Robert

Greetings,

I am thinking of buying a set of ramps, particularly the Griots low profile set w/extensions. I am also looking at getting the oil extraction setup (vacuum assisted through the dip-stick opening). Has anyone else ever worked with any of these items or have any recommendations ? Thanks in advance.

Rob

Big Dave

Whichever ramps you decide to purchase, make sure that they will raise the car enough to allow you to get under the front spoiler if you have one. A good jack and a set of jack stands may be your best bet instead of ramps.

Robert

Dave,

That's a good idea. I have a nice set of stands already, but the car did not come with a jack (that and no compressor also lowered the price I offered when buying the car). I am going to buy a replacement jack and compressor. Personally, I don't like space saver spares and was even considering buying a full-size tire and rim to use as the spare combo. Considering that the car is riding on 18" rims & tires, that might be a better (albeit, more costly) solution than the original spare tire & wheel. Any thoughts ?

Rob

Robert

One addendum to my previous post...

The spare wheel and tire combo I was thinking of would be 16" in size.

Greg86andahalf

Someone posted a homemade ramp set made out of 2x6's (I think). The way they made it was almost like steps. The wheels started on the first 2" step and another 2", another, so on. It was graduated as not to damage anything low in the front of the car.

One point to consider is that frequently, you may want to have the entire car in the air. I do most of my work with the car elevated front and rear. It must be level for transmission fluid, coolant and oil checks.

I prefer not to bend over (except when I order parts!) to work on the engine. It's just easier to do work with the car 12" or so up all the way around.

Greg

MichaelR

I built them from the info I got from <a href="http://sis125.berkeley.edu/928/" target="_blank">Jorj7's 928 site.</a> Here is an excerpt...but the site includes pictures and more info. [On Jorj7's site, go to the first selection on the Mechanical Info drop-down.]

I made a set of ramps from 2"x10"x96" boards. I cut them to creat a ramped that allows the car to be driven up the ramp without affecting the front spoiler, and it ends up 4.5" off the garage floor. I hope the following illustration helps to show what I did.

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I cut the 96" board into 3', 2' and 1' sections and cut one end of each section at 45 degrees. I nailed the boards as shown above. The cut the remaining piece to fit as a stop, and nailed it to the high end. It may not be elegant, but it works great for oil changes and suspension tweeking that require the wheels to be loaded. Also, the belly pans can be easily accessed and removed while on the ramps.
Merry motoring. Ed

BTW, I took the liberty of shortening the ascii diagram to increase the chance that it would display correctly.

Robert

Thanks for the info. I think that is what I am going to build. Now, I just have to get the wood in my Accord... the 928 will never be a wood carrier. <img src="graemlins/nono.gif" border="0" alt="[nono]" />