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Old 04-17-2018, 03:04 PM
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Ok, I just went through literally 20+ search results. Still confused.

Which Race Ramps do I need with a Stage 2 splitter? Would like 10" lift if possible. Are the 80" ramps too long?
Old 04-17-2018, 03:22 PM
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Too long won't be your problem; too short would be.
Old 04-17-2018, 03:27 PM
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Well, I figured eventually you hit the rear wheels and won't be able to remove the ramp piece. :-D
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Looks like one of the reviewers uses them on a lowered 15 with Stage 2, though!
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Don't waste your money...I have the ZR1 front splitter and side skirts and bought these on Amazon. Not the 10" lift you are looking for but plenty to get you off the ground enough for jacking and jackstands. I use them in the garage to get the car up enough to swing the lift arms under and they stick to the floor, no sliding.
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Ahhh, but the whole point is to avoid jack stands haha
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Originally Posted by LbulletM
Ahhh, but the whole point is to avoid jack stands haha
Not sure you'll get there with ramps.
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For my C7 GS with Stage 2 I just bought the 87" 2-Stage 10" High Incline Ramps along with the 2-Piece 10" Wheel Cribs from Fred at https://www.reverselogic.us/2-stage-...tegory=4689749

Contact Fred directly with any questions.
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Old 04-17-2018, 09:13 PM
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RR are very light, easy to stack up against a wall. I ordered the set listed for Camaro and Corvette. I also have the extenders needed for our car with front splitters. 3 piece for our cars. Front work yesterday with them. Then I backed the car up on them to work under the rear. They don’t slip and slide.this is the 3 piece with the front of the car on the ramps.
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Old 04-17-2018, 09:40 PM
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Use the service ramp calculator at https://www.reverselogic.us/race-ramps to determine which ramp offers the desired car-to-ramp clearance.

Several ramp models include integrated Xtenders. The RR-72-2, RLL-80-2, and RLL-87-2 are two-piece, two-stage ramps with an initial incline of 6.8 degrees.

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Ok, I just went through literally 20+ search results. Still confused.

Which Race Ramps do I need with a Stage 2 splitter? Would like 10" lift if possible. Are the 80" ramps too long?

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Old 04-18-2018, 06:56 AM
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Mine are about 72" for a 7" lift to get on my hoist. These were custom and the price was only incremental to the additional material used over a standard set. The aforementioned calculator is a good tool, and Race Ramps also double confirmed. Compared to my steel ramps (RIP), these are a fraction of the weight.


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Originally Posted by Fred@ReverseLogic
Use the service ramp calculator at https://www.reverselogic.us/race-ramps.html to determine which ramp offers the desired car-to-ramp clearance.

Several ramp models include integrated Xtenders. The RR-72-2, RLL-80-2, and RLL-87-2 are two-piece, two-stage ramps with an initial incline of 6.8 degrees.
Thanks, I've seen that in literally every thread I searched haha. Doesn't do me much good sitting at my work desk though.
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I'm cheap and made mine out of 2 x 10 wood from Home Depot for 1/4 the cost.
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500-mile oil change
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Not sure you'll get there with ramps.
Respectfully disagree. Love my Race Ramps! Fred helped me in my decision. I purchased ramps that have a removable cradle and stackable cradles for rear. Car has easily over 10” clearance frame to floor. Did my 500-mile oil change last week. Had plenty of working room underneath. I felt safer having stability of Race Ramp cradles vs. jack stands. They’re so much lighter, too.
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Originally Posted by LbulletM
Ok, I just went through literally 20+ search results. Still confused.

Which Race Ramps do I need with a Stage 2 splitter? Would like 10" lift if possible. Are the 80" ramps too long?
LbulletM, I have the Race Ramps Restyler Magna Ramps with the longest extenders (see pictures below) I could get. While I don't want a lift in my present situation, I purchased the Restyler Magna Ramps to allow me to lift up the vehicle (14" off the ground). While, not quite as nice as a lift, which allows one to work/stand under a vehicle, the Restyler Magna Ramps plus the extenders allows me to lift up the vehicle (14" off the ground) and I've really enjoyed regaining the floor space that a lift would occupy once my task is finished. I'm currently draining/replacing the fluid in my electronic limited slip differential and find the height to be a perfect working height. Hope this information helps.

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Wow!! that's what I'm talking about!! Nice set up .Love the Bubble too
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Originally Posted by Vette E Boop
500-mile oil change


Respectfully disagree. Love my Race Ramps! Fred helped me in my decision. I purchased ramps that have a removable cradle and stackable cradles for rear. Car has easily over 10” clearance frame to floor. Did my 500-mile oil change last week. Had plenty of working room underneath. I felt safer having stability of Race Ramp cradles vs. jack stands. They’re so much lighter, too.
Nice, I have the exact same setup but haven't used mine yet.

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Old 04-18-2018, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by mdolandese
Wow!! that's what I'm talking about!! Nice set up .Love the Bubble too
mdolandese, yeah, that bubble was originally purchased for a very short term need after I got my Grand Sport (had to let my paint finish curing before I could have it ceramic coated and paint protection firm'd) but has since turned into a very appreciated product that I have used for nearly a year and will continue to use for as long as I have it. Great product for what it does and it does soooo many things for me i.e. protects the vehicle from so many things like kids and their gear, me and my gear, dust, rodents, etc. I love it because as much as I like detailing / cleaning my Grand Sport I love not having to do it as much as I would have to without it. Solid piece of gear.
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My GS M7 has 5,500 mi on it and I'm thinking of changing the diff and trans fluids. I'm thinking of building (4) wooden supports that'll lift the car 6.5" off the ground. This seems like a cheap, easy, and secure solution. I'm a pretty small guy. Do you think it'll provide enough clearance to do the work I need, relatively comfortably?

http://netwelding.com/Changing_Oil.pdf
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Originally Posted by red62vette
My GS M7 has 5,500 mi on it and I'm thinking of changing the diff and trans fluids. I'm thinking of building (4) wooden supports that'll lift the car 6.5" off the ground. This seems like a cheap, easy, and secure solution. I'm a pretty small guy. Do you think it'll provide enough clearance to do the work I need, relatively comfortably?

http://netwelding.com/Changing_Oil.pdf
red62vette, it's hard to answer another man's question when the answer is so heavily dependent upon your preferences. Personally, I couldn't imagine working under a corvette that is/was lifted only 7" off the ground. Just doesn't seem like enough clearance, but that's my opinion coming from the perspective of never having worked under/on a car that has been lifted only 7". Maybe it's enough. I can't imagine it probably because I've never tried it and because any time I've worked under my corvette it has been lifted 14" off the ground. That height gives me lots of room to roll around on a creeper under the car to change the oil, change the differential fluid (drained it today), etc. I think you'll have to go higher than 7" to do your own work. Maybe your opinion/preferences differ. Ha ha. I'll bet you a guy that's never worked on his corvette on anything less than a 4 post lift would have the same thoughts/feelings about working on a corvette that was only lifted 14"! I guess it's all about perspective. 7" seems to low to a guy that is used to working at 14". 14" would probably seem to lo to a guy that's used to working at 7 feet.

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