Ramps too steep for car

[EazyDuz]

Any ideas? Ive got these ramps:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rhyas-Heavy-Ramps-Metal-S...

Which got the back end up fine. Front end though, is too low. It seems there arent many extensions on the market, thought about these but the reviews are mixed and my car weighs about 1300kg

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/COUGAR-Ramp-Mate-Heavy-...

[PositronicRay]

EazyDuz said:

Any ideas? Ive got these ramps:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rhyas-Heavy-Ramps-Metal-S...

Which got the back end up fine. Front end though, is too low. It seems there arent many extensions on the market, thought about these but the reviews are mixed and my car weighs about 1300kg

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/COUGAR-Ramp-Mate-Heavy-...

I made my own extensions out of wood, 3 x 2" bits screwed together with the edges bevelled are enough for my car. Try old scaffold planks or something.

[Belle427]

These any use?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUPER-SALE-LOW-RISE-CAR...

[E-bmw]

They should work just fine, but as above, all you need to do is to get the wheel further up the ramp before it actually starts to use the ramp.

Just try a bit of around 2" or 3" of wood as a "lead-in" to the ramp & that will work just as well as the ramp extension.

It effectively makes the ramp say 8" tall instead of 10" tall.

[EazyDuz]

Belle427 said:

These any use?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUPER-SALE-LOW-RISE-CAR...

They look good but expensive for what they are. I guess ill have to use wood but its a bit of a hack way of doing it

[hashtag]

Try reversing up the ramp

[E-bmw]

EazyDuz said:

Belle427 said:

These any use?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUPER-SALE-LOW-RISE-CAR...

They look good but expensive for what they are. I guess ill have to use wood but its a bit of a hack way of doing it

They are not designed for what you want anyway, they are low ramps for just lifting the car enough to get a jack under & the car "sits" into the rounded bit at the top, I have a set of 4 as I have a track day car they are necessary to just get a jack under the car.

If you tried with those they will just slide away when you try to transition from the low ramp to the high ramp.

A couple of 1ft x 6" x 2" "planks" of wood will work perfectly.

[EazyDuz]

hashtag said:

Try reversing up the ramp

It reverses up the ramp just fine, ive already rust treated the rear. I need the front up to do an oil change and rust treat.
To be honest I think ill just use a jack and stands instead.
Out of interest I heard Halfords garages will let you use their hydraulic lifts for a fee, just word of mouth so not sure if its BS. Does anyone know where you can rent a workshop area for a couple hours? Would make the whole thing easier.

[sunbeam alpine]

EazyDuz said:

It reverses up the ramp just fine, ive already rust treated the rear. I need the front up to do an oil change and rust treat.
To be honest I think ill just use a jack and stands instead.
Out of interest I heard Halfords garages will let you use their hydraulic lifts for a fee, just word of mouth so not sure if its BS. Does anyone know where you can rent a workshop area for a couple hours? Would make the whole thing easier.

Bear in mind that ramps aren't always ideal for an oil change - it's better that the car is level to let all the oil drain out.

[Mr2Mike]

sunbeam alpine said:

Bear in mind that ramps aren't always ideal for an oil change - it's better that the car is level to let all the oil drain out.

Depends entirely where the drain plug is located on the sump.

[227bhp]

Learn to be a proper PHer and do it on one of your German 2 post lifts in the centrally heated, carpeted, green oak framed Dutch barn.

[Jack_and_MLE]

There is a garage around Abingdon which you could rent a lift for a fee.
I think it was in Culham

Jack

[littleredrooster]

If you want to drive 20 miles or so, I have a set of ancient low-angle ramps (metal) which I got for the Lotus that you can have for the price of a couple of pints.

[Gerradi]

PositronicRay said:

I made my own extensions out of wood, 3 x 2" bits screwed together with the edges bevelled are enough for my car. Try old scaffold planks or something.

I use these, not pretty but do the job, they are heavier than the ramps!

[EazyDuz]

Wouldnt trust my life under those rusty ramps

[Mr2Mike]

EazyDuz said:

Wouldnt trust my life under those rusty ramps

The rusty looking bits are extensions to allow the car to drive onto the actual ramp, they won't be supporting anything whilst you are under the car.

I'm assuming you aren't referring to the small amount of surface rust on the main ramp, which obviously won't be impacting it's strength.

Edited by Mr2Mike on Friday 11th May 14:46

[finishing touch]

I made some stands to go with the loading ramps off my car trailer.

The slope is so gentle that a couple of blokes can push a car up, well, perhaps not the Merc.



While I've got this photo up, why do the leaves on my honeysuckle always shrivel?



Paul G

[Mr2Mike]

[quote=finishing touch
While I've got this photo up, why do the leaves on my honeysuckle always shrivel?


[/quote]

Aphids perhaps.