DIY RaceRamps/Wheel Cribs?

[Ron_J]

I've been looking at the Wheel Cribs (Race Ramps) and wondering if anyone has come up with something that they have made from stuff laying around the garage.

I've been doing some body work on the truck and it would be nice to have it even 10"-12" lift. I have jackstands, but thought the wheel cribs / blocks (whatever they are called) would be a nice addition to the garage.

 

[charbar]

If the lifts are ******* and I need to get a vehicle a little higher in the air then I usually just drive it up on four drive-on ramps. I have a set of the plastic Rhino ones and a set of metal ones. Been a time or two where I used a floor jack to raise it up a little higher (jack on the frame so the wheels are still on the ramps)

Quick and easy with stuff I already have around the shop.

Ive seen people take 2x4s, cut them in probably 18ish inch lengths, and lay them flat on the ground parallel to one another, then set the next two on top of those perpendicular to them. Keep stacking like that to the desired height and then the last to also act as somewhat of a wheelchock.

 

[infinkc]

i have just used rhino ramps backwards after jacking up my car, cheap and strong and can use a normal ramp also.

 

[Firebrick43]

I made a pair nearly identical to these

I did add a piece of 1/2 inch acx ply top and bottom and used construction adhesive. Mine are 11" tall and my high lift floor jack can put a car up on them in one lift. They are much easier to use than jack stands so they are my go to now.

 

[charbar]

I made a pair nearly identical to these

I did add a piece of 1/2 inch acx ply top and bottom and used construction adhesive. Mine are 11" tall and my high lift floor jack can put a car up on them in one lift. They are much easier to use than jack stands so they are my go to now.

Thats exactly what I was trying to describe in my post, I was just to lazy to look for a picture

 

[nadogail]

Cribbing, if properly fastened together, is both strong and inexpensive.

 

[evintho]

2x4's screwed together. Cheap, simple and easy. These were twice as high when I was doing a lot of undercarriage work on my '54. When I finished, I brought it down to a more reasonable level simply by unscrewing the top few boards.

https://imgur.com/JVKHJ6v

 

[Capt Crash]

I built some cribbing that is built in 2 parts. The lower part is around 8" tall, and the upper portion is another 4". Then they can be bolted together to get the full height.
Brian

 

[Ron_J]

Thanks all. I've seen the 2x4 cribbing, but thought it might be bulky to store.

I am considering something metal that can be stacked like lawn chairs.

 

[Firebrick43]

My cribs a significantly smaller, 12x18. The front /rear bar to prevent roll off are ripped on a 45 which saves significantly on space. They stack and take up little physical space.