Race Ramps - Anyone use em?
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Race Ramps - Anyone use em?
Thunderously expensive but look like they have a lot of cool applications.
Anyone ever use em? Curious as to their real world practicality and usefulness.
Cheaper alternatives?
www.raceramps.com
Anyone ever use em? Curious as to their real world practicality and usefulness.
Cheaper alternatives?
www.raceramps.com
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For storage over winter, i usually jsut throw a 1-2" thick styrofoam piece under the tires. I do over inflate but am not sure if I need to since the styrofoam conforms to the shape of the tire under weight.
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We use them for our 944 Cup car and a 24 ft Featherlite trailer. They are great, really allow you to load a very low car into a trailer are light and easy to nest together in a standing position at the back of our trailer. This keeps the rear door spring from being overloaded with heavy aluminum ramp extensions and they can be used to raise the front end of the car in the garage if needed.
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Race Ramps & Others...
Thunderously expensive but look like they have a lot of cool applications.
Anyone ever use em? Curious as to their real world practicality and usefulness.
Cheaper alternatives?
www.raceramps.com
Anyone ever use em? Curious as to their real world practicality and usefulness.
Cheaper alternatives?
www.raceramps.com
i'm still confused about picture attaching, so sorry about the over-sized shot.
There are Race Ramps, top or 12 o'clock in the picture, ideal for loading low-front end cars (Ronan's GT3 RS')
on to the trailer, especially with short loading ramps.They are also ideal at the track to raise a low-suspension car
(my 944 track toy) up and get a jack underneath the rocker panel.
Then there are Tire Cradles, (1 and 3 o'clock), thick rubber pads to prevent flat-spotting tires over long storage periods.
Note the two shapes; one has a stopper ridge and the other is bevelled at both ends. These are flat and form to the tire under
the weight of the car.
The FlatStoppers, centre of shot and 9 o'clock, are a pre-shaped version made of the same light weight material
as the Race Ramps.
Finally there are my low-cost alternatives; at 7 o'clock a chunk of flooring rubber from Home Depot and at 6,
a green rubber swim pad from the Dollar Store. (Hey they matched my car color...) LOL!
Price ranges from a couple of hundred to a buck each. Hope this helps.
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Tire Cradle vs. Flatstoppers (the pre-formed ones)...which would be more effective? The Tire Cradle (flat pad) definitly looks easier to drive onto.
Do these things move around when placed on the ground?
Do these things move around when placed on the ground?
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The Flatstoppers are definitely a little harder to get on but i like their shape and load distribution properties, but you're only doing this once a year so not that big a deal. Neither model moves on the ground.
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30 Chrysler M66 Royal Sedan
Cheers,
Phil Downe
Founder, Yorkville Exotic Car Show
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Father’s Day, Sunday, June 16, 2013
For more information please visit:
http://www.YorkvilleExotics.com
86 944 Track Toy (3.0 NA, LSD)
04 BMW 645ci
03 Toyota 4-Runner Ltd.
30 Chrysler M66 Royal Sedan
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Depends what you plan on doing. Its kind of hard to do any wheel or brake work on your car with the wheels sitting on ramps.
And there are far cheaper alternatives. I bought a set of plastic Pro Ramps from CTC when they were on sale for $29.99. The intent was to use them just to raise either end of the car. I never used them, sold them and bought a MaxJax car lift instead.
And there are far cheaper alternatives. I bought a set of plastic Pro Ramps from CTC when they were on sale for $29.99. The intent was to use them just to raise either end of the car. I never used them, sold them and bought a MaxJax car lift instead.