Race Ramps

[— Agent☣Orange —]

After years of dealing with my old steel ramps, I decided to invest in a set of Race Ramps and wish I had done it sooner. With my old ramps, especially working alone, I'd be getting in and out of the car to reposition wooden planks in front of the ramps because everything would slide around when driving up.

I got some plastic Rhino Ramps which were nice and lighter than the metals ones and along with their rubber feet, wouldn't slide around but I was still left with the problem of placing wooden planks before the ramps but then the wood slid around. I'm sure I could have applied some home engineering into it and rubberized the bottom of the wood or cut angles into them to allow better fitment but I just got burned out on ramps by this point.

Enter Race Ramps. These are a very lightweight composite and come in a myriad of sizes and applications. Since I'm always dealing with lowered vehicles, my first condition was that the ramps be low enough so that I didn't need to place planks in front of them, check. Then I wanted ramps that didn't bust my back before I even started working on the car, check. Then, not a priority but it would be nice to have ramp part removable, leaving the car on stands, check check and check.

At first, I was going to get the 56" then the 67" but decided on the 87" two-piece because they would easily work for Miatas and Corvettes, even lowered ones. For a few dollars more, I opted for the heavy-duty versions with provide for 2500lbs per corner, up from 2000lb. I'd probably never need the extra capacity but for a few dollars more, what the heck.

These are a real joy to use. They're unbelievable light and easy to position. Best part: no more getting in and out of the car repositioning everything over and over. I can place the ramps once, drive up and get to work without the aforementioned hassle which leaves me fresh to start work. If I need to, I can remove the ramp parts, leaving the car on the "crib" parts and be able to easily move all around underneath.

I also got a set of two-piece "cribs" that combined with the fronts, can place the car high enough on all fours to do suspension work, change fluids on a level position, install frame rails easily or whatever. I can't say enough good things about Race Ramps without sounding like I work for them. Sure, they cost more than average ramps which is why I said I invested in them but considering the time, frustration and pain they've saved me, I wish I had invested in these a long time ago.

The usual joy of getting big brown boxes from the big brown truck




Two-piece cribs






Comparison to Rhino Ramp








Note the height difference