Hey guys I got new rims and tires now and my old
Ramps don't work to change oil because my new
rims and tires are to wide. Does anyone know of a place
that makes ramps for camaros??? THing is they would
have to be longer so it would be a more gradual ramp
so the bumper would not hit.... I suppose I can weld
some up if nothing else.. How do all u guys change ur
oil or do you have someone do it for u??

 

no access to a good lift at a shop......do the next best thing and use some 2x4's and a jack.

 

Get some 2x8s or 2x10s or even 2x12s if your tires are really fat! I've been using some my father-in-law built many years ago. I need to figure out a way to make two-part ramps for the rear wheels so I can raise the car level. It sits so low that I think I'll make the ramps sorta like horizontal building blocks...
Rob

 

use jackstands

 

I don't have access to a lift. Wish I did. I guess bottom
line is I will have to make my own out of wood or
metal. I wanted some kinda permanent. You would
think there would be a company out there that made
something like this...

 

If I could weld I would've made some up in the same angle steel the ramps are made from. I asked the wood yard to cut me some 4x8 at the required angle to match the ramps, at around 4 feet long. Just make sure to put some bolts thru or something to make sure they dont move off the ramps. Having said that, I manage to change the oil OK just using a jack and stands. (I needed the ramps for the damn plugs!!!!)

 

I don't know how wide your wheels are but I'm running 16x8's and using ramps that I picked up at auto zone. They are made of reinforced plastic and have a low slope on the inclined part which allows the front ground effects to clear. I think the company that makes them is called rhino. Somebody told me you could get them at wal-mart too. They have always worked fine for me.

 

I just use a jack and jackstands when I change my oil.

 

I just did my oil yesterday. I just jacked the car up, in the front until the wheels came just about off the ground. Had no problems at all, however I do not have ground effects.

Another solution is just to use jack stands, like everyone else said, or to just jack up one tire at a time and then put blocks under the tire, then let the car sit up on the blocks. Seems simple to me.

Z

 

Yeah, Rhino Ramps. They work great, I have had mine for years, when they were first available by mailorder only and cost $60! Now they are made by Blitz USA and can be bought for under $30. And they have been improved, since they now have rubber feet and won't move when driving up on them. Mine don't, and will skid on smooth concrete, so I use a rubber pad underneath them but the new ones don't require that. They are rated for 12,000 lbs so they are plenty strong. I have used mine on a 3/4 ton van conversion as well as my Dodge truck.

 

I would never pay someone to change my oil. I do it in the parking lot in my Apartments. They love me Hehe

 

thanks for all the replies guys...

Tom Keliher

Do those rhino ramps work for our cars? My current ramps hit the front bumper do these? How wide do these ramps measure??
I think I am going to have to buy a pair...

thanks!

Bill

 

Well, they work fine on my lowered Formula. My ramps measure 40" long x 12" wide.

 

Tom where can I get these ramps at???

THANKS!

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