Ramps
Former Vendor
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From: Philadelphia PA
The 56" and 67" Race Ramp have exactly the same 10.8 degree constant slope. So the extra length of the 67" ramps does not help if your car is lowered. Think of the extra length being at the tall end of the ramps where it increases the height from 8" (for the 56" ramps) to 10".
There are several 2-stage incline ramps available that do work with lowered Corvettes.
http://www.reverselogic.us/2-stage-incline-ramps.html
There are several 2-stage incline ramps available that do work with lowered Corvettes.
http://www.reverselogic.us/2-stage-incline-ramps.html
Melting Slicks
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From: East Tennessee
The 56" and 67" Race Ramp have exactly the same 10.8 degree constant slope. So the extra length of the 67" ramps does not help if your car is lowered. Think of the extra length being at the tall end of the ramps where it increases the height from 8" (for the 56" ramps) to 10".
There are several 2-stage incline ramps available that do work with lowered Corvettes.
http://www.reverselogic.us/2-stage-incline-ramps.html
There are several 2-stage incline ramps available that do work with lowered Corvettes.
http://www.reverselogic.us/2-stage-incline-ramps.html
Either way the 56" race ramps worked for my old GS (barely) and the stock C7 has a ton of clearance.
Last edited by kp; Apr 26, 2014 at 10:17 PM.
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Raceramps are awesome but expensive. On my last oil change I put one jack under each jack point, jack the car up, slid one ramp under each tire, and lowered the car onto the ramps. Done. Car is safe to crawl under. Fortunately I have large ARCAN jacks and it makes short work of it.
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Drifting
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From: Tampa Florida
Those were the last ones I just bought yesterday. Was trying tot to use 2x10s. I had checked out race ramps... They look good but they are pricey.
Melting Slicks
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From: East Tennessee
Raceramps are awesome but expensive. On my last oil change I put one jack under each jack point, jack the car up, slid one ramp under each tire, and lowered the car onto the ramps. Done. Car is safe to crawl under. Fortunately I have large ARCAN jacks and it makes short work of it.
I bought the race ramps years ago and they were a little cheaper, I have used them on all kinds of cars so they have well paid for themselves. Main reason I like them over the rhino ramps is they dont slide when pulling up on on my coated floor. Plus the two piece you can remove the one part for better access.
There are lots of ways to get the car in the air, like a lot of people I have accumulated many floor jacks, jackstands, several sets of ramps and many blocks wood to get just about anything in the air and keep it there safely. But if you have a Vette and only want one simple and easy way to do an oil change the race ramps or something similar work well - but they certainly arent cheap.
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St. Jude Donor '14-'15
I agree with everyone about the Race Ramps. As an FYI - if you want to get all four wheels up, you can buy the other part of the set (Wheel Cribs) in 8", 10" and 12". You will need a jack, though. 
Drifting
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From: Marshall Texas
Race Director
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I jack up the driver side at the puck, put the ramp under the tire, then move the jack to the front middle and lift the whole front and put jack stands under the pucks.
I can get the jack under the rear middle just fine.
I can get the jack under the rear middle just fine.
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St. Jude Donor '14-'15
For anything requiring an unloaded suspension, I use 4 stands (2 front and 2 rear) on the frame rail (immediately next to where the pucks install) and keep two floor jacks loaded on the front jacking pucks. About as safe as you can get with all 4 wheels hanging (without a lift).
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From: Philadelphia PA
It may be true that the assortment of tools you list do cost about the same as a NEW pair of Race Ramps. But, you can frequently find a USED set of Race Ramps here on CF for a lot less and get a superior solution.
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St. Jude Donor '14-'15
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Would like info on rear cradle
If you jacked up the rear did you put the jack under the rear cradle and if so can you tell me the exact location of the cradle? There appears to be two cast aluminum braces, one in front of the long spring (I think it is a spring, long and black) and one in the rear. I am being told the cradle point is to the front and the book seems to indicate the same - am i correct? Many thanks.