Plan on doing my oil changes from now on but have a quick question. The Rhino ramps at walmart are the 8000 and 12000 but the 8000 only say 2000 per ramp my GVW on my truck is 5300 pounds so Im guessing I only need the 8000? Thanks for the help.

Pay the extra bucks.quote:
Originally posted by Patman:
I love my rhino ramps! (thanks again Al!) It would be almost impossible to change the oil in my Corvette without them.
I got my set of Rhino ramps when I could not use my metal ramps with my son's 94 Camaro due to the under-bumper "stuff." Corvette owners were recommending them.quote:
Originally posted by RTexasF:
No problem with the Vette scraping on the ramps? I have an old set of metal ramps and have to use 2x10 extensions to get the 04 Accord up the ramps without removing the lower facia.
Jeep,quote:
Originally posted by JeepZJ4.0:
A truck so low that it needs ramps? Wow. Oh, back on topic, yeah 12,000 lbs... just to be safe because their strength may deteriorate over time....
The black rubber piece under the nose rubs the ramps a little bit, but only by a slight amount. And that piece gets a lot of abuse anyhow, it rubs the ground much more when going out of most driveways.quote:
Originally posted by RTexasF:
I love my rhino ramps! (thanks again Al!) It would be almost impossible to change the oil in my Corvette without them.
Patman -
No problem with the Vette scraping on the ramps? I have an old set of metal ramps and have to use 2x10 extensions to get the 04 Accord up the ramps without removing the lower facia.
I never had an issue...quote:
Any sort of ramps are a total pain when dealing with a stickshift.
I appologize. I wasn't thinking. My father is 55 and his side is blessed to not have arthritis...(too bad I'm more like my mother than my father) I forget about that. There are sometimes when i'm working on the Jeep that I have to call him in. Hey, age is just a number. That's what I say! In actuallity, I have problems getting under my ZJ because I have Westin Nerf Bars, lowering my ground clearence enough that my 5'8", 200lbs (well... ok, so I have muscle but still, I'm overweight) body has to crawl under the front of the Jeep to get to the oil pan.quote:
Originally posted by Whimsey:
Jeep,
If you're referring to me, then yes having the truck on ramps makes it a lot easier to work under it. I don't know about you but I'm 6'1" and about 217 lbs, unfortunately a disproportionate amount is in my mid section. Plus I'm over 50 and my joints "ain't" what they use to be
. When I was 17 and skinny with good joints it was a lot easier to crawl under vehicles
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Whimsey
Don't worry about it. You'll be be there soon enough unfortunately. Glad to hear that your father is doing good in the "joint department". Keeping active is the best advice I can give. Getting old is a bit*h, trust mequote:
Originally posted by JeepZJ4.0:
I appologize. I wasn't thinking. My father is 55 and his side is blessed to not have arthritis...(too bad I'm more like my mother than my father) I forget about that. There are sometimes when i'm working on the Jeep that I have to call him in. Hey, age is just a number. That's what I say! In actuallity, I have problems getting under my ZJ because I have Westin Nerf Bars, lowering my ground clearence enough that my 5'8", 200lbs (well... ok, so I have muscle but still, I'm overweight) body has to crawl under the front of the Jeep to get to the oil pan. [/QB]
I found that it requires slipping the clutch more than I'm comfortable with. It probably wouldn't hurt the clutch much, but I found alternative methods that work better (and can be used for tire rotations).quote:
Originally posted by moribundman:
I never had an issue...quote:
Any sort of ramps are a total pain when dealing with a stickshift.