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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 03:22 PM
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Hey guys, I need some quick help.. I'm trying to get my car on jackstands to fix an exhaust leak. I'm using Rhino Ramps for the front wheels to drive up onto, and jackstands in the rear.. But........ my Rhino Ramps are slipping all over the place. I try to drive up onto them, and they just get pushed straight ahead. I put rubber non slip matts under them, same story.. So, how can I jack up the front of my mustang high enough to slide the ramps under the front tires? Somebody... anybody.
Old Feb 3, 2007 | 03:25 PM
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Yeah, that's a pain....I just set my ramps just in front of an expansion crack in my driveway...as the car starts to push them forward the crack stops them. Or get a couple of neighborhood kids to sit in front of them with their feet against them, be careful not to flatten the kids!

I put a bunch of 3M nonslip on mine too...works ok with the front wheel drive car...but not so much with RWD.
Old Feb 3, 2007 | 03:35 PM
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My driveway is downhill, so that won't work. I'm just getting really pissed off with it lol.. I've tried it every weekend for the last month, and I just get pissed off and walk away.
Old Feb 3, 2007 | 03:38 PM
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Use the ramps on the rears....put a bunch of anti-slip tape on them....back on to them...the rear wheelswill "pull" them underneath...
Or go get a really nice hydralic jack.....Nascar style.
Old Feb 3, 2007 | 03:42 PM
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But then back to my original question.. where do I jack up the front of the car from..?
Old Feb 3, 2007 | 03:45 PM
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Right under the shock I quess...not on any subframe part...When I have to use a jack I always put it under part of the suspention.
Old Feb 3, 2007 | 04:06 PM
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fill the ramps with cement..if your strong enough to move em that is
Old Feb 3, 2007 | 04:22 PM
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I use a floor jack on the skid plate, and then put jack stands under the A arms
Old Feb 3, 2007 | 05:12 PM
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Turn your car around then you will be facing up! lol
Old Feb 3, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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You jack up the front with the K member assuming you can get to it.
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