[NoVa-Corvairs] Concrete blocks, wood ramps, etc.

[Bryan Blackwell]

Ok, here's what I know about blocks under cars:

If you use concrete blocks instead of jack stands, they can crack  
without warning and kill you.  Really.  I know a guy who lost a  
friend that way, he's pretty emphatic about it.  Oh, don't leave a  
car on a jack without stands and work on it either.  A guy on VV came  
home one day and found his dad dead under the Spyder.  Another guy  
had a jack fail, but his dad was there and got the car off him right  
away.

Now, since the question is for a replacement for ramps, pavers may  
work, but they can crack on uneven pavement too.  Maybe not a big  
deal as a ramp, but probably kind of scary.

I like wood best of these choices for ramps, it has enough give to  
flex with the load and some real strength holding the fibers  
together.  I have not heard of a failure of a solid wood ramp, though  
I suppose they could eventually dry rot.

--Bryan

On Jul 11, 2007, at 12:13 PM, Curtlis Shimp wrote:

> For the sway bars you can stack up 2x6's or cement blocks or  
> pavers.  While I have used cement blocks many times I have heard  
> some people say that they are not strong enough and could crumble.   
> That is why I mentioned paver stones which come in all sizes.  I  
> don't think you need to get the van up very much, maybe 5".