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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 11:03 AM
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I did a search and didn't find anything so I'll go ahead and post. Has anyone used or seen these ramps?

http://www.griotsgarage.com/search.j...x=0&search.y=0


It looks like what I've been looking for. The ramps I used for my last car look to scrape my Z so I decided not to use them. I had been getting discount coupons in the mail at my dealer for oil changes so it hasn't been too bad. I'm going to get these ramps and now it looks like I can start changing my own oil. I feel the more you can do for your car yourself the better.
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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 11:24 AM
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Those definatly don't look low profile enough for my lowered g35 and a top secret front bumper.. I tried building ramps out of wood but scrapped that project.. Doing like a stair step.
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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 01:29 PM
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http://www.z1auto.com/prodmore.asp?m...ng&prodid=1306

here you go... this is what im gonna get next week
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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 02:05 PM
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the takata's work great...we have like 6 sets we use daily at the shop. They are madnatory on my car, which is way too low for a jack
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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 02:39 PM
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Those griots garage ones look cheap, I like the other ones posted. My car is lowered like 2" and it fits under a jack. I just take the head off of it(the big bowl looking thing with slots), and use the flat section of the jack to raise it.
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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by muscleknight
I did a search and didn't find anything so I'll go ahead and post. Has anyone used or seen these ramps?

http://www.griotsgarage.com/search.j...x=0&search.y=0


It looks like what I've been looking for. The ramps I used for my last car look to scrape my Z so I decided not to use them. I had been getting discount coupons in the mail at my dealer for oil changes so it hasn't been too bad. I'm going to get these ramps and now it looks like I can start changing my own oil. I feel the more you can do for your car yourself the better.
I use these to change my oil, but my Z is not lowered or anything. No scraping.
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 06:25 AM
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If you are at stock height (not lowered) Rhino Ramps work well. The bottom of the front bumper section j-u-s-t clears. (If you have a lip, maybe not.) I purchased mine at WalMart for maybe $30
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 07:46 AM
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+1 on the Takata LDS
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Old Sep 3, 2005 | 06:54 AM
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The Takata's actually aren't low enough for my car anymore

I am now using these:

http://www.getnrg.com/nrgslope_xx.php

cheap and functional, only about 2-1/4" off the ground and gets the job done for ~$20 each
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 03:54 PM
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+1 on the Takata LDS. I use these at home, they're really nice and very useful...
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 03Z33
The Takata's actually aren't low enough for my car anymore

I am now using these:

http://www.getnrg.com/nrgslope_xx.php

cheap and functional, only about 2-1/4" off the ground and gets the job done for ~$20 each
damn, my firewall at work blocks the link. Takata ramps no longer work for me either without bumper removal or a helping hand to lift the bumper over the ramps

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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 04:02 PM
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Yeah, but Rick, your car is way too low!
hehe
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by TonyPerformance
Yeah, but Rick, your car is way too low!
hehe
Naw it is a 4x4!!!
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