I've been using a metal ramp and it has been showing signs of rust and use. I work on several vehicles and on some, the bottom of the car body rubs against the ramp before the tires reach the incline. Plus, the metal ramp will slide along the garage floor/concrete unless one puts down a strip of old carpet or other type of material. Due to many of the above , I decided to look for something more safe.
Before purchasing the 2 piece 67" Race Ramps, I consider what many did, which was to build my own using wood. I can use it without fear because wood can withstand an incredible amount of force/pressure. The only two issues for me was it would be very heavy to store, place out, and move around. Also, I don't have any 2 x 6 or 2 x 12 wood on hand so I would need to purchase it. Buying the wood would end up a fraction of what the Race Ramps cost (probably 25% of the cost) but wood is still expensive and the ultimate deterrent was the weight of the ramps after assembled, it would be very heavy, and harder to store and maneuver around.
Ordered the Race Ramps, and once received, I gave them a try out. They passed with flying colors. Four individual pieces, each one very light weight, stacked on top of each other, they take a smaller amount of space in my small garage. Low enough incline on the ramp, all the vehicles I work on can climb without any body part hitting the ramp. The ramps are also an incredible 14" wide and once on the ramp, lift the bottom of the tires off the ground, a nice 10". The 14" wide ramps give me additional confidence get going onto the ramps without worrying about if I am going on too much to one side or the other, with my older ramps, I feel like I'm on a tightrope, with these, I feel like I'm on a wide plank. The 10" height gives me plenty of room to extend my arms, scoot under, and that's something I can't get with building my own wood ramps, unless I build up many layers. The ramps also do not slide due to the grippy coating applied to them. I can back up on the ramps or drive forward on to the ramps, either way, I feel 100% safer than the cheap plastic ramps or metal ramps. I no longer have to rev up to go up a ramp and fear of overshooting it, these ramps allow me to slowing creep up, extra piece of mind. With plastic ramps, they can give at any moments notice, once the plastic is compromised, they can crack and buckle, with metal ramps, I feel if the weld goes, they also can fold because of the lack of support.
I chose this model over the others in the Race Ramp line due to the wider support, higher ground clearance, ease of working on the car because of the removable incline ramps once the vehicle is on the ramp. I didn't give it the highest rating because the high price factor. This should be able to be priced lower without affecting the quality of the product. Still, I would recommend these if you can afford them and especially if you work on a multiple amount of vehicles. These give the piece of mind and the larger margin of error for use and I'm glad I found these on Amazon.
I also purchased the RR wheel chocks and provided a review on them separately.
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| Brand | Race Ramps |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 17.53 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 66.9 x 14.2 x 9.8 inches |
| Item model number | RR-XT-2 |
| Manufacturer Part Number | RR-XT-2 |
| OEM Part Number | 610074822363 |
