My car has the lower skirts and air dam on it and I wanted to get a set of ramps to drive the car onto to change oil, etc. Has anybody found a good set that won't damage the car?And where can I find such an animal? Right now I just use a set of floor jacks to lift the car. Ramps would make it real easy.

 

I have yet to find a set. The only thing I could recommend at this time is to contruct your own with 2x4's and 3/4 plywood. They are going have to be made very long as well. You will be looking at 6 foot ramps.

 

Thanks for the reply. I was afraid that the answer was to build a set. You are probably right about them having to be 6ft. long.Even if I built a set of ramps, then I would have the problem of storing them. I guess it is just not worth the effort. I'll just stick to my floor jacks.

 

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Here is what I was told by a mechanic..

Buy a low-pro floor jack... and two decent stands...

Jack one side up, put the stand in, and then jack the other side, and put the stand in place..

Then underneath the wheels, put a stop block, or something to prevent the car from falling on you if one of the stands fail.

Piece of cake

 

And here is what type of a lo-pro jack you would need..

Sears Lo-Pro 4 inch Jack..

 

SolaraSlayer,
That site is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
The only problem now is that I see several different ramps I could use for different things. I'll have to put them on my wish list.

 

ExplosiveSoundz,
I looked at your web site and will watch as you add more things to car. I too want to add proformance parts a little at a time. If you change something and it really doesn't seem to help make the car faster, please let us know. Likewise if you discover an add on that make a day/ night difference, make sure you spread the word. Shouldn't your name on here be RollingRockz? After all you live in Latrobe.

 

I will most certainly keep you guys updated! As far as rolling rock, it is no longer made in the glass lined tanks of old latrobe, they have been bought out and moved to new jersey...

 

That is a bummer about Rolling Rock!