Up ramps, with 'helpers'...

[Schrade]

Someone just had a thread recently, about elevating their car, and front air dam protection. Anyone know that thread??? Daryll, Dom; delete this post, and copy it to THAT thread?

I'm getting some more wrap onto my exhaust hardware, to try to reduce drone a little more here.

2" x 6" ramp extensions, with a hole drilled through, and a 5" screw hung into the wood to hold the helpers on the ramps:

Telephone books, taped around, for the wide rubber:

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A brick in front of each rear wheel, 42" forward of hub centers (drove right over the ramps once, with my '87 :o ):

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[Dynomite]

Lifting and Towing the ZR-1 (http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-zr-1-discussion/3005470-tech-info-lt5-modifications-rebuild-tricks-500-hp.html#post1580070574)

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll142/dynomite007/ZR1%20Maintenance/Lift5s.jpghttp://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll142/dynomite007/ZR1%20Maintenance/Lift1s.jpg

Just to be clear.......I use the wood stairs to get the front spoiler high enough to slip this 3 ton floor jack under the front lifting with a wooden 2x8x8 on the jack pad directly under the center of the front cross member directly in front of the oil pan (I place about a third of the jack pad directly under the front of that cross member having the vertical stiffener). Then I use Jack Stands under each lower A Arm fitted in the pocket of the A Arm Pivot). Same with Plastic Ramp on Rear which is used to raise the rear high enough for a 3 Ton Floor Jack under the Rear Suspension followed by placement of Jack Stands under the Rear Pivots.

Always APPLY the Emergency Brake when on the wooden stairs or plastic ramp.

Hydraulic Aluminum Floor Jack (3 ton)
a. Pittsburgh Racing
b. Very low initial height and weighs 55 lbs.
c. High lift rate.

3 ton Pittsburgh Racing Aluminum Floor Jack (http://www.harborfreight.com/aluminum-racing-floor-jack-with-rapid-pump-3-tons-68052.html)

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll142/dynomite007/LT5/3Tonfloorjack.jpg

[Racinfan83]

I just jack mine from the side and put it on jackstands. About as easy I would think??

[Schrade]

Yeah there RF - that was always my preference, particularly after rolling over ramps once with my L98 [no-driving dumbace]. You wouldn't guess I owned a courier / delivery for over 20 years, and personally did 1.4 million + myself :rolleyes:.

I still jack up one side up front, to reverse one of the ramps, after I jack up the back end anyway, for the stands. If it rolled off, it would do serious damage to the undercarriage with my hardhead noggin' http://www.zr1.net/forum/images/icons/icon10.gif

I think I'd still be afraid of driving over those ramps like Docu-mite has there too!!!

[Paul Workman]

I got a set of ramps at Harbor Freight that have "pre-ramps" (I call them). They attached to the ramps so as to lengthen the incline.

HOW SOME EVER, I did drive over them twice with my 95 LT1 car. I did wind up using strategically placed 4x4 blocks ahead of the rear wheels as safety bumpers. But, since then I bought a second floor jack and use them both to raise one side, and place jack stands, and then raise the other side, back and forth, etc, etc, until the desired height is accomplished. (I never used ramps again after getting the second floor jack and extra jack stands, fwiw.)

[Dynomite]

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll142/dynomite007/ZR1%20Maintenance/Lift1s.jpghttp://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll142/dynomite007/ZR1%20Maintenance/Lift5s.jpg

Just to be clear.......I use the wood stairs to get the front spoiler high enough to slip this 3 ton floor jack under the front lifting with a wooden 2x8x8 on the jack pad directly under the center of the front cross member directly in front of the oil pan (I place about a third of the jack pad directly under the front of that cross member having the vertical stiffener). Then I use Jack Stands under each lower A Arm (fitted in the center of the pocket of the A Arm Pivot). Same with Plastic Ramp on Rear which is used to raise the rear high enough for a 3 Ton Floor Jack under the Rear Suspension followed by placement of Jack Stands under the Rear Pivots.

Always APPLY the Emergency Brake when on the wooden stairs or plastic ramp.

Hydraulic Aluminum Floor Jack (3 ton)
a. Pittsburgh Racing
b. Very low initial height and weighs 55 lbs.
c. High lift rate.

3 ton Pittsburgh Racing Aluminum Floor Jack (http://www.harborfreight.com/aluminum-racing-floor-jack-with-rapid-pump-3-tons-68052.html)

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll142/dynomite007/LT5/3Tonfloorjack.jpg