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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 01:07 PM
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The $30 rhino ramps from auto zone will not work with a lowered car and cdc chin, mine rubs now and Im still with my stock springs on and it barely makes it up on them, once I lower ill have to buy race ramps and they are not cheap . I wil more then likely just buy the lowpr jack and soem wood blacks and see what I can fab up to get me onto my rhinos.
Old Feb 2, 2009 | 10:20 PM
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Here is your answer. If you can clear 1 1/2 inches, you can make it up this ramp. Stack some 2x12's together. And nail or screw them together so they stay stable.

Old Feb 2, 2009 | 10:51 PM
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i got some sweet ramps from advance auto thats all i use now
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 11:11 AM
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Nice job Shanec. After I put my chin spoiler and the new wheels and tires on I couldn't jack mine up either. When I changed my oil last year I had to drive up on 2x6's and then jack it up by the pumpkin jst to get under the sides. I may have to throw something like this together this Spring.

As for going to the local oil change places to get the oil changed, I tried that. I went to 3 places in town and couldn't do it. The steel lip that stuck up from the pit was too high and was going to hit.
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by shooter23
is it worth all the headache? just go to a shop and have them do your oil change!

Take your own oil and filter and it should be no more than $20!!
I dont let no $5 an hour idiot touch my stang. IMHO
The headaches start after running the cheap oil
change place lube or when the drain plug falls out.

Double oil filter gaskets are also a known problem.
They remove the old filter, leave the rubber gasket on the block
and screw a new filter on there that already has a new gasket.
Let one of them gaskets that are not being contained by the lip
on the oil filter slip loose at high oil pressures/highway speeds.
You can take your own oil but it will never make it into
your vehicle. The good bottled oil is stashed back and
the cheap $1.00 a quart in a 55 gallon drum stuff is used
instead. Take my word for it.

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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 11:52 AM
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I have the FRPP springs as well. I use wood blocks to get my jack under. I am too cheap to pay for one of those low profile ones. I would use either method.
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 01:05 PM
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The main reason I have ramps is that I'm too scared to work under jack stands. There's not a good place under the front of the car that lays in the c-shaped ends of my jack stands. I put the jack under there and the jack looks like its holding the car up by its finger tips. I'm sure its probably safe. But I'm not risking my life on probably.
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by shanec
Here is your answer. If you can clear 1 1/2 inches, you can make it up this ramp. Stack some 2x12's together. And nail or screw them together so they stay stable.



ok, so im not the only one that decided to buckle down and make ramps

props man!
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