto the board but they still work fine. A little grip tape helps prevent the boards from shooting-out from underneath the rear wheels.
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