Low-profile racing ramps and jacks are rather pricey for the weekend warrior, and as far as jack’s go even low-profile versions have a hard time reaching the front jack points on a 2nd generation G sedan.

So, off to Homedepot i went. About $15 and 20 minutes later, this is what i came up with.

Parts used:
(1) 2″ x 6″ x 8′ Board
(2) 3″ Long Galvanized Deck Screws

Tools used:
- Saw
- Tape Measure
- Impact Driver (makes life so much easier!)
- Clamp (I used a D-Clamp, handy for compressing brake pistons, too!)

Steps:

1. Sub-divide the 8′ slab. I did mine in three sizes:
   - 4 feet, the bottom layer (base)
   - 3 feet, the top layer
   - 6 inches, the “stopper” at the top most layer

   

2. Line up the first two layers on one end, in preparation for the screw-down
3. Use a clamp to hold them in place
   
4. Drive 2 screws on the corners, approximately an inch in from the edge
5. From that point, using a tape measure, drive two more screws per side approximately 1 feet apart
   - Measuring this will, and keeping the positions in mind will help you figure out where to drive down the screws when the upper layers go in
   
6. Screw it! Okay, bad pun. Seriously, screw the layers down. You can see in the photos where i placed mine.
   
7. That’s about it. Now to test it out.
   
8. And the moment of truth! Will my jack finally fit under there?
   
9. It fits! That’s about it. It actually took me longer to put this how-to online than to actually create the ramp.

I will likely purchase another slab to either (a) create a ramp for the other side, or (b) add another layer to the existing one. That’s one of the nice things about this DIY ramp, you can build-up! The ramp is very stable and unlike the Rhino ramps i’ve had before, this doesn’t slip. It’s also extremel easy to modulate going up and down, having the steps guarantees that.

One last note, i used galvanized screws so it won’t rust. I’m planning to spray paint the whole ramp to give it some pizzazz. I’ll post a photo of that when it happens. Enjoy!