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Can I use my type of work ramp to lift my clipper?

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Hi guys, I'd like to start doing some work on my clipper at work but would like some advise on the type of ramp I have at my work, its not a 2 poster its the type you drive over sunk into the ground (uber expensive Germans) and then put rubber blocks under the car, being a 1990 clipper I hear the sills are very strong so could this work okay on the sills? I found a picture of the type of ramp and took a picture of a car I was working on today lifted for an example (yes I work on hybrids and electric vehicles not just smokey old bangers lol) image.jpeg image.jpeg

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As long as those blocks can be placed correctly under the jacking points I don't see a problem because the rest of it does not come in contact with the rest of the car.

Just be very careful as always!  :thumbs:

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we use the same at doncaster audi, rubber blocks on the jacking points as normal and away you go, i know as mine seems to go up fairly regularly recently  :lol:



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Cheers guys, are the jacking points on the sills where the sude skirts have recessed bits? I take it I'm better off using the sill than put the weight on the skirt and risk it cracking? I hear late cabby sills are very tough and have used axle stands on the sills without issues just always used arb mount for the jack

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aircooled1968 said

we use the same at doncaster audi, rubber blocks on the jacking points as normal and away you go, i know as mine seems to go up fairly regularly recently  :lol:
 Sorry if it's a daft question but what do you class as the jacking points? There seems to be 100 different answers to that question :lol: where the bodykit has recesses do you then put the rubber blocks on the lip of the sill? 

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Yep where the body kit recesses you then put the jack on the lip of the sill, there is a strengthening plate underneath there to take the weight.
If the car has been to a garage/tyre fitters which does not use rubber blocks on jacks you may see bits of the stone chip paint damaged already.

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mark1gls said

Yep where the body kit recesses you then put the jack on the lip of the sill, there is a strengthening plate underneath there to take the weight.
If the car has been to a garage/tyre fitters which does not use rubber blocks on jacks you may see bits of the stone chip paint damaged already.
 Thank you for confirming that, I thought that as we do the same thing at work with certain minis etc, the sills are intact which is why I was wanting to be 100% certain :lol:
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