Poor Man's Qwik Lift for $250.00 (look!)

[Juggernaut]

AWESOME!!!!! My hats off to you! Great idea & great looking finished product!

Sure is one nice looking Cobra too! What size are the front & rear wheels? I like the combination.

Randy

[RedBarchetta]

Originally Posted by Juggernaut

AWESOME!!!!! My hats off to you! Great idea & great looking finished product!

Sure is one nice looking Cobra too! What size are the front & rear wheels? I like the combination.

Randy

Randy, thanks for the compliments! Wheels are standard Trigos, 7.5"x15 in the front and 9.5"x15 in the rear (soon to be 10.5"...I'm going to have the inner sides stretched to accommodate fatter rubber). I painted the centers a lighter shade of gray to have more contrast. Rear tires are 295/50-15. Not sure of the fronts (I think they are 255 or 265/60-15).

Regards,

-Dean

P.S. I have received numerous private e-mails on the subject of these ramps. I'm encouraged that others have built their own version of the "Poor Man's Qwik Lift." These ramps have held up quite well so far (nearly two years...seems longer). While I'd still like to have a real Qwik Lift or a four-post, this has proved to be an economical alternative for those of us on a budget. The toughest hurdle is just gathering the courage to drive up/down them. Not sure if I wrote this previously, but I now have hung a couple ping pong balls from the ceiling in a row...like a gun sight. I have them lined-up with the hood hinge on the driver's side. I just line myself up, hinge to ping pong balls, and drive up and I'm usually within 1" of center every time. What do they say...necessity is the mother of invention?

[Juggernaut]

Thanks for the tire/wheel info. I really like the set-up. I'll be getting the tires/wheels for my Cobra in a few months, now I know what sizes to look for.

Once again, that is one clean looking Cobra you have!

Randy

[RedSnake351]

Originally Posted by RedBarchetta

...The toughest hurdle is just gathering the courage to drive up/down them.

Dean, I noticed that you mentioned that a couple of times and am wondering if perhaps a cheap door length mirror from Wal-Mart mounted horizontally in front would help guide the Cobra up with less anxiety. Just a thought!
Ralph