Car Jack Vs Ramp Reddit

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Car jack vs ramp reddit. I swear the. Car jacks and car ramps have similar uses so safety is important with these tools. Make sure the car is on a hard flat surface such as a driveway or garage. My dad has a set of ancient ramps like this that are at least 30 years old that we use for working underneath the cars.

A car that slips off either can cause serious injury. But when i realized that craftsman has largely gone to crap and started to research i found that hf is actually an amazing deal. 2012 nissan 370z 1985 toyota celica 3 points 4 years ago. This jack is one of the best deals in their store.

While helping my dad clean his garage i found my grandfather s old jack stands. Simple question do i need to use ramps and stands together. Which are best for auto service. Or are the ramps good enough by themselves.

The ramps are rated for 12 000 lbs and my mustang is well under that. 07 z 14 q50s 1. Over time they ve gotten a bit warped and although we also use jack stands as a backup they re starting to scare me as a safety hazard. The jack stands seem to have decent reviews but i have to buy a jack to get the car up which adds additional cost.

Call me a chicken but i put some big timbers under some appropriate hard points before i go under with my creeper. Cars have documented load points on the pinch welds or sub frames where it s safe to lift them and that s where you should lift them. Ramps are nice when you wanna do a quick oil change or replace something under the car exhaust oil pan trans pan lines stuff like that. The ramps are much easier to use with rwd right wheel drive cars than wrong wheel drive.

I m not opposed to. Harbor freight jack and jack stands. I raised the car up on the ramps and did my best to use the jacks as well just to see what. Which idiot puts a car up on two ramps and then proceeds to jack up the other corner.

I like the ramps because they are easy and feel less precarious than a jack stand. Firstgear deal fanatic nov 3. The stands look so flimsy and move around wobble too much. Aug 11th 2020 12 03 am 14.

And unless you ve got your own in garage. Always refer to your vehicle manual for proper lift points and vehicle weight and always follow all jack and ramp instructions. If you re the diy kind of auto owner who enjoys performing your own oil changes and routine maintenance it s inevitable that at some point in time you re going to have to hoist your vehicle off the ground to get a better look at things underneath. Olek2012 13 volvo s80 97 bmw 328ic 94 jeep grand cherokee 2 points 2 years ago.

May 11th 2020. The ramps on amazon seem to have overall good reviews but the top reviews are all low stars with photo proof that they split. I can t get under a car with just a jack holding it or with jack stands. The jack and jackstands are necessary though chances are you ll be doing more brakes and tire rotations.

Continue this thread level 1. About a year ago when i really started to ramp up my tool acquisition i was very biased against harbor freight.