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General => The garage => Topic started by: oceanic-green on 11 June 2012, 12:18
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are 8 inch (20cm) wide car ramps ok to use with tyre size 225/40 zr 18. Sorry if it is a dumb question, but I have never used them before, and just wondered if the ramps are suitably wide enough for my wheels
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I personally dont use ramps just jacks and axle stands
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Thats probably because your a little lower than is possible to use a ramp! :grin:
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Thats probably because your a little lower than is possible to use a ramp! :grin:
Most of the time yes :grin: :grin: rest of the time im scared about driving off the end of em !
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I personally dont use ramps just jacks and axle stands
more like not enough power to get up them :grin:
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I personally dont use ramps just jacks and axle stands
more like not enough power to get up them :grin:
What you trying to say.. my starlet would woop your cars ass lol
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theyll be fine. might do well to drive onto some wooden blocks to avoid tearing ur splitter offd
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theyll be fine. might do well to drive onto some wooden blocks to avoid tearing ur splitter offd
Ok folks, I did it today, but after having a look underneath at the charge pipe and the hose to the pancake pipe, to remove them and replace with the agu version, (as mine is an aum) I thought stuff this, I didn't feel confident enough to do it while in that position. So I packed everything away and reversed her off the ramps, and then there was a massive CRUNCH sound :sad: I looked underneath and seen the axle stand that I had put there for extra safety that I had forgotten to remove :shocked:
I had ripped a hole in the engine cover splash guard, and luckily that was all the damage! This was mainly because I did it on a gravel/ stone chip/grassy/earthy driveway, so the axle stands dug into the ground. God knows what would of happened if I did it on a concrete driveway!!
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Got off lightly there :wink: