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10-26-2001, 04:36 PM
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Ramps for front-end work
anyone have those metal ramps you let you car drive onto to lift the front end?
1. Does the lip spoiler (WW type) hit the ramp when raising/lowering? 2. How much are those things? (will check autozone..but) 3. Any recommendations as to substitues? 2x4's cut in 30degree angles x 4 pices together per side do the job? thanx. need to put on my lip spoiler, but don't feel like using a jack. 
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1998 Prelude SS - TEIN HA with upper pillows, SSR Integrals 17x7 with SP8000 (215/45), GReddy Evo catback, Iceman Comp Intake, DC Sports header, Apexi VAFC, ZEX 55 shot with bottle heater, NOS blanket, Factory Body Kit, Spoon F/R tower bars, JDM Foglamps, Carbon Fiber trim, Razo pedals &knobs, Fiamm Dual air horn Future Mods: Lighten car, 2nd 10lbs nitrous bottle would be nice too. 2001 G20 P11 AT- TEIN NA, TRM Snipers 17x7 with Potenza RE910 (215/45), Arospeed Dual-outlet Muffler, K&N Drop-in Airfilter, WW Front Lip, Nakamichi MB75 1DIN 6CD Changer/Receiver, FIAMM Dual Air horns, Levoc Pedals, PIAA (H4 Superwhite H3 Ion Crystal, 168 SuperWhite) 2002 WRX MT- TEIN HA's with upper pillow mounts, 1000Miglia HT3 17x7 with sumitomo HTR+ 225/45/17, painted side skirts, Cusco front & rear strut bar, Whiteline rear swaybar, aluminum endlinks, Blitz NUR Catback, HKS seq. BOV, factory front lip, rear valance, Kartboy short shifter and bushings. Future mods: dressup wheels with Potenza S03 225/45/17 tires, TurboXS UTec, maybe an uppipe.  by then, it'll be fast enough.fiamm dual air horns. 
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10-27-2001, 12:50 PM
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$27 at AutoZone
I think I paid $27 at AutoZone for a set of sturdy yellow ones. The front lip didn't clear it so I put a pair of 2x4s in front of the ramp to get it up enough to clear. DON'T USE 2x4s TO SUPPORT YOUR CAR! (I know you wouldn't, but I had to say it). Once I'm past the 2x4s I'm sitting on solid steel of the ramps. You also have to watch for anything you drive over to slip out and launch itself across the garage so be careful.
As long as we're on the topic, I have a silly question... If you want to jack up all four wheels, are jack stands really safe? It didn't look like it to me, so I am using these monster wooden blocks but they don't get it up as high as the jack stands. I haven't done much work on cars, but it just didn't look safe to crawl under something I can't (quite ;-) bench press when it was up on four jack stands. I had this image of my wife coming out and leaning on the car while I was working on it and collecting the life insurance.
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10-28-2001, 12:37 AM
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b4dr- thanx for the input. yah, I wouldn't just put my car on just 2x4's. it would be bolted together with huge nuts so that they would not collapse. yah, I was thinking that the lip would not clear the ramp especially since my P11 is lowered about 2inches. that pre-lift idea is good...actually I do that to that my hydraulic jack can get under the car.
yah, I dont trust those jack stands myself, so whenever I need to do exhaust work, I take it to a local shop and have them lift it for me. midas will usually let you fiddle around on your car if it's not too long... but aftermarket exhaust install's like $50, so id just let them do it for me.
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1998 Prelude SS - TEIN HA with upper pillows, SSR Integrals 17x7 with SP8000 (215/45), GReddy Evo catback, Iceman Comp Intake, DC Sports header, Apexi VAFC, ZEX 55 shot with bottle heater, NOS blanket, Factory Body Kit, Spoon F/R tower bars, JDM Foglamps, Carbon Fiber trim, Razo pedals &knobs, Fiamm Dual air horn Future Mods: Lighten car, 2nd 10lbs nitrous bottle would be nice too. 2001 G20 P11 AT- TEIN NA, TRM Snipers 17x7 with Potenza RE910 (215/45), Arospeed Dual-outlet Muffler, K&N Drop-in Airfilter, WW Front Lip, Nakamichi MB75 1DIN 6CD Changer/Receiver, FIAMM Dual Air horns, Levoc Pedals, PIAA (H4 Superwhite H3 Ion Crystal, 168 SuperWhite) 2002 WRX MT- TEIN HA's with upper pillow mounts, 1000Miglia HT3 17x7 with sumitomo HTR+ 225/45/17, painted side skirts, Cusco front & rear strut bar, Whiteline rear swaybar, aluminum endlinks, Blitz NUR Catback, HKS seq. BOV, factory front lip, rear valance, Kartboy short shifter and bushings. Future mods: dressup wheels with Potenza S03 225/45/17 tires, TurboXS UTec, maybe an uppipe. by then, it'll be fast enough.fiamm dual air horns.
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10-29-2001, 06:57 PM
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got the lip installed...
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1998 Prelude SS - TEIN HA with upper pillows, SSR Integrals 17x7 with SP8000 (215/45), GReddy Evo catback, Iceman Comp Intake, DC Sports header, Apexi VAFC, ZEX 55 shot with bottle heater, NOS blanket, Factory Body Kit, Spoon F/R tower bars, JDM Foglamps, Carbon Fiber trim, Razo pedals &knobs, Fiamm Dual air horn Future Mods: Lighten car, 2nd 10lbs nitrous bottle would be nice too. 2001 G20 P11 AT- TEIN NA, TRM Snipers 17x7 with Potenza RE910 (215/45), Arospeed Dual-outlet Muffler, K&N Drop-in Airfilter, WW Front Lip, Nakamichi MB75 1DIN 6CD Changer/Receiver, FIAMM Dual Air horns, Levoc Pedals, PIAA (H4 Superwhite H3 Ion Crystal, 168 SuperWhite) 2002 WRX MT- TEIN HA's with upper pillow mounts, 1000Miglia HT3 17x7 with sumitomo HTR+ 225/45/17, painted side skirts, Cusco front & rear strut bar, Whiteline rear swaybar, aluminum endlinks, Blitz NUR Catback, HKS seq. BOV, factory front lip, rear valance, Kartboy short shifter and bushings. Future mods: dressup wheels with Potenza S03 225/45/17 tires, TurboXS UTec, maybe an uppipe. by then, it'll be fast enough.fiamm dual air horns.
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