with my body kit, it lowered another inch or so. It's already hard for me to find a place that can raise it up, without destroying the bumper, to do an oil change. I've bought some ramps that didn't work for me, and also the aftermarket jacks don't clear my side skirts.. I can't even put eibachs on it cuz it'll be worse.. stock jack suck, too..

 

some places have a dugout under the floor to do oil changes... no need to lift the car...

but changing a tire will be very difficult...

 

Buy some 2x4 and build yourself your own ramp with the incline that you need.

Mr. Lube changes your car from and underground area. No need for a lift.

 

I get oil changes from the dealer (price is similar elsewhere) and the ramp accomodates my z. When i'm installing mods, I need some magical jack that can clear the side skirts. stock jack is too much work I would trust 2x4s.. don't wanna get crushed.

 

Hey Canny...Get yourself a Craftmans aluminum jack $150-$200 (depends on sale). Its a very low profile jack. I have it and it slides perfectly under the sides (front & rear) and my car sits 4" from the floor!

-Edgar

 

I've had a major PIA since dropping 1.5 trying to get a reasonably priced alignment. Long story brief, I can't find an alignment shop to put me on the ramps, and had to pay $200 for an alignment at a place that has an old-fashioned alignment pit. This hasn't been a problem for oil,transmission,differential, and radiator fluid changes, since my regular guys have a drive-over pit. I feel your pain.

 

My car measures 3.5" at the center of the front bumper and 2.75" at the front of the side skirts. There is exactly ONE place that can get my car on their lifts without either taking off the skirts, or putting the car up on 2x6's first, and that place is Ferrari of Washington. Their lifts sit in the floor and I can drive right on to them.

Low cars are tough for sure.

 

My friend who works at Infinity is soon to have a new garage with an alignment pit instead of the ramps they have now. He said they went that way because of the problems with lower and lower cars.

 

I built myself some ramps out of wood... or you could just do this


http://performancenissanparts.com/ca...oducts_id=5620

 

I bought these from Performance and they work great. They basically only raise the car high enough to get the jack under and give you better piece of mind than a 2x4 (although they probably work the same)

I would pick up the Takatas if this is troubling you. You don't want to damage your car and take away its smiley face

 

just drive up onto 4 pieces of 2x6 wood and then slide the jack under the car. the 2x6 give you an additional 2 inches of ground clearance.

 

hmm gotta look into that.. thanks.

I wouldn't trust wood.. what if termites ate into the middle and it collapses on you

 

Use pressure-treated wood;termites don't like it. Just kidding. I asked about 2x6 @ my old alignment shop and they laughed and asked if I'd sign a waiver.
Maybe what we need is shops that are more attuned to lowered cars.

 

You don't get under the car when it is on the wood. That is just so you can get the jack under it.

 

The Takata ramps work very well for lowered cars. I use them at home, and they help in a bind.
http://performancenissanparts.com/ca...ds=takata+ramp

they are designed specifically for lowered cars.
you should have no trouble getting a jack under the car once up on these

 

Exactly. This is a very old trick that people with lowered cars do. I'm surprised not a lot of people know about this trick.

You get the 2x4 or 2x6 or whatever and stack and nail them up in a ramp like way:

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You then drive your car onto the wood so the car can be higher up, and then you put can your jack underneath.

Even car shops have some 2x4 laying around so lowered cars can drive on them to get onto their lifts.

It's such a common trick that I didn't think I would have to explain in this detail >_<;;

 

it works!

 

I have to drive my stock Z onto ramps to be able to get the lifts at my shop under it.

 

Jack up your car at the back first, then put the arms or other jack under the side...

Danny

 

Takata ramps don't work for me since my front bumper doesnt even clear it. One thing that I have found to help is to get the rear up high enough and slide another jack in from the side. The rear toe hitch is a life saver