Long drive up car ramps

[PopPops]

I'd like to be able to drive my cars up a long set of ramps which I would jack up to a point where they are level and with the tires about 20" off the garage floor. I've seen a number of youtube videos where others have made their own. Has anyone done this and what would you recommend? I do have a welder and could fab something but a set of plans for something that actually works would be great.

 

[ItsNemo]

Why not just get a QuickJack? By the time you've built these and faffed about with them, you could probably have bought something that'll actually lift your vehicle AND let you take the wheels off.

 

[cvairwerks]

Forgot who it is that makes these already. Will look when I get home in a bit.

 

[Skyman]

Kwiklift.

 

[Pinemarten]

Kwik-lift's site says they have halted production as of Feb. '22.......Bummer!

 

[Steve_P]

For something this long, you really need to be concerned about the ramps buckling when you pull onto them; like when the front wheels are at the midpoint, because that's a long span to support 1000+ pounds each.
But I also agree with the above post and I see little use in this. Maybe that's why they don't make them anymore.

 

[aka Larry]

The HF scissor lift is essentially a drive-over affair if you have the room. It allows access for lot of work with the wheels off after you are on it as well. My buddy has one and we just built a pair of ramps with removable-interlocking sections to drive over the lift. His setup:

 

[BonzoHansen]

^^I have a very similar setup for my Quickjack.

 

[Old Man Roger]

I always wanted a set of ramps like they have at car lots.

 

[PopPops]

Yesterday I picked up a used KWIK-Lift ramps. I had a pair a few years ago and made a mistake of getting rid of them.
This pair was order as bear metal so I'll need to clean them up and paint.

 

[PopPops]

For something this long, you really need to be concerned about the ramps buckling when you pull onto them; like when the front wheels are at the midpoint, because that's a long span to support 1000+ pounds each.
But I also agree with the above post and I see little use in this. Maybe that's why they don't make them anymore.

That's something to think about for sure. I had the KWIK-Lift a few years ago and did a lot of research including reading reviews before I bought one and I never heard of a failure. The only negative comment is they can be cumbersome to handle if you need to set up and take down often and that was way I got rid of them. They are heavy and well made. They are costly and with the current cost of metal the price they would need to sell them and make a profit would have been so high the company would sell very few.