Need a set of low profile car ramps for your 2011-2014 Mustang GT but cannot find a decent set, then build your own low profile car ramps. Building your own low profile car ramps is actually cheaper and in my opinion safer to use than store bought plastic or steel ramps. I have tried three different sets of car ramps for my 2012 Mustang GT and all of them had issues ranging from hard to use, approach angle was not low enough for my Mustang as is lowered etc. All of these ramps were not really designed for a Mustang GT, Shelby GT500 and so on, just universal ramps which is not good enough, so I designed a few low profile car ramps that will work with our Mustangs.
These ramps were all built out of regular lumber and then cut to spec and screwed together. Not only does this cost far less to build these ramps than store bought low profile ramps, they are in my opinion stronger and much safer. I will show you two basic build plans for good low profile car ramps, you then can add a few options if you wish to improve them a little more, such as cutting the approach edges to a 45-35 degree angle to make it smoother to drive on, this of course is not necessary to do as will work just fine as is.
Low Profile Ramps For Mustang (Style 1) Need:
- Use 2 x 10 wood planks
- Wood screws or nails
Cut wood planks as follows:
- Cut two pieces 46 inches long
- Cut two pieces 32 inches long
- Cut two pieces 18 inches long
Now screw or nail the wood planks together (on top of each other lining up the back edges) The 46 inch plank is the bottom, then put the 32 inch plank on top of the 46 inch plank, then put the 18 inch plank on top of the 32 inch plank. This style of car ramp will lift car a maximum of four and one half inches (41/2”)
Low Profile Ramps For Mustang (Style 2) Need:
- Use 2 x 10 wood planks
- Wood screws or nails
Cut wood planks as follows:
- Cut two pieces 40 inches long
- Cut two pieces 30 inches long
- Cut two pieces 20 inches long
Now screw or nail the wood planks together (on top of each other lining the back edges) The 50 inch plank is the bottom, then put the 40 inch plank on top of the 50 inch plank, then put the 30 inch plank on top of the 40 inch plank, then put the 20 inch plank on top of the 30 inch plank. This style of car ramp will lift car a maximum of six inches (6”)
These homemade style low profile car ramps will work great for your Mustang GT, Shelby GT500 etc for oil changes and so on. They are very strong and cheap to make. If you want to you could add a wheel stop on the top portion of your ramps. You could also cut the approach edges of the planks to a 45 degree angle (not really necessary) or add a small piece of wood to the front part of ramps where each piece sites on top of another pieces to act like a 45 degree angle cut. I find the ramps work just fine without adding any cut angles to assist driving upon to easier, but the choice is yours.
After searching for store bought low profile ramps which were of good quality as have been through a few sets of cheap ramps, I decided that just making my own set of low profile ramps will work best for my Mustang GT and only cost me a fraction of the cost versus good store bought low profile ramps. If you are having an issue finding good low profile ramps for your Mustang, try making a set of your own I think you will like them much better.
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