[masraum]

So, I'm not going to buy a lift, at least not yet, and not in this house.

I have a miata which sits really low. I have a low profile aluminum jack and even with that, I can't get the jack under the front end without driving the front tires up on a couple of 2x4s. If I want to lift the front and the back, then I have to drive both ends up onto 2x4s. It's a bit of a pain3. I've been thinking. If I could drive both ends of the car up onto a stack of 2x4s that was 4 or 5 tall, that would probably be enough height to do a lot of work. But then if I had to get in from the sides, the lumber would be in the way. So I've come up with something that may be hair brained, but seems like it should work. I think it would need to be made of 2x8 or 2x10s instead of 2x4s. I would have built in bumps to keep the car from rolling, possibly some sort of edge on the inside edge to keep the car from driving off of the edge, and then the center section would be removable so I could get under the car. The center section would be pinned in place using large bolts or threaded rod.

excuse the crappy drawing done in paint. What do you think? Does it seem safe and sound. Am I missing a big issue? Would it work, but be much improved with some sort of amendment?

the cuts for the ramp end and the bumps wouldn't be 90° as in the drawing. That's more a limitation of paint.


If it's a crappy idea, go ahead, tell me (like I had to worry about you guys holding back )

The only big problem that I can see is the possibility of the car getting driven off of the side.