lift or ramps

JASonic · July 29th, 2007, 05:07 PM

whats better for the average garage with a mustang...

cheap ramps or a $99 hydrolic lift??? I only want to get one or the other. Whats best for basic maintenance???

gooberhead320 · July 29th, 2007, 05:19 PM

what hydro lift?

Garhfer · July 29th, 2007, 05:24 PM

a jack or a drive on lift like at a shop?

Murderjetz · July 29th, 2007, 05:40 PM

I'm guessing he must be thinking of a jack.
I'd vote for jack cus it'd be easier (not having to back your car out of the garage, line up the ramps, then bring your car back in again...).
but I guess a jack is more expensive. if you're willing to spend the 100 bucks, then do it up.

stanglifemike · July 29th, 2007, 05:43 PM

You can get a nice Craftsman jack with jackstands at Sears for under a $100. With that combo you can get the whole car off the ground.

JASonic · July 29th, 2007, 05:45 PM

I might be using the wrong word. I call it a lift I guess. Its a hydrolic jack. Sears has them for like $100. anyway he had one and it was real easy to take up and down but Im not sure if it gets "low" enough to wheel under the side skirts of a Mustang.

gooberhead320 · July 29th, 2007, 05:48 PM

yep i have two jacks in my garage and 8 jack stands. when i put my car up the ramps we have the bottom of the bumper rubbed up against it. but now since i put on the chin spoiler i just have to do the jacks. and also even with the ramps if you wanted to do stuff to the rear you need a jack and jack stands. and yes usually a hydro jack will be low enough to get under the side skirts

Garhfer · July 29th, 2007, 05:55 PM

I made my own ramps for like 10 dollars with wood but I got a good deal on wood.

JASonic · July 29th, 2007, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by Garhfer

I made my own ramps for like 10 dollars with wood but I got a good deal on wood.

You trust creeping under your car with home made ramps. You must be good with your wood

I wouldnt trust my handywork...

nba1341 · July 29th, 2007, 06:31 PM

if your alone then i'm gonna say get the lift but if you have a partner helping you then ramps arnt so bad

blazor · July 29th, 2007, 09:57 PM

i use a jack stands but if you want to build ramps its really easy to do... check it out. http://mustangworld.com/ourpics/News/mwramps/index.htm. in fact, im going to build some of these too.

JASonic · July 29th, 2007, 10:37 PM

those are perfect! Cheaper too. Im going to make those. I can stand them up in the garage when Im not using. Sweet. Thanks alot for the link!

Steamboat 16 · July 29th, 2007, 10:38 PM

or you could do it where the ramps are made out of steel, and are able to be lifted up when you put a jack under the one end and just pump it up until the car was high enough, then you wouldn't have to worry about your sideskirts and bumper becuase when you were to drive on to the ramp it would be only an inch or inch and a half above the floor of the garage, then just jack it up.

Steamboat 16 · July 29th, 2007, 10:41 PM

oh then i saw blazors link and that is alot simpler and easyer to do, even if it would only lift one end of the car at a time

2000Si · July 29th, 2007, 11:33 PM

Jacks and stands are safer.. and easier to use.

TheUNZippee! · July 29th, 2007, 11:36 PM

A jack & stands. Never work under your car without jackstands unless it's on a proper hoist.

Garhfer · July 30th, 2007, 12:23 AM

Originally Posted by ja002gl

Originally Posted by Garhfer

I made my own ramps for like 10 dollars with wood but I got a good deal on wood.

You trust creeping under your car with home made ramps. You must be good with your wood

I wouldnt trust my handywork...

Those ramps in the link are what I made! I added an extra layer though so it went up higher and put two stops (on top of each other) at the very top

MustangMatt96GT · July 30th, 2007, 12:28 AM

does it give you enough clearance, or do you even need another layer?

Garhfer · July 30th, 2007, 01:10 AM

Originally Posted by MustangMatt96GT

does it give you enough clearance, or do you even need another layer?

Well they use 2x10's but 2x10's are really 1.5 inches high, so they say that it raises the car 8 inches but in reality it's only 6 inches so I added another board so I got at least 7.5inches high...

06RedfireGT · July 30th, 2007, 01:29 AM

I would just go with a jack and stands, but those homemade ones would work too.

July 29th, 2007, 05:07 PM	#1
JASonic The George Forman of Keepers Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,385 iTrader: 20 reviews	lift or ramps whats better for the average garage with a mustang... cheap ramps or a $99 hydrolic lift??? I only want to get one or the other. Whats best for basic maintenance???

July 29th, 2007, 05:24 PM	#3
Garhfer Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT Conv. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Edgewater, FL Posts: 1,793 iTrader: 0 reviews	a jack or a drive on lift like at a shop? __________________ 2004 GT Boosted by Vortech

July 29th, 2007, 05:40 PM	#4
Murderjetz Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 1,001 iTrader: 0 reviews	I'm guessing he must be thinking of a jack. I'd vote for jack cus it'd be easier (not having to back your car out of the garage, line up the ramps, then bring your car back in again...). but I guess a jack is more expensive. if you're willing to spend the 100 bucks, then do it up. __________________ Listen to my music \| Visit my garage

July 29th, 2007, 05:43 PM	#5
stanglifemike IBEATU 06 GT, 98 GT, & 93 Notch Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 5,937 iTrader: 0 reviews	You can get a nice Craftsman jack with jackstands at Sears for under a $100. With that combo you can get the whole car off the ground. __________________ 98 GT: some stuff 06 GT: more stuff 93 Notch: 4 cyl at birth, now 5.0 drivetrain and stock exterior and interior= True Sleeper Paxton/Vortech Crew Member #3 FRPP's #1 Dealer Injected Engineering BMR Suspension

July 29th, 2007, 05:55 PM	#8
Garhfer Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT Conv. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Edgewater, FL Posts: 1,793 iTrader: 0 reviews	I made my own ramps for like 10 dollars with wood but I got a good deal on wood. __________________ 2004 GT Boosted by Vortech

July 29th, 2007, 05:45 PM	#6
JASonic The George Forman of Keepers Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,385 iTrader: 20 reviews	I might be using the wrong word. I call it a lift I guess. Its a hydrolic jack. Sears has them for like $100. anyway he had one and it was real easy to take up and down but Im not sure if it gets "low" enough to wheel under the side skirts of a Mustang.

July 29th, 2007, 06:31 PM	#10
nba1341 Banned 1965 Mustang Fastback Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles, Cal Posts: 24,982 Posts: 2,194 iTrader: 0 reviews	if your alone then i'm gonna say get the lift but if you have a partner helping you then ramps arnt so bad __________________ I'm a good boy now. [COLOR=red][B]slow car club - crew member 7 of 9 [COLOR=White]Mood: Cool :cool: [/COLOR][/B] [/COLOR]

July 29th, 2007, 09:57 PM	#11
blazor Regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Orange County Posts: 302 iTrader: 0 reviews	i use a jack stands but if you want to build ramps its really easy to do... check it out. http://mustangworld.com/ourpics/News/mwramps/index.htm. in fact, im going to build some of these too. __________________ -01 V6 Coupe 5 Speed -02 GT Convertible 5 Speed

July 29th, 2007, 10:37 PM	#12
JASonic The George Forman of Keepers Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,385 iTrader: 20 reviews	those are perfect! Cheaper too. Im going to make those. I can stand them up in the garage when Im not using. Sweet. Thanks alot for the link!

July 29th, 2007, 10:38 PM	#13
Steamboat 16 Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Steamboat Springs, CO Posts: 689 iTrader: 0 reviews	or you could do it where the ramps are made out of steel, and are able to be lifted up when you put a jack under the one end and just pump it up until the car was high enough, then you wouldn't have to worry about your sideskirts and bumper becuase when you were to drive on to the ramp it would be only an inch or inch and a half above the floor of the garage, then just jack it up. __________________ Sex, Eating, and Driving Fast, the Three Greats in life and I can do all of them without leaving my MGM

July 29th, 2007, 10:41 PM	#14
Steamboat 16 Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Steamboat Springs, CO Posts: 689 iTrader: 0 reviews	oh then i saw blazors link and that is alot simpler and easyer to do, even if it would only lift one end of the car at a time __________________ Sex, Eating, and Driving Fast, the Three Greats in life and I can do all of them without leaving my MGM

July 29th, 2007, 11:33 PM	#15
2000Si Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In my house. Posts: 975 iTrader: 0 reviews	Jacks and stands are safer.. and easier to use.

July 30th, 2007, 12:28 AM	#18
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,692 iTrader: 3 reviews	does it give you enough clearance, or do you even need another layer? __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions 25.3 SFI Chassis Build Never Lift Racecars

July 30th, 2007, 01:29 AM	#20
06RedfireGT One Man Wolf Pack 2006 Mustang GT 13ish....maybe Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Regulatin On Some OGs Posts: 22,492 iTrader: 2 reviews	I would just go with a jack and stands, but those homemade ones would work too. __________________ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

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