Hey guys, I'm trying to install GordGee's last wire - the one where you have to get under the car, and I thought that my Rhino Ramps would do it. Lo and behold, the car's too low!

No, I didn't lower the car, but the front lip won't clear (I measured, didn't try to drive it on ) the height of the ramp. It's not just my car, right? Has anyone successfully used Rhino Ramps for the coupe? I totally don't trust jacks/jack stands...

On the same note, anyone in the SF Bay Area own a lift?

 

You need the new lowrider ramps for lowered imports. That, or a couple of blocks that allow you to get up onto yours.

 

Put a 2x4 in front of each ramp and the car will clear. I align the ramps with the front wheels and slide the wood in front of the ramp.

 

i dont have the front lips and I think mine clears....just got it last night and tried placing it under the car and it looks like it'll clear by .5"

 

Yeah i did the same thing as yamshirod...I have the rhino ramps, only i have a short 2x4 (about 12-14 inches long) and I set them long ways (half on the ramp half on the garage floor)...and i drive rite up no problem

 

I have those exact same rhinos. They are already some of the lowest ramps, yet the small lip under the bumper doesnt clear.

in order to clear, I stop by the gas station on the way home and take the front PSI up to 40. I leave the pressure gauge in the cup holder so i dont forget to let out the air and ruin my front tires. I can clear with the extra PSI. But I also cut some 12"x12" squares of 3/4" MDF (HD probably has them precut). Not only does it help clear even more, but you wont push the ramps on smooth concrete, as you'll be driving on to the ramps from the mdf, not over the little lip on the front of the ramps.

 

Ok, I'm glad I'm not crazy.

I had the same idea about using blocks of wood but then worried that either the wood would slip awau and the lip falls onto the ramp or as I'm driving onto the wood onto the ramp, the ramp slides forward and the lip suffers still.

I checked into low profile ramps and they're like $175.

Thanks all.

 

Hmmm...that's weird...I have Rhino Ramps that look just like that and my OEM front lip clears...it's close, as you can see in the pic, but I never had a problem. This was on my '04 6MT with normal tire pressure and stock suspension.

Model# of the ramps I'm using is 11903.

 

That is weird. I guess it's time to go home and check them out again tonight.

 

here is my set up




edit:
whoa thats a huge pic sorry

 

How much are these ramps? Where can you get them? Do they get your car high enough so u can slide underneath, even if you are kinda (big)

 

i bought a set at pep boys for $20.........my oem lip barely rubs, but it is on the bottom part and cant be seen (unless ur on ur back).......i use a pair of rugs to keep the ramps from sliding on the concrete, otherwise one side usually slides forward (the little rubber stoppers that come with the ramps dont work very well).........the car is only raised about 6 inches so i cant use a creeper...i lay a piece of cardboard on the floor to help me slide around on my back.......it is a tight squeeze behind the front wheels, but enough room up front......when i did my header, high flow cat and exhaust install, i used 2 sets of ramps.......drove up on the fronts, then raised the rear of the car using a floor jack under the diff. and then slid the other set of ramps under the rear tires.....very secure and felt comfortable under the car.

 

You McGuyver!

 

I think the Takata LSD's are lower profile ramps than those rhinos....Mynismo.com carries them......

 

my rhinos must be older. While mine look nearly identical. However, looking at the top of the ramp, you'll notice the berms on each side taper off. Mine do not taper off, the berm is the same height (basically) from the bottom of the ramp all the way on to the top. That little berm at the top of the ramp is what I dont clear. From those pics above, I probably could clear those rhinos without doing anything. The angle and overall height tho appears identical.