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Has anyone used or use on a regular basis the ramps they sell at autozone or whathaveyou. i think theyd be easier then using jacks. But Im not sure if these thigns would work too well since are cars are somewhat low with the stock height. oh well, let me know. im thinking of gettin a set since they're only like $20 at sear's.

 
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i dunno... i'm thinking they're gonna be pretty much useless... back when i had my saturn ('93 SL2), i tried driving up my friend's ramps to change my oil, and the bumper was just too low to let the tires near the ramp.

the civic sits higher, but probably will have the same trouble... measure first before you buy!

 
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They are nice if you don't have acces to lifts but you do have to be careful. Like already said you may have problems getting the car up on the ramp due to how low your car is and how much of an incline they have and also I have know of cars to fall off of those things A LOT.

 
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go in your backyard and dig yourself a pit, now you can just drive over it and do your thing

 
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my uncle has a set of them...and they make extensions for the particular ones he's got so you dont scrape with low cars...work pretty well i must say

 
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Sears or Sears hardware usually sell a 2 1/2 ton hydraulic jack with a pair of jack stands for under 30 bucks. No better deal than that if you are liftin your car often to do work on it.

 
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sears huh??.......I might have to go check that out today..........
I dropped my car, now w/ the drop, my jack wont even fit underneath my car[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG].....sucks.......
I was thinking of building ramps, I tried already w/ fiberboard but they broke........
I think im going to get a bunch of like 1/2 inch plywood, cut boards and stack them up on top of eachother to make a ramp[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG].....I dunno.....need to figure something out though.
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From what I have heard, unless you buy a set that is cheaply made they work fine.

BUT since most of us are or will be lowered, you may want to invest in a special jack to lift cars that are too low for conventional jacks.
Just a suggestion

 
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I have a horror story about car ramps...they are especially hard to get your car up on if you have stick...but I had a Cavalier that was stick that I tried to get on a pair of the ramps...going slowly, I ended up going too far and the car came right down on the rocker panel behind the front wheels, crunching the splash guards...it was rather ugly and I was pissed, so be careful!

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I have a pair of these ramps from Pep Boys. They work quite well, though I do admit that stick is sometimes a little tricky. My car has never gone over the end, but I have made the ramps slide a bit.

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When you get up top, put the car in like 4th gear, and pull the handbrake as far as you can. Get out of the car and look to make sure that you are dead center on the ramps. Push on the car to be sure that it won't move or fall. An added saftey measure is to chalk the wheels using a 4x4 wood block or something similar in the back. Just kick it under the rear wheels.

I think they are sometimes safer than jackstands. I've heard many stories of how the jackstand wasn't sitting right and toppled over. Ramps also are better for oil changes because they angle the pan with the plug in the lowest point, allowing all the oil to flow out. Of course, they don't do any good for front wheel work (tire rotation, brake work, etc.) so you'll probably need jack stands anyway.