Kwiklift Ramp

A friend of mine has a set of Kwiklift ramps. I've used them many times. For what they are, they are very good. They are easy to set up, easy to use, very secure and they give decent access under the car. If you have limited overhead space so that you could not used a two-post or four-post lift, they are a great option. The only problems with them are their size (you need to have room to store them and they take up a LOT of room) and to some extent the ramps get in the way when you are doing certain things. Also, with cars that are very low in the front or rear, the angle of the ramps can be a problem. To get the Jaguar XKE's on, my friend had to cut grooves in a set of Rhino Ramps to fit under the end of the Kwiklift ramps as extensions to make the angle more gradual so the front would clear the cross-bar and the exhaust would not bottom out going up the ramps.

Overall, taking everything into consideration, as an alternative to a post lift, they are good. But if you have the overhead height to be able to use a post lift, look into that before you go for the Kwiklifts. There are some reasonably priced post lifts available, and sometimes you can even find good used ones at a very reasonable price. Plus, the post lifts give you the option of putting another car underneath, if you need the extra storage space.

 

The climb angle is the big hangup (no pun intended) on a set of ramps.

I got a "portable" low-rise lift for $1500 delivered that drops down to a 4 inch height, which accomodates the 328, and lifts straight up (well, it shifts backwards a smidge -- it's a parallelogram lift).

It works fine in my low ceiling garage. The stock wheels weren't all that good, but a set of refrigerator dollies makes it one-man (one old man) portable.

 

I went with Eagle, because they were local, and I could keep the salesman on the hook to get it delivered to the ground, not just to the fork lift. That model doesn't appear on their site anymore, but Bend Pak has a virtually identical one -- hopefully with better wheels.

 

I have one, no problems getting my 360 on it when it lays flat or driving up the incline. But, my car is an F1 so when driving up in the incline position (front legs up, rear legs down), you want to get it up there quickly to avoid smoking the clutch.