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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 06:00 AM
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Tomioka Racing Super Slopes

I have seen these recommended on a few sites for lowered cars:

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Best I have seen them is $68. Anyone have any experience with these? Looks like a better solution than using 2x4s.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 07:19 AM
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Rhino Ramps work fine on my MCS and they only cost me $20. Plus they get it a bit higher off the ground. I know they will work on all but the most radically lowered MINI.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 07:26 AM
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those lower ramps are too low imho to do any real work under the
car.

regular rhino ramps do fine... even with H-sports. it does rub the
front bumper's verticle thingie just a hair, but not enough to push the
ramp out of the way.

i made extensions out of wood and screw them into the rhino ramps
when i need to ramp up my G35C. that car is very low and has a long
nose. works great!
 
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 07:36 AM
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I think the idea of this product is to get the car up high enough to get jacks under it instead of using things like wood blocks, etc. My concern is how far they will protrude under the car once it is up. It they are too far behind the front wheels then the front jack point is not accessible.

On a side note, I have used the Rhino Ramps for doing regular service and agree, they work well.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 07:47 AM
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If you lift one side of the vehicle using the end of underbody support rail, something like that would give you enough height to get a standard (higher than 3.5 inch saddle) jack underneath, so for that purpose it would serve well. When I had ridiculously sagged H-Sport springs, it was necessary to roll up on thick plywood to get my low profile long frame jack to clear the side molding. With the Rhino Ramps I had thick board extensions so the front wheels could get high enough before reaching the ramps to avoid pushing.

Sorry, I see your latest post has made some of my suggetions redundant, but if you use the center jack spot, once lifted, the low profile ramp can be removed to place the jack stand up front; when lowering the vehicle the springs should be stretched enough to avoid capturing the jack.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 08:19 AM
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From the pic's I would say that these will go way beyond the front lift points.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 10:23 AM
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if it's just for the initial lift, just get a racing hydraulic jack. the HarborFreight ones are super low profile. i have 2 of them.

-or- just get a piece of wood under there.... free.
 
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