I'm planning to do some exhaust work on my car soon and have an old style set of metal ramps that I want to use (if they aren't too steep for my car). One tip I've heard is to get some long strips of something like carpet offcuts, and loop them around the bottom "rung" of the ramps. The wheels themselves on this will then hold the ramp in place.
Similar principle here;
Not so much
to my car, but
for my car....had a crack a little project tonight that should make doing the exhaust this weekend a bit easier.
I've had a set of old style steel ramps for a few years, that were salvaged from the garage of a late uncle after he passed away. I've kept hold of them ever since, but only used them twice - once for a friend's car, and once for my girlfriend's. There's been a few times I could have used them to work on my car, but I think they are a tad too steep for the lower overhangs, and as
@paradigm says, it can be a faff trying to secure them while driving up them. So I've always resorted to jacking/axle stands.
However, to do the exhaust, I'd like to get the car up in all four corners, so ramps would be more ideal and secure than axle stands. So tonight, I dragged out the circular saw and some spare pieces of planed wood that I knew I'd left lying around in the garage and knocked up these home-made ramp extensions that should hopefully kill two birds.
I've made them so they hook snugly over the bottom rung of the ramps. That way, the weight of the car should be on top of the ramp before attempting to climb it, stopping it from sliding away.
Offered up to the back of the car, they should also lift the wheel early enough to ensure the rear bumper doesn't ground on the ramps.
Quite pleased. I'll have to wait until tomorrow to see how effective they are. If they don't work, it's no huge loss - I had the materials and it only took me an hour or so, and in the worst case, I can probably just jack the car up and slide the ramps under the wheels to secure it.
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