Arched trailer ramps?
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Arched trailer ramps?
After being sloppy in arranging my standard 4 ft steel ramps and 4 ft pressure treated 2x8s that I use to load my 968 on my 18 ft open steel trailer, I scraped the front belly tray, ripped the lower bumper cover, and pulled off the power steering belt while driving onto my trailer. Since I always find it a pain to properly arrange the steel ramps and 2x8s anyway, I plan on purchasing some aluminum extended trailer loading ramps.
Does anybody have any advice/experience with the length that is needed to improve the loading of a lowered 968 to prevent scraping it on the trailer? I was thinking about 6 to 8 ft long ramps.
Do the arched ramps also reduce the angle and prevent scraping the car while loading?
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Does anybody have any advice/experience with the length that is needed to improve the loading of a lowered 968 to prevent scraping it on the trailer? I was thinking about 6 to 8 ft long ramps.
Do the arched ramps also reduce the angle and prevent scraping the car while loading?
txs
Dave
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I've got 6' ramps, but still need a 2x10 built 3 high to get my car loaded with out killing the front air dam. I'd like to get longer ramps, but have to place to store them on the trailer.
I got my ramps at www.discountramps.com
I got my ramps at www.discountramps.com
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I don't have experience with these, but I see a lot of them in the paddock:
http://www.buffaloespeedenterprises.com/
Not sure about the arched question tho. ;-)
http://www.buffaloespeedenterprises.com/
Not sure about the arched question tho. ;-)
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Have you tried raising the front of your trailer too? Either use the trailer jack, a floor jack or ramps for the back of your tow vehicle. You would be surprised at how much more clearance you get with a little incline to the trailer. My car is very low too, but I can just drive it up the door ramp (6') if I raise the trailer nose a foot.
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Have you tried raising the front of your trailer too? Either use the trailer jack, a floor jack or ramps for the back of your tow vehicle. You would be surprised at how much more clearance you get with a little incline to the trailer. My car is very low too, but I can just drive it up the door ramp (6') if I raise the trailer nose a foot.
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I use these for my 996 ...... I'll have anywhere from 1/2" or more clearance when I back out of the trailer.... the best part is they weight next to nothing....
http://www.raceramps.com/store/shopexd.asp?id=73
http://www.raceramps.com/store/shopexd.asp?id=73
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If you have enough droop in your front shocks you can make a spacer to put between spring and perch for loading. I did this for my 930. took a bar of alum 1" wide and 1/4" thick, bent two pieces in a U. little bit of a pain to jack car up just after unload and before loading, but worked well.
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I leave it hitched up to my truck and screw the jack down until the forward trailer axle wheels are just about off the ground. Works for me.
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I don't have experience with these, but I see a lot of them in the paddock:
http://www.buffaloespeedenterprises.com/
Not sure about the arched question tho. ;-)
http://www.buffaloespeedenterprises.com/
Not sure about the arched question tho. ;-)
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I tried that, and then forgot to let the front of the trailer down, and promptly ripped the jack off the trailer. Since then, I have used ramps to back the rear wheels of the truck onto. You would have to be kind of a moron to forget those, though, I feel I am capable. So far it works.
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I tried that, and then forgot to let the front of the trailer down, and promptly ripped the jack off the trailer. Since then, I have used ramps to back the rear wheels of the truck onto. You would have to be kind of a moron to forget those, though, I feel I am capable. So far it works.
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