jbird72 Posted May 30 Posted May 30 So ended up goin with these amazon deals for now before can get real lift ..so far not too bad thy are chinese. Set me back 175. Each ramp has a normal bottle jack says 5 tons im guessing if i ciuld fig out how to not slide a lil when pulling into and how to position jack under should work for what it is. But fir now i have some safety measures in play...jack stands just in case. I do like the height and that abke to get under sides. Ill let yall know soon how works for oil pan II 6 Quote
cny first gen 71 Posted May 30 Posted May 30 I've got a set of regular ramps I've had for years that work fine for oil change and some stuff but the extra amount of lift sure would have helped settling my fat [censored] under there for transmission pan. But yes a lift would be great but don't have room right now. 2 1 Quote
jbird72 Posted May 30 Author Posted May 30 3 minutes ago, cny first gen 71 said: I've got a set of regular ramps I've had for years that work fine for oil change and some stuff but the extra amount of lift sure would have helped settling my fat [censored] under there for transmission pan. But yes a lift would be great but don't have room right now. Room good.. $$$..not so much lol 3 Quote
Marks71 Posted May 30 Posted May 30 As for the ramps wanting to slide, Iāve found itās less eventful and safer to use your floor jack to jack the car up, then slide the ramps under. 3 Quote
jbird72 Posted May 30 Author Posted May 30 2 minutes ago, Marks71 said: As for the ramps wanting to slide, Iāve found itās less eventful and safer to use your floor jack to jack the car up, then slide the ramps under. Im gonna do that next time the safety locks are kina wonky.Ā 1 Quote
jbird72 Posted May 30 Author Posted May 30 5 minutes ago, Marks71 said: Iād use the jack to get off the ramps too.Ā Yeah agreed think im gonna use these like really high jackstands. Set height ..put safty pins in and lower perfect ..nice and safe in theory 2 Quote
jbird72 Posted May 30 Author Posted May 30 Just now, jbird72 said: Yeah agreed think im gonna use these like really high jackstands. Set height ..put safty pins in and lower perfect ..nice and safe in theory Thats great advice sir 1 Quote
cny first gen 71 Posted May 30 Posted May 30 I have found that the ramps will slide when on garage floor but in my driveway they work fine,Ā the garage floor is smooth concrete driveway is black top. 1 Quote
jbird72 Posted May 30 Author Posted May 30 1 minute ago, cny first gen 71 said: I have found that the ramps will slide when on garage floor but in my driveway they work fine,Ā the garage floor is smooth concrete driveway is black top. Thats what happened with me. I almost $%%^^ my pants 1 Quote
SPLATT71MC Posted May 31 Posted May 31 I bought a set of these so I could get my Camaro SS off the ground. I still had to make extensions to fit under it. Ā Ā 5 Quote
jbird72 Posted May 31 Author Posted May 31 4 minutes ago, SPLATT71MC said: I bought a set of these so I could get my Camaro SS off the ground. I still had to make extensions to fit under it. Ā Ā Yeah thata what i thought i bought i got hosed...but pay pal reimbursed..them are nice the ones i showed are really good just make sure dont move when drive on. Or jack car up and position under good then thy work real good not as advertised. ..sucks but does job before i can afford lift 1 Quote
SPLATT71MC Posted May 31 Posted May 31 13 minutes ago, jbird72 said: Yeah thata what i thought i bought i got hosed...but pay pal reimbursed..them are nice the ones i showed are really good just make sure dont move when drive on. Or jack car up and position under good then thy work real good not as advertised. ..sucks but does job before i can afford lift I was just disappointed that they weren't low enough to go under the Camaro without extensions. 2 Quote
jbird72 Posted May 31 Author Posted May 31 9 minutes ago, SPLATT71MC said: I was just disappointed that they weren't low enough to go under the Camaro without extensions. That does suck man ...i didnt want quick jacks cause yu cant get anything fron side as ol boy said on thread...but maan wanted 2 post but even a bottom support one is like 11 ft wide. Im lookin into 4 post just for movability. Ill fig out brakes and tires later lol 1 Quote
Rob Peters Posted May 31 Posted May 31 1 hour ago, SPLATT71MC said: I bought a set of these so I could get my Camaro SS off the ground. I still had to make extensions to fit under it. Ā Ā Steve, this may be a stupid questions but I will ask it anyway.Ā I really like those ramps.Ā So my questions is this... Once you have the car to the level you want it, can it be locked into that position and the two lines be disconnected.Ā My concern if you can't remove the lines by way of a quick disconnect at the ramp or the foot pump it it may be hard to get under it from the front without the hoses getting in the way. rob Quote
jbird72 Posted May 31 Author Posted May 31 11 minutes ago, Rob Peters said: Steve, this may be a stupid questions but I will ask it anyway.Ā I really like those ramps.Ā So my questions is this... Once you have the car to the level you want it, can it be locked into that position and the two lines be disconnected.Ā My concern if you can't remove the lines by way of a quick disconnect at the ramp or the foot pump it it may be hard to get under it from the front without the hoses getting inĀ Yeah, I heard also that you cannot disconnect those. So therefore, that's in the front the whole time Quote
jbird72 Posted May 31 Author Posted May 31 Just now, jbird72 said: Yeah, I heard also that you cannot disconnect those. So therefore, that's in the front the whole time I guess the moral of the story is, get a 4 post or a 2 post lift. That's all there is to it. If you want full access, it kind of sucks, because there's a lot of cool s*** out but I do like that. They have something similar fromjegs, that does that what's the height on that, though, is it over 15 inches? Uh the wheel Quote
jft69z Posted May 31 Posted May 31 I couldn't remember what the name of the other portable side lifts were, at first I was thinking quick-lift, but those are different. A few of the Corvette members used a unit called MaxJax I think. I don't know much about them, but it seems you can move them around when needed. I think they have a limited lifting range though. https://www.maxjax.com/category/Portable-Two-Post-Lifts?srsltid=AfmBOoo9lso6OQ6HywEhr7Or_u5afrjARV9jEoJjYdFIhvLqOlqG6hQC Quote
Marks71 Posted June 1 Posted June 1 I think theyāre meant for sit down work. A little pricey if the plan is to upgrade in the future though.Ā Quote
jft69z Posted June 1 Posted June 1 4 minutes ago, Marks71 said: I think theyāre meant for sit down work. A little pricey if the plan is to upgrade in the future though.Ā Yeah, or with a roll chair. It would be better than nothing,Ā or those scissors type jacks. Quote
DragCat Posted June 1 Posted June 1 On 5/30/2025 at 9:30 AM, Marks71 said: As for the ramps wanting to slide, Iāve found itās less eventful and safer to use your floor jack to jack the car up, then slide the ramps under. I also found out wheel chocks will slide on a garage floorĀ šĀ 1 Quote
DragCat Posted June 1 Posted June 1 2 hours ago, jbird72 said: That does suck man ...i didnt want quick jacks cause yu cant get anything fron side as ol boy said on thread.. ol boy ????????????š¤£ Quote
jbird72 Posted June 1 Author Posted June 1 1 hour ago, DragCat said: ol boy ????????????š¤£ Didnt know yur name. I figured out how to see that now...lol 1 1 Quote
jbird72 Posted June 1 Author Posted June 1 1 minute ago, jbird72 said: Didnt know yur name. I figured out how to see that now...lol Btw mark really cool ss..def a keeper.. 1 Quote
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