Well, someone in your family has to wear the pants. It's nice of your wife to let you drive her car.

 

what a bone head... That is why I work on my own cars....

and get good ramps if you are going to use ramps....get pay more and get the good ones....Brute makes a good low profile ramp that we use on Corvettes... Comes in sizes 12" or 14" wide. $180 - 280

 

Those are a work of art. But its obvious that the long an low slope design is why they dont move when you drive up them.

For you guys that use ramps...doesnt it signifigantly cut down on the amount of room you have to work under your car?

 

Although I have not used these particular ramps they appear to be close to the same height as any standard ramp with a longer grade. It certainly is enough height for working under a car.

 

Sorry. I was referring to the fact that since they are both wide and long it seems like your elbow room would deminish. Im sure the height clearance is fine. Im sure they are suffecient for an oil change but it might make more of a difference when doing more advanced jobs where you need room to work and crawl around.

 

mmm.... carefully. The Auto Sport catalog I get has some nice ones as well as a Corvette mags. Both feature ones for the front and the back wheels.

However, There's nothing like a lift mmmmmuuuuuhahahahaha....

I specifically built my garage with one in mind. Years later I'm still enjoying the return on investement!

 

You have a car lift like the service dept in your own garage ??

 

Lifts are not that expensive overall... I think you can get a really decent life for $1500 or so... Not that we all should run out and get them, but its not like its an insane amount of money....

http://www.pacetools.com/Category/Two_Post_Auto_Lifts

 

Yep BendPak 12,000 lbs 4 post. Stack two cars for winter storage as well.

 

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By taking 4 2X8 x 8'' or 2X10's x 8' (2 each side) and supporting them with a couple bricks or blocks you can extend the length of the approach and thus decrease the incline. This will decrease the tendency to puch the ramps and at the same time provide more clearance for your car undercarriage.

 

Ya got any pics of that bad boy ???? Post them

 

My garage doesnt go high enough. Whos here does

 

I take my anti fatigue mats from in front of my work bench. Them have a non skid backing, really rip resistant too. Also those commercial mats found inside doorways to banks and sevice stations work well if you have access to a couple of them.

 

Excellent idea and it works.

 

I put some thick non skid rubber padding under the ramp and they don't shoot out anymore.

 

Similarly, I found a couple of old rubbery mats (I think they're yoga mats or something) and put those under the ramps...works like a charm.

 

The idea is......you only lift the top car enough to clear the car on the bottom. Most of these lifts have "Positive" lockouts at multiple heights, therefore, you don't have to go all the way up to lockout the safety.

 

Regarding the anti-fatigue mat method etc.
The cheaper alternative (if your ramps will allow it), is to wrap a piece of carpet around the bottom rung, doubling back on itself - this way the car tire is on the carpet, which in turn holds the ramp stopping it from being pushed away.
There are ramps out there which have a flat/level portion before the incline to replicate this.
You could always bolt something to the floor to stop the ramps moving if you always use it in your garage or something - you get the idea, use your imagination.
My personal preference is to use speed. If anyone has ever seen the movie 'The Italian Job' - the original one with Michael Caine, where they practice stopping the Minis on a stationary ramp - that's what I do!!!