Preferably without using the 2x4-against-the-wall method. I need to keep my car ramps from sliding on the smooth concrete.
Side question- how can you tell if old ramps are sturdy? I don’t see any defects. No cracks or rust spots. But I did get these at a garage sale a few years back. And they were old then.
rubber pad under them?
Rubber/foam pad under them. I use an anti-slip mat about 1/4" thick that I found in the workout section of a department store.
The old plastic ramps are a lot more durable than the new ones. Mine are 10+ years old and still hold up a E450 bus. I was going to replace them due to age until I saw what they are selling now.
As far as sliding, a rubber mat can help, but the main thing is don't ride the brakes while climbing the ramps. If you car is RWD and you are riding the brakes while climbing the ramps, the front wheels will push the ramps rather than roll up them.
I always had the same problem. I bought a set of Rhino ramps and they don't seem to move at all.
Put old floor mats or pieces of carpet under the end the car drives onto. Of course I also bought rhino ramps to solve the problem and they are better in almost every way than the old steel ramps except cost.
I have a couple semi truck mud flaps. Not to expensive at the truck stop, and they are handy to have in the bed of my truck to keep stuff from sliding around.
I bought a length of carpet runner that has rubber on one side and fuzzy stuff on the other.
When cut in half length wise it was the perfect width for my ramps to sit on.
When I drive up no slippage.
I use a couple flat pieces of wood, about one inch thick.
In reply to iceracer :
I imagine the wood extends beyond the ramp, so that the tire is contacting both wood and ramp at the same time, and prevents the wood from sliding?
Something like this only long enough to get run over by the back tires as you go up
In reply to Trackmouse :No, the wood goes under the "legs" to keep from sliding.
Not a real problem with FWD and at first on my KJ I would just put it in 4WD.
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