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Adjustable Car Ramps


JamieP

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Do you need to get yourself UNDER the car, or just a quick means of raising it take the wheels on and off? If the latter you used to be able buy a thick skinned bean bag like "baloon" to lay under the car and inflate by means of exhaust gasses from the tailpipe. Farmers loved them as they work on soft muddy ground as well as on concrete. I dare say a compressor of adequate receiver volume would blow one up, too.

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Jeez, to be able to even dream of getting under a car a foot off the ground.... I start puffing and panting if I have to crouch. the air bag is no good then. You need to move to somewhere with some proper outbuilding.

 

Thats the plan, next house will have some room to build a proper garage.

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I need something better than a trolley jack and axle stands, as taking the exhaust off is a nightmare due to the middle bolts being hidden until you're underneath them. I also don't like sliding round on the floor and banging my head on the car and/or floor.

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I need something better than a trolley jack and axle stands, as taking the exhaust off is a nightmare due to the middle bolts being hidden until you're underneath them. I also don't like sliding round on the floor and banging my head on the car and/or floor.

 

Jack the car up to the max on the diff, place the axle stands under each side as normal and get yourself a creeper. That makes the job so much easier.

 

When you're jacking up the diff use a piece of good quality thick rubber to protect it from the jack. Makes getting the rear off the deck a canter.

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Jack the car up to the max on the diff, place the axle stands under each side as normal and get yourself a creeper. That makes the job so much easier.

 

When you're jacking up the diff use a piece of good quality thick rubber to protect it from the jack. Makes getting the rear off the deck a canter.

 

That's what I did before, but with a piece of wood between the diff and jack. I'd love some ramps as I feel claustrophobic at times, when my head gets close or hits the car :D

 

In all honesty, I want a lift so I can stand up straight under the car :D

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Do you have any pics of your garage Jamie, how did you find fitting the door (interested as I've recently built one myself)?

 

I dont have any pictures from the outside, door was very easy to fit, took me and a mate about 20min and has been great, only thing i could fault it on is its a bit slow going up and down but for the price i can live with that.

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I dont have any pictures from the outside, door was very easy to fit, took me and a mate about 20min and has been great, only thing i could fault it on is its a bit slow going up and down but for the price i can live with that.

 

True, as you said good for the price though.

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