Best car ramp?
Discussion
Hi all, I am an architect and I have a client who is looking for a car ramp so he can get another porsche into his garage. The garage is not built yet so we can construct the floor to accommodate any additional structure.
There are loads of four and two post ramps on the market but which one would you recommend? I think a 4 post is better as you can get in and out of the car without bumping the door on the post.
Oh yeah, not sure it makes a difference but he is not going to use the ramp for anything other than storage.
Many thanks
Ted
There are loads of four and two post ramps on the market but which one would you recommend? I think a 4 post is better as you can get in and out of the car without bumping the door on the post.
Oh yeah, not sure it makes a difference but he is not going to use the ramp for anything other than storage.
Many thanks
Ted
This is pretty good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SjX7A_FR6g
Mr Gear said:
This is pretty good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SjX7A_FR6g
Now that is a ramp - coolI have had a look about on tinter web and found these. They look good but guess more research is required before I spend any of his hard earned!
http://www.strongmantools.co.uk/images/PDF/Strongm...
http://www.strongmantools.co.uk/images/PDF/Strongm...
We've got pretty much every type of ramp under the sun in the workshops at work. Having used most, if it was my money and money was no object, I'd choose a two post in ground armed lift every time:
-They take up zero space in the garage when not in use (apart from the arms obviously)
-You can drive on without having to manoeuvre around any posts
-You can still open the doors when it's on the lift
-Unlike a traditional ramp, it's easy to take the wheels off
-The arms mean you have the most access of any kind of lift to the underneath of the car
Personally I'd avoid a traditional ramp as it obscures a great deal of the underneath of the car and makes it really hard to get to the wheel and hub assemblies which are by far the most accessed part of a car if you're maintaining it.
-They take up zero space in the garage when not in use (apart from the arms obviously)
-You can drive on without having to manoeuvre around any posts
-You can still open the doors when it's on the lift
-Unlike a traditional ramp, it's easy to take the wheels off
-The arms mean you have the most access of any kind of lift to the underneath of the car
Personally I'd avoid a traditional ramp as it obscures a great deal of the underneath of the car and makes it really hard to get to the wheel and hub assemblies which are by far the most accessed part of a car if you're maintaining it.
Fish981 said:
With a two post he's going to have to fiddle about putting arms under the car so he can lift it up, a four post he can just drive on.
That's a good point... its a bit of a fiddle to do this and if you get the arms in the wrong position its easy to damage a sill. If its just storage a 4 poster would be better, and probably cheaper.for a storage application I would be happy to use one of the cheaper lifts as it wont be subject the same wear and tear that one in a commercial garage. The Strongman stuff would be OK, I know a few people who have bought their lifts and been happy.
If its a new build in the planning stages it may also be a thought to recess it into the floor.
Edited by buzzer on Friday 16th December 10:21
I reckon the ramp they used for this would be pretty good. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFEirq5u0bc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFEirq5u0bc
kambites said:
It does amuse me how many people cleary didn't read the original post. 
I'd get a four-post for that; much more convenient.
amuses me too... but I guess I also do it sometimes... have you noticed that once a thread has gone down a certain route, its difficult to pull it back as well I'd get a four-post for that; much more convenient.
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