Race Ramps Or scissor Lift
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2/27/08, 08:00 AM
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i have contemplated the scissor lift myself, looks like a valid alternative to having a real lift, but i am not sure what others have thought. the race ramps look like a good idea, but i would want a way to have the wheels off myself.
2/27/08, 09:14 AM
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Many guys who do the "do-it-yourself" jobs in the garage have gone with the ramps. I personally did and I have been able to do full exhaust, including headers in my garage
2/27/08, 09:41 AM
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Just looking at that scissor jack you aren't going to have much access to the underside of the car....for doing and Oil change or changing tires it looks like it would work fine....but forget changing the clutch, or drive shaft, or exhaust.
2/27/08, 01:54 PM
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2/27/08, 03:20 PM
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Wow, is it just me, or do those scissorlifts look frighteningly unstable? Not the height, but the base of contact on the ground is quite a bit narrower than the wheel dimensions.... I bet you could just push that thing over with a firm shove on the side of the vehicle....
Those garage ramps look nice WayneA, but what's wrong with a high quality set of dual-locking jackstands?
Those garage ramps look nice WayneA, but what's wrong with a high quality set of dual-locking jackstands?
2/27/08, 06:39 PM
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I have that exact scissors lift that I have used for the last 3 years....It is great for wheel and brake work, oil changes, rear end work. To do anything that is in the middle of the car like trannys, driveshafts it is very tight. I use the 6 inch extensions off the lift arms when I have to do middle of the car stuff. That gets the car an additional 6 inches off the lift frame rails for clearance. I also use it in a garage with a normal height roof so I cant get at its full 52" extension without the roof of the car hitting the garage door opener motor. I paid about 900 off of ebay and had to pay shipping. The thing weighs 1000 lbs. and is tough to move around if your floor is not flat. All in all I am happy with the lift cause it gets me off the floor for most of what I do with the car... By the way, I never felt that it was unstable or that it was dangerous to be under it......I keep rememberin stuff to tell you...My car is lowered and I had to buy 2x10x12 boards to lay next to the collapsed lift so I can drive up on them and clear the lift. Thats not so bad cause I pretty much store my car during the winter and the tires are on the wood instead of the concrete floor. I did about 6 engine changes on my 93GT when I was racing and the lift was almost essential to do that. It was a great help to be able to move the car up and down to get to stuff from the top and then the bottom..... Cant do that with ramps....I also was able to totally modiy my 93s suspension on this lift.. I put a maximummotorsports torque arm on using the lift and removed the t-5 three times for rebuild. The crossmembers of the lift actually helped somewhat cause I used a small hydro jack on them to help get the heavy parts out. Hopefully this helps...Gary A
2/27/08, 07:01 PM
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Wow, is it just me, or do those scissorlifts look frighteningly unstable? Not the height, but the base of contact on the ground is quite a bit narrower than the wheel dimensions.... I bet you could just push that thing over with a firm shove on the side of the vehicle....
Those garage ramps look nice WayneA, but what's wrong with a high quality set of dual-locking jackstands?
Those garage ramps look nice WayneA, but what's wrong with a high quality set of dual-locking jackstands?
2/27/08, 08:35 PM
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3/1/08, 01:48 PM
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the rims are le collection lm
As far as the lift looked a long time before i bought the kwiklift
it works great and you can change tires and i just changed out my H pipe and installed a Ford Performance X pipe and had plenty of room
As far as the lift looked a long time before i bought the kwiklift
it works great and you can change tires and i just changed out my H pipe and installed a Ford Performance X pipe and had plenty of room
3/2/08, 11:51 AM
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Ive seen this before but it's still funnier than ****!!
10/21/11, 01:51 AM
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Thank you for your informative article and discussion. I have been looking for information on access equipment and in particular a scissor lift and boom lift. This discussion has solved my concerns. I am very grateful.
