I just found these cencor ramps on the kragen webpage and they look less likely to slip on you since the tires will be on the piece of ramp before you start heading up them and they cost half as much. Anyone use these before? What do you think?

http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductD...rtnumber=23404

 

Looks like something worth trying.

 

http://dambachramps.com/oilchangedisplay.html

I bought those, the ML66. The best bar none. Buy yourself one set of ramps for life. The ML66 work with lowered cars easily too.

 

Maybe it was my garage, but I bought those ramps two weeks ago to change my oil and they slipped at every opportunity. Eventually I had to place the back of the ramp on the lip between the driveway and the garage to stop it from shoot out in front of my car. Once I got them to stick they worked well.

They don't look strong but they are. My dad's F250 had a scoopfull of dirt in the bed of his truck and I was able to back up onto the ramps to get the tailgate over a small wall to dump the dirt behind. They looked buckled but held and I know that dirt was pretty heavy.

 

I have those and I really like them. It is also handy that they are in pieces and can be easily stored the box.

 

Now here's a set that I would like to have!

 

Do we really need ramps to change the oil? Couldn't one crawl under the engine compartment to drain the pan and change the oil filter?

 

tip - use a single sheet of roofing shingles underneath to prevent slipping.

 

No doubt- slipping ramps suck! Very frustrating and easy to tear up your car too. These look like they would work better than the Ryno ramps I have.

 

I do, but I am under 200lbs. Some people can't.

 

Crawling on the ground sucks. I'm 180 lbs. and it's pretty cramped under there. I hate to think about the guys with lowered cars.

 

Yeah. I am 6'1" and 185 lbs and I gave it a half effort to slide up under the car but I could not turn my head from side to side but I could do it. I rather just suck it up and get the ramps and make life easy.

When the wife had her Pontiac GTP I had to jack up the driver's side to get under the car. Which means, I had to jack it up and down like three times for each oil change which was a big hassle.

 

I have these ramps but i've never driven up them yet... because i figured on a smooth concrete driveway they would slide.

So far I have jacked my car up and tossed the rams under the wheels (the flat half) leaving the ramp portion in the box in the apartment.

My car is lower now and those ramps wouldn't work anyway. I just got them for the top/flat portion of the ramp.

 

I can't believe anyone fits under a Mustang without raising it. Hell, I barely fit under my wife's Honda Pilot, which must have at least another 3" of clearance. I made a set of low (4-1/2" high) ramps by stacking (glued and screwed) three 2x10's and then cutting the blocks at a 20 degree angle and adding a wheel stop at the back. They work great and only cost $9 (1-2x10-12') plus some wood glue and screws I already had.

 

How much ground clearance are we talking about under the engine compartment? All I need is enough room to loosen the drain plug and remove the oil filter.

 

Guy's I had to get under my car this past weekend , so I took some pictures to show what I did to keep the ramps from sliding. Like you see in the first picture , I took two 2'x4' sheets of plywood and attached a 2x4 to one end and another piece of plywood to the other end and the ramps sit in between. Position one in front of each wheel and then pull the car onto the plywood , the weight of the car will hold the plywood in place. You then slide each ramp side to side so it is in front of the wheel and drive onto ramps ...

 

Anyone seen these before? How many time would you have to use them to be worth the price?

http://www.discountramps.com/low_profile_car_ramp.htm

 

Guys quit buying ****ty ramps. Click my link above.

 

Wow, these are cool!



$329 a bit steep though... don't know if I would get my money's worth out of these things but WOW, it would be EASY to work underneath!

 

I made my own out of two eight foot 2x10's. Needed them because my Avenger front end is lower with more overhang than my 2006 GTs. Cut the 2x10's into pieces of 36", 24", 18" & 12" in length. You'll have a 6" piece left. Take the 6" piece and attach it perpendicular to one end of the 36" piece to make a stop (on top of the 36" piece). Then stack the other three pieces on top of the 36" piece against the stop and fasten in your favorite manner. Inexpensive, sturdy and pretty easy to drive up, even with a five speed.