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Oil change using rhino ramps?
Opinions in regards oil changing just using rhino ramps without jack.How effective is this.Appreciate the help.
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It will depend on whether your car is lowered or has any front aero mods. Rhino ramps are generally steep angled so this can possibly prevent getting your car on them.
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There are several companies that sell race ramps for cars that have low clearance. They typically run $250-300. Or you can buy a scissor lift for $1200-1500. Not many other options for oil changes other than jacking up the car and placing it on jack stands (which is doable but not the easiest solution).
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Or just use 2x4's to ease the transition. I have them and using small 2x4 blocks makes it easy. Still a good idea to have a good jack for other jobs though.
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What you can do is just get the ramps as well as a jack and lift the car high enough to get it on the ramps.
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These aren't priced as high as the 56" race ramps, but do the job for ~ $140
Race Ramps RR-40 40" Race Ramps http://www.amazon.com/Race-Ramps-RR-...=IYXSR6Z6W8DS9
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I mine I can drive on a 2Xsomething and get fairly low floor jack under the center jack point and then can use the jack stands or ramps. Ramps seem pretty safe to me but jack stands seem a little safer. Jack stands also fit a little more out of the way for getting under the engine.
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Yes, a little tight, especially for lowered cars. Small wood pieces help but the 56" are much nicer.
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What i found is that if you jack one of the front wheel up (off the ground) by the jack point and then slowly lower it back down, then you will have enough clearance to drive the car up the rhino ramp. YMMV.
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Guys, I've mentioned this in a few other threads.. Rhino ramps work fine on my lowered car, if you put a 2 foot 2x6 in front of each ramp. MUCH simpler than jacking up the car and placing the rhino ramp under each side. You might as well use jack stands at that point.
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Reviving an old thread here.
I purchased m ZCP e92 M3 a couple months ago, and I want to do the oil changes myself (as I do on my other cars). I already have these Rhino Ramps - http://www.amazon.com/RhinoGear-1191...rds=rhino+ramp I personally feel most comfortable getting under a car on these ramps, but the M bumper will get destroyed up and down those ramps. Has anyone found an easy way to adjust the incline of the ramp? I see the above posts about putting a wood block before the ramp, but I would think I need a long wood block that slide down from the top of the ramp to the ground, correct?
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