Question about Rhino Ramps

Boost_lee

I had the smaller version Rhino Ramps and I still needed 2x4's on the ends to get up the ramp at stock height.

Now that I'm dropped, they are useless for the Z.

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Guard Dad

Which Rhino ramps did you get and did you get enough lift to be useful?

Yea, with a drop things get very tight.

Boost_lee

I have the 8k ones. If you have a stock sport pckg chin spoiler, it will also hit at stock height.

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zmyride

I have the 8000 rhino ramps. Last weekend i drove my DD up the ramps to do an oil change, the right ramp slipped and went under the car and bent the right front panel. I went to the body shop today and they quoted me $1200 to get it fixed.

I'm throwing the Rhino ramps away and going to order the 2-piece 56-inch Race Ramp on amazon for $240.

I cant image what it would be like if that Rhino ramp went under my Z.

kenchan

How the hell did that happen? Drive up too fast and sent over the other end? sounds like user error to me. Never happened to me over 10yrs using mine.

m4a1mustang

Agreed. If you drive up on the ramps carefully and correctly the car isn't going anywhere.

I think the issue is they have a tendency to slip on a typical garage surface if you drive up on them too quickly, so you need someone or some thing standing in front of them to keep them lined up and in place. If you hear or feel them slip forward or sideways... STOP!

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Roadster4Us

Yep, they do tend to slip on smooth concrete floors. Grab one of those heavy black rubber mats to place the ramps on. Definitely keeps the ramps from slipping.

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2013 Camaro ZL1

zmyride

that was my 3rd oil change with the rhino ramps actually. they always slipped. I have the concrete surface garage.

It always took me 2-3 tries to get up on the ramps. I even used them a couple times on the Z.

But I cannot take chances anymore. things happen. Rhino ramps have a very steep angle. slippage is common. thats not user error. its a design flaw.

i could easily put a nonslip material (commonly used to line the kitchen drawers) under the ramps, but that would compromise the structure of the ramps. I'd done it a couple of times already, it worked. but I could tell the ramps bend a little bit where the wheels rest. That is something i donot want to risk my life for.

Limeybastard

Something similar occured to my previous car the Mazdaspeed 3. My excuse was forward wheel drive fail. Basically I applied slightly too much gas and the driver side ramps slide and went under the floor pan.

Placed the ramps by the curb side let some other person take them LOL. Never again.