Because my car is lowered I usually have trouble with getting a trolley jack under the front or back to lift up both sides at once.
I was looking at buying a set of ramps for lowered cars to make this job easy but came across caravan levelling ramps.
There's a few different types but I ended up buying a set of three level ramps. These cost less than A$40, a bit less than the special ramps for lowered cars which start at about A$60.
The caravan ramps also lift the car up to 100mm instead of 70mm for the cheap lowered car ramps. This won't make any difference if you are going to also use a trolley jack, but 100mm may be enough to do whatever you need to do without needing a jack.
I found it difficult to drive up the ramps without them slipping, but I've had the same problem with regular car ramps. Also, the steps are very close together so it takes a very small amount of movement to get from step to step and you don't really feel the steps. Best to have a helper watching or do what I did and keep checking every 10cm.
On my first attempt (solo) I got up the top step on one side but the second step on the other. Good enough for the trolley jack.
December 17, 2018 • Tools
Caravan levelling ramps - cheap alternative to ramps for lowered cars
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