Christmas present question...

arwilson80 · 03-12-07, 10:34 AM

Those little car ramps that you drive onto to lift the front / back of the car off the ground...

These...

Does anyone know if you can get the same sort of thing so that the whole car is lifted about 10-12 inches off the ground?

ZS · 03-12-07, 10:39 AM

Its called using four of them...

Or use a pit...

arwilson80 · 03-12-07, 10:42 AM

A pit is a good idea but i don't have one.

And as for using 4 of them. How? Are you suggesting that i just jack the car up and set 2 more underneath the other 2 wheels?

Maxxed_Ross · 03-12-07, 11:30 AM

I've done that before and it's not recommended lol

you'd need one of those see-saw things garages have that you drive onto

arwilson80 · 03-12-07, 11:34 AM

Yeah Ross. I don't like that idea myself... Those see-saw things are expensive though...

al_roverMG · 03-12-07, 11:46 AM

Those rams are a waste of time for the ZS or any low car IMO. I tried to get mine onto them and it touches the bumper before the wheels touch it.

Depends on where you will use it but you can get, as said, a lift which is basically 2 long flat sections ontop of a sissor type jack. you simply but blocks onto the flat sections at the jacking points and up you go. Will ask dad how much they are as they have a couple in their place for very low cars.

stamford · 03-12-07, 12:34 PM

I used to use them back in the 80's

these days it's a big f*** off jack and quality axle stands.