how to use ramps
05-13-2008, 04:49 PM
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I stick my head out the window and drive right up with an M6.
Using a jackstand with ramps is useless. If the car isn't resting on the stand it's going to roll down the ramp or tip over sideways, by the time it hits the stand it's just going to tip it over.
The worst experience I had with ramps is pulling a valve body off and having the linkage move the parking pawl out. The car rolled back a few inches before hitting the wheel chock.
Using a jackstand with ramps is useless. If the car isn't resting on the stand it's going to roll down the ramp or tip over sideways, by the time it hits the stand it's just going to tip it over.
The worst experience I had with ramps is pulling a valve body off and having the linkage move the parking pawl out. The car rolled back a few inches before hitting the wheel chock.
05-13-2008, 04:51 PM
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Where are jack stands, ramps and floor jacks made today?
China; right? Sure these are designed to take the weight, but their dog food was not designed to kill millions of our pets either! Trust a Chinese ramp, floor jack, jack stand, etc. and you may be "flat" out of luck!
China; right? Sure these are designed to take the weight, but their dog food was not designed to kill millions of our pets either! Trust a Chinese ramp, floor jack, jack stand, etc. and you may be "flat" out of luck!
05-13-2008, 05:30 PM
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Where are jack stands, ramps and floor jacks made today?
China; right? Sure these are designed to take the weight, but their dog food was not designed to kill millions of our pets either! Trust a Chinese ramp, floor jack, jack stand, etc. and you may be "flat" out of luck!
China; right? Sure these are designed to take the weight, but their dog food was not designed to kill millions of our pets either! Trust a Chinese ramp, floor jack, jack stand, etc. and you may be "flat" out of luck!
Now you've kinda freaked me out with all the mental images of having my head pinned to the ground by the headers.
05-13-2008, 06:18 PM
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Where are jack stands, ramps and floor jacks made today?
China; right? Sure these are designed to take the weight, but their dog food was not designed to kill millions of our pets either! Trust a Chinese ramp, floor jack, jack stand, etc. and you may be "flat" out of luck!
China; right? Sure these are designed to take the weight, but their dog food was not designed to kill millions of our pets either! Trust a Chinese ramp, floor jack, jack stand, etc. and you may be "flat" out of luck!
I always just use two jack stands. Feel pretty safe, but what do i know?
05-13-2008, 07:22 PM
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Where are jack stands, ramps and floor jacks made today?
China; right? Sure these are designed to take the weight, but their dog food was not designed to kill millions of our pets either! Trust a Chinese ramp, floor jack, jack stand, etc. and you may be "flat" out of luck!
China; right? Sure these are designed to take the weight, but their dog food was not designed to kill millions of our pets either! Trust a Chinese ramp, floor jack, jack stand, etc. and you may be "flat" out of luck!
05-13-2008, 07:25 PM
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Heres a short video, take one because it was getting dark. I could have kept doing it until I got it perfect, but this was a quick set up and go, just for this thread.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjKVyJRopZk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjKVyJRopZk
05-13-2008, 07:37 PM
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05-13-2008, 07:38 PM
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Heres a short video, take one because it was getting dark. I could have kept doing it until I got it perfect, but this was a quick set up and go, just for this thread.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjKVyJRopZk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjKVyJRopZk
hahaha thanks for making a video
05-13-2008, 11:37 PM
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wanna hear something as funny as this thread is getting. A friend of mine....his father has tree triming service. His dad brought home these two badass stumps he pulled pout of someones yard. They are about 2 feet in diameter and about 2 feet high. Perfectly flat cut on the bottom so its planted on the ground, even if the car rolls backwards they cannot tip over like jack stands or a jack can. No welds to break, no seals to leak or blow. And they can easily support 10,000 pounds, each. They weigh like 50 pounds but slide across his garage floor with one finger pushing them.
Thats what he uses under his car for safety jack stands. He's got two hydraulic floor jacks to get the car up.
Thats what he uses under his car for safety jack stands. He's got two hydraulic floor jacks to get the car up.
05-13-2008, 11:43 PM
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$45.00 total cost, and safe.
Lift the car with this:
http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/...atalogId=10107
Then, jack stand the bitch:
http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/I...D:100000422187
Lift the car with this:
http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/...atalogId=10107
Then, jack stand the bitch:
http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/I...D:100000422187
05-13-2008, 11:51 PM
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$45.00 total cost, and safe.
Lift the car with this:
http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/...atalogId=10107
Then, jack stand the bitch:
http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/I...D:100000422187
Lift the car with this:
http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/...atalogId=10107
Then, jack stand the bitch:
http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/I...D:100000422187
05-14-2008, 12:05 AM
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I don't have the SFCs, but ramps work just fine with my M6. Mine are some cheapo Wallmart jobs with plastic extenders that clear my ground effects. I usually put the ramps right up against the tires and then have someone watch as I drive up. Once or twice and you'll be a pro... I've seen jackstands tip and jacks fail.... Hydraulic lifts can fail for that matter too.
My ramps are idiot proof, once the car is on them it isn't going anywhere. That's good for the idiot crawling underneath (me).
My ramps are idiot proof, once the car is on them it isn't going anywhere. That's good for the idiot crawling underneath (me).
05-14-2008, 12:16 AM
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Just do it on one side, install a jackstand, then lift the other side and install the other jackstand. The car is now safely in the air, you can work on anything just like lifting at the k or diff.
