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Dec 2, 2002 | 06:14 PM

zdawg28

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Car fell off ramps

I thought it would be a good idea to grease of my bushings with some white lithum grease. So i start with the back and back it up onto the ramps, greased everything up all good. I put the ramps to the front and start pulling up on them and pull up to far 2 seconds later my car falls on top of the ramps. It bent the bottom of the front fendor out about an 1 1/2 or both sides. It looks like i will be able to hammer everything back straight. It still made me fell stupid and angry <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> .

Dec 2, 2002 | 06:21 PM

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Re: Car fell off ramps

I've had some close calls with the ramps before, they tend to slide around a lot...

Dec 2, 2002 | 09:08 PM

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Re: Car fell off ramps

jack stands <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

Dec 3, 2002 | 12:28 AM

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Re: Car fell off ramps

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Cody Brooks:
jack stands <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> <hr /></blockquote>IM terrified to drive up on ramps..i drove a car off ramps before..throttle was really mushy and gave it a little to much gas..luckily that car was a piece <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

Jack stands are good

Dec 3, 2002 | 05:33 AM

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Re: Car fell off ramps

I hate ramps. Most of them are designed so shotty. I wish I could find a wide and long set of them so I don't have to line the car up perfectly or worry about driving over them. That stupid dip that most ramps have at the end to "secure" the tires is a joke. Any p.o.s. 4cyl can idle right over that dip.

Long live jack stands. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

Dec 3, 2002 | 08:04 AM

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Re: Car fell off ramps

I hate those freaking ramps too!!...For one...the ramps are too weak....and with my Z....mind you its not lowered at all(stock height)...tends to scrape the front end on the sides as i put it up...so what i did i used two pieces of brick ...one on each side to give the car some more room when going up.......otherwise it will scratch the body on the sides...right bellow the foglights..........

Dec 3, 2002 | 08:22 AM

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Re: Car fell off ramps

Doood, I'm glad you WEREN'T UNDER IT <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> Man, that sucks, but it could've been worse. Consider yourself lucky.