I don't have too much trouble with ramps. The secret is to it is to jam the
ramps up under the wheel so they contact from the start. I typically have to
lift the front end to get the ramp under the valance, on all my cars.
They aren't great. I agree.
On Sep 16, 2012, at 5:36 PM, Dan DiBiase wrote:
> Hmm, I would have thought that there would be some sort of flange extending
> out from the front of the ramp that the front
> tires would roll over before
> they started 'uphill'.... Failing that, I wonder if you could duct tape a
> piece of 2X4 to the floor in front
> of the ramps to hold them in place?
>
> Dan D
> '76 B Driver
> '65 B Project
> Central NJ SA
>
>
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> I purchased two sets of ramps to use for oil changes
> and working under the
> front end of my MGBs. One set is steel and I got them at
> a yard sale after I
> had bought a hard plastic set at Wal Mart. The problem
> with both sets is that
> when I position them in front of the front wheels on my
> shop floor and attempt
> to drive up on them they slide forward. The only way I
> can use them is place
> them in my gravel driveway which provides enough grip so
> they don't move.
> Problem is that I am now forced to lay in the dirt/gravel for
> working under
> the car and doing oil changes. Is there a way to keep the ramps
> from moving on
> my shop floor when I attempt to drive my car up on them?
> Frank
> Krajewski
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