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Old 02-10-2018, 11:41 PM   #8 (permalink)
Stubby79
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I use ramps made out of 2x4s for oil changes. Screw 3 together on their 2” side and then cut them down with a big saw on an angle. Dad made them years ago because of needing to put my sister’s Camaros on ramps just to get a jack under it. We have since added 1” pads of solid PVC to the bottom to get a little more lift. Either way, they work awesome and make oil changes a breeze and even make working under the hood easier by not having to bend over so far.
I'm going to have to do something like this...only 1 of my cars has enough front bumper clearance to get up the typical steel ramps I have!
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