Poor Man's Lift

[Xack]

I had a Honda Prelude and I drove it up some of those metal ramps in my garage.... they scooted on the concrete floor, so I was a little more agressive. Yes, I overshot and boom! The front slammed down on the opposite side of the ramps... of course I may not have done that if I had a mirror or a spotter. It twisted up my mud flaps. I could not imagine what would happen if that was my cobra. I'd ruin my side pipes and do some body damage for sure.

I have a good floor jack and lift it up on to my metal ramps or on to wheel dollies. I don't drive any of my cars up on ramps any more. I'm lucky I learned my lesson on an old Honda.

[Stoney FFR]

Originally Posted by Xack

I had a Honda Prelude and I drove it up some of those metal ramps in my garage.... they scooted on the concrete floor, so I was a little more agressive. Yes, I overshot and boom! The front slammed down on the opposite side of the ramps... of course I may not have done that if I had a mirror or a spotter. It twisted up my mud flaps. I could not imagine what would happen if that was my cobra. I'd ruin my side pipes and do some body damage for sure.

I have a good floor jack and lift it up on to my metal ramps or on to wheel dollies. I don't drive any of my cars up on ramps any more. I'm lucky I learned my lesson on an old Honda.

Your first mistake was driving a Honda Prelude!

Thanks, I'll just have to be careful.

Joe - -

[randlej]

$80 and trip to walmart. Reverse them so stops work both ways. Jack up rear, place ramps, then front. Plenty of room underneath for me.

[G-Pete]

Originally Posted by randlej

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$80 and trip to walmart. Reverse them so stops work both ways. Jack up rear, place ramps, then front. Plenty of room underneath for me.

I don't understand that - lift the car and place ramps? Using jack stands would be easier and less costly.

[ratsnst1]

Originally Posted by randlej

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$80 and trip to walmart. Reverse them so stops work both ways. Jack up rear, place ramps, ist up the backthen front. Plenty of room underneath for me.

so drive up on the front ramps and then just hoist up the back, and slide some blocks under the rear and your done, so just, 2 ramps needed.

[Stoney FFR]

Originally Posted by ratsnst1

so drive up on the front ramps and then just hoist up the back, and slide some blocks under the rear and your done, so just, 2 ramps needed.

Jack up front and put cinder blocks under the front tires, jack up rear and put cinder blocks under the rear.. No ramps used.. I think you're missing the whole point here...

[ratsnst1]

Originally Posted by Stoney FFR

Jack up front and put cinder blocks under the front tires, jack up rear and put cinder blocks under the rear.. No ramps used.. I think you're missing the whole point here...

why use the ramps then.

[Stoney FFR]

Originally Posted by ratsnst1

why use the ramps then.

Do you seriously not understand, or are you just trolling..?

#1 - I want to be able to pull in and park in my garage on ramps or a lift.
#2 - I can't swing a lift right now, so ramps are the solution.
#3 - I want to be able to walk out in the garage and immediately be able to go under the car without spending time jacking up the car.
#4 - I want to be able to walk up to my car in the garage at any time and be able to work under the hood without having to bend over so much.
#5 - I want to be able to do alignments without having to jack up and drop down the car over and over while making adjustments. I don't think that cheap plastic Chinese ramps will allow for freely turning the wheels back and forth in order to get the caster set.
#6 - I like the look of the car sitting in an elevated position in the garage
#7 - I like to build things myself.
#8 - Ramps, because that's what I want.

[Trueoo7]

Originally Posted by Stoney FFR

Jack up front and put cinder blocks under the front tires, jack up rear and put cinder blocks under the rear.. No ramps used.. I think you're missing the whole point here...

Be weary of cinder blocks, remember reading in the newspaper of a local person doing this to work on his car. The blocks crumbled after he was under the car, he was survived by 2 young daughters and a wife. Very sad...

[Stoney FFR]

Originally Posted by Trueoo7

Be weary of cinder blocks, remember reading in the newspaper of a local person doing this to work on his car. The blocks crumbled after he was under the car, he was survived by 2 young daughters and a wife. Very sad...

I'm not using cinder blocks.. This thread has gone waaaaay wrong..

[Dimis]

Originally Posted by ratsnst1

so drive up on the front ramps and then just hoist up the back, and slide some blocks under the rear and your done, so just, 2 ramps needed.

There are many ways to skin this cat... Hell, you could yank the thing up from the roll-bars if you want to add another.

The point is Stoney FFR comes on here with a great solution that it clearly works for him (...and seemingly others), he should be commended for sharing.

Thanks Stoney FFR & Clayboy, I enjoyed both your ingenuity.

[Stoney FFR]

Originally Posted by Dimis

There are many ways to skin this cat... Hell, you could yank the thing up from the roll-bars if you want to add another.

The point is Stoney FFR comes on here with a great solution that it clearly works for him (...and seemingly others), he should be commended for sharing.

Thanks Stoney FFR & Clayboy, I enjoyed both your ingenuity.

Thanks Dimis..

Joe - -