billt460
Thread starter
So yesterday afternoon my next door neighbor came over, and we got to B.S.'ing. He noticed my new ramps and commented on how much he liked them. I told him I was a bit disappointed, because of my clearance issue with the front end of my Toyota. So we laid one out in front of the wheel. He said they would clear easily. I still wasn't so sure.
So I backed the car out into the driveway, and we set them in place. He watched the front end while I drove up SLOWLY, one rung at a time. At the closest point the front corner of the fascia cleared by almost 2". This was with no boards set in front. Just the ramps themselves.
With the front wheel drive it drove up effortlessly, right up on to the jack plates. With the jack plates in the full down position, I could get under the car..... Just barely. But not with much room to work. (Which is the height most of the solid ramps that are available would place the car).
Once I jacked them to the highest position and put the safety pins in place, I had plenty of room under the vehicle. So as it turned out they really work well. It's just difficult to see..... And scary to chance without an extra pair of eyes. (I don't trust getting women involved in dicey automotive projects. It's usually turns into a recipe for disaster.)
So when I do my next oil change they'll come in handy. They're a lot better than dragging heavy wood ramps around. Something else I'll end up tossing after they accumulate enough dust.
So I backed the car out into the driveway, and we set them in place. He watched the front end while I drove up SLOWLY, one rung at a time. At the closest point the front corner of the fascia cleared by almost 2". This was with no boards set in front. Just the ramps themselves.
With the front wheel drive it drove up effortlessly, right up on to the jack plates. With the jack plates in the full down position, I could get under the car..... Just barely. But not with much room to work. (Which is the height most of the solid ramps that are available would place the car).
Once I jacked them to the highest position and put the safety pins in place, I had plenty of room under the vehicle. So as it turned out they really work well. It's just difficult to see..... And scary to chance without an extra pair of eyes. (I don't trust getting women involved in dicey automotive projects. It's usually turns into a recipe for disaster.)
So when I do my next oil change they'll come in handy. They're a lot better than dragging heavy wood ramps around. Something else I'll end up tossing after they accumulate enough dust.