I am really impressed by how the community of car appreciators who watched this video were supportive and appreciative in the comments. It's not something you often find. We all make mistakes, but it takes true courage to share and really helps us all to learn. Good on you, Brian Gabel and thanks!
Gotta respect op for uploading his mistake in hopes someone else learns from it and doesn’t hurt themselves or someone else. If it happened to me my pride would of hurt too much and I would’ve just deleted the video and never told a soul.
Wow. The amount if sheer suspense and anxiety I had watching as the wheels slowly started creeping back was worse than any recent scary movie I've seen. Takes alot to show your fails and mistakes but hopefully it helps someone else to learn from you. Glad you came out unscathed and minimal damage to the camaro. Scary stuff
I've been buying Ramps, Jacks stands, Bottle jacks, and Hydraulic jacks for my car. The most I spend, the more I realize I should have just bought the Quick Jacks to get rid of all this headache.
Huge shout out to you for posting this! We have all done things with cars that we wished we had thought through a little better. Most of the time people are too embaresed to tell anyone. Thank you for posting!!!!!
Dude, this happened to me jacking up my Bimmer from the rear diff. Didn't realize at the time, that of course, it being a RWD car, and the parking brake set at the rear, and the garage floor being made at a slight angle for drainage --- once the rear end got up high enough, the jack being on wheels, the front wheel just started to roll...
Hey Brian, this happened to me when using the Race Ramps as well. My setup is the 2 piece 56” long with the extenders and 2 piece 8” wheel cribs. The best way to do this is with someone sitting in the driver’s seat with their foot on the brake pedal combined with a good set of heavy duty rubber chocks. The rubber chocks don’t slide on the Race Ramps. But I’ve also done this with just the rubber chocks by myself. Also, the 2 piece wheel cribs make it so you don’t have to jack the rear all the way up to full height first. This is helpful if you can’t jack the vehicle from the center rear and instead jack from in front of the rear tire on the side. So only doing one side at a time. So you would jack the side and slide in one half of the wheel crib and set it down. Then go to the other side and jack to the the full height and slide in both pieces of the wheel cribs. Then go back to the other side to jack up and put on the other half of the wheel crib. It sounds like a lot of work, but once you get used to it, it can be done pretty fast.
I found my self yelling at my phone for you to “stop stop stop” then “ohhhh shit!” That was hard to watch. Glad you were not seriously hurt or anything. Beautiful car.
Looks like the same thing that happened to the guy who was using a floor jack with the 2 hockey pucks and it slipped off because the floor jack rollers got stuck. The floor jack rollers failed to roll inwards as the car went higher. You basically lifted the car up and pulled it towards you. The front wheels were free to roll and it rolled back down the ramp. Honestly, most of us probably didnt see that coming.
Thank you for posting because I was planning to do this tomorrow with some homemade cribs. Glad I saw this because I assumed the parking brake would stop ghis. I guess Im going side to side with jacks and doing it in half steps.
Thank god your ok man. That had my heart racing lol I can only imagine how you were man. I respect you for showing us your mistake . I’m just glad you and that beautiful car are ok . A car can be fixed.
i bought a brake pedal depressor for this very reason when i was jacking my car up. Kudos to you though for showing your failures as well as successes. Takes a humble man to do that.
WoW! I’m learning about Race Ramps to work on my 1LE. Thank you so much for this teaching moment and I’m VERY glad you are OK, no major accident or damage to that Beast.
I was about to do my own oil change. The plan was to use ramps up front and stands in the back and I decided I’d better search TH-cam to see if there were any ways it could go wrong. I was gonna jack from the side so maybe I’d have been okay but this video definitely made me reconsider having the fronts up high and the braked wheels in the air. Thanks for the video. Sorry it had to happen to you.
Major thanks from me as I was wondering whether I should drive up the ramp and jack up the rear, now I know better. That aside, no fingers were lost, no knees were injured and you saved many in the process. Really appreciate you posting fails instead, keep on keeping on, mate... That's a very beautiful car btw...
Seems like a design flaw.. the front ramp section should have a bump to drive over after the incline or have an indent like the rears.. something to look for when buying these products!
Angels protected you, and your beautiful car. I felt what you felt, and I’m glad that damage was very minimal. Don’t let the experience discourage you...happy wrenching, and continue having fun.
Brian, did you come up with a solution to driving up on the ramps and jacking the rear? I applaud you for posting the mishap you had, I think it was an eye opening learning experience for all of us! Thanks
Yep, exactly. Use the ramps to get the front up enough to fit a Jack under the front center, Jack car up so that the Jack is supporting it then put Jack stands underneath the two front Jack pads and move the ramps. Now that the front is up, go the rear and Jack the rear up from the center jacking point and put slide the rear jacks in. (All four jacks now are in). I assume he used the ramps up front because the Jack alone is too tall to slide under the front bumper.
It's good of you to share this - shows you are a very secure person to share a mistake and shows you're a good person to want others to learn from your mistake so others don't get hurt or damage their cars. Thank you so much!
Really appreciate your video. I was planning on doing this exact thing on my classic benz. It would’ve been a disaster cause my driveway is fairly steep once you get out of the garage. Glad you’re ok and so is your car!
When a floor jack is raised, either the jack WILL roll forward OR the car WILL roll back. This is physics and geometry. Look at how the jack works and remember this for your safety.
Like others have said, thanks for posting this video. It has likely already prevented a number of accidents. I heard once that we are all born with 2 buckets - an experience bucket that is empty and a luck bucket that contains an unknown amount. The goal, as we progress through life, is to fill our experience bucket before our luck bucket runs out.
I did this exact same thing with my Ford E-150 van, I had the front wheels on the ramps and I jacked up the rear of the van from the trailer hitch. As the jack got higher it pulled the front tires off the ramp and the van started rolling down my driveway. When as soon as this happened I tried to drop the jack but was not able to do it so I pulled the jack handle to the side to steer the jack toward the grass and once the hit the grass and sunk into the ground it stopped. I used this same jacking procedure a couple of times since that first incident but those times I used a piece of 2x4 with one end on the brake pedal and the other end against the front of the driver's seat then I moved the seat forward to apply the brake pedal and that worked good. Once I got the rear axle supported by jack stands (or another set of tire ramps) I removed the wood on the brake pedal. However I did I use the 2x4 again when I dropped the van down. The reason this worked is that with the front brakes being applied the jack does not pull the vehicle rearward as the jack gets higher. Instead as the jack gets higher the jack moves forward because the van can't move due the brakes being applied. Even though I used the above method a few more times I do it differently now. When I want to get my van up in the air to work on it I back the van onto the ramps and jack up the front of the van and put the jack stands, or a second set of ramps up there. I started doing it this way is because I can use the parking brake to hold the van in place instead of the 2x4 trick. I also have a Corvette that I have done a similar method. On that car I jack up the front end and put it on jack stand I then lift the rear of the car with a floor jack making sure the caster can roll forward and once I get the car up in the air I use my ramps under the rear tires facing rearward which keeps the ramps out of my way especially when working on the exhaust system.
Damn as I was watching I was looking at the front ramps I’m sorry it happened to you I’m sure it scared the hell out of you something like that happens to all of us mechanic of 25 years here just be glad you’re not hurt
I googled can I put a car on 4 ramps so now I'm just gonna pull the trigger and buy a lift. Thanks man that was f..king awesome! I hope everyone and the car is okay.
Oh my God! I agree the OP so dumb!! I’m just kidding - the OP is both humble and brave!! RESPECT! I probably would have done the very same thing. Thank you so much for sharing your mistake to other can avoid it. I’m very glad you were not injured and the car only appears to have a very slight damage. Thank you so much for sharing this My respect to you brother - because you probably helped other people from being injured… Thank you!
Wow!!! I did the same thing years ago. TH-cam hadnt blown up like this but i lifted my vette with some rhino ramps. They def arent made for large wheels nor passing the height of the front end. I immediately returned them and told wally world to never sell these things to anyone ever. Im glad you werent hurt at all either. It was horrifying seeing the car slide ill never forget wtf as it went down the driveway ha
Crazy how you suddenly become aware of the weight once it's lifted. I will never forget jacking one side at the sill jackpoint, removing a wheel and hearing the crunches as I lower it onto a jackstand on the the other jacking point. It deformed so much I couldn't get the wheel back on without lifting it again and damn was my heart in my mouth lol
Hey man try not to let it get you down, it happens. Just a few weeks ago, I rolled my car back off the ramps after an oil change, the drivers door was open (long story), and I crushed my door against a part of the garage wall that sticks out. Cost me 2800 CAD for a new door and paint work... Lesson learned...
Good educational video man. If you were jacking between the car and a wall you could have easily been crushed as one’s instinct is to push back against the movement. This is a great lesson for all.
When I had my GT350 with jacking rails, I lifted the driver's side and lowered onto rhino ramps. Then picked up the passenger side and lowered onto rhino ramps.
This certainly looks like something I would have done. However, I doubt I would have the intelligence, courage and humility to post the video so others can learn by your mistake. You may have saved someone's life already. Well Done!
After looking at this more, I’m not sure wheel chock on the race ramps would work. I’m not sure they will bite into the ramp and plus the chock would be on that inclined section. Currently I use their trax Jax ramps to get my low cars up 3 inches. Then use Harbor freight low profile long reach to get the center Jack point. And then lastly use their wheel cribs 10 inches (2 pieces). However, I do only put 5 inch wheel crib to the front , then rear, then add the other 5 inch to the front again, and then 5 inches to the rear. That way the car isn’t at such a scary incline while jacking up the car. It’s a hastle going front to back , to put wheel cribs this way. But I feel safer doing in incrementally. Wheel cribs have a rounded surface to cradle the wheel, so no chance for the wheel to role on an incline.
dude you're NOT dumb. this is actually a VERY common mistake that happens to many ppl; they just dont have the balls to admit it. what i do with my 12" race ramps is, take 2 jacks and lift up each side of the FRONT of the car. get both FRONT wheels high enough to place any traditional ramps under, but place them BACKWARDS so the lips are on the BACK sides of the front wheels.. now your RWD car wont roll back! lift up the rear as you did from the diff and put the 12" race ramps under the rear tires. now with the front already up on the old ramps, take 2 thick pieces of wood for extra height on each jack on either side and raise the front side by side evenly until you can place each 12" race ramp under the front wheels. VOILA!
Thanks! Very important to show what can go wrong. Remains us not to ever let oneself forget it is serious business. I know a (very skilled) man who crashed his head and it was for life brain injury.
With rear wheel drive cars, this is always difficult. Someone needs to be in the car applying brakes while you do that. No parking brake or transmission in gear to help
hey bro, don't worry man, we all make dump mistakes. Mistake I made was using those jack rubber pads, stacking them to gain more height and it ended up slipping when the car was being lowered. Not making that mistake again. Using a Long REACH jack now, and also no more using rubber jack pads at least on the front/rear jack points. Only using them for the pinch welds.
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Takes a true man to share their mistakes so others may learn from it, good video.
Yup, respect.
Yeah like that dude with the white GSF
sharing this fail could save someone's life learning from that mistake, glad he posted it.
Indeed. Luckily nobody got hurt including the beast.
This video could save someone from really getting hurt thanks mate.
I am really impressed by how the community of car appreciators who watched this video were supportive and appreciative in the comments. It's not something you often find. We all make mistakes, but it takes true courage to share and really helps us all to learn. Good on you, Brian Gabel and thanks!
You and me both!
Most never make one this dumb tho? Is this boy ok in the head?
Glad you weren't injured. Scary moment for sure.
Gotta respect op for uploading his mistake in hopes someone else learns from it and doesn’t hurt themselves or someone else.
If it happened to me my pride would of hurt too much and I would’ve just deleted the video and never told a soul.
Wow. The amount if sheer suspense and anxiety I had watching as the wheels slowly started creeping back was worse than any recent scary movie I've seen. Takes alot to show your fails and mistakes but hopefully it helps someone else to learn from you. Glad you came out unscathed and minimal damage to the camaro. Scary stuff
I've been buying Ramps, Jacks stands, Bottle jacks, and Hydraulic jacks for my car. The most I spend, the more I realize I should have just bought the Quick Jacks to get rid of all this headache.
Huge shout out to you for posting this! We have all done things with cars that we wished we had thought through a little better. Most of the time people are too embaresed to tell anyone. Thank you for posting!!!!!
Dude, this happened to me jacking up my Bimmer from the rear diff. Didn't realize at the time, that of course, it being a RWD car, and the parking brake set at the rear, and the garage floor being made at a slight angle for drainage --- once the rear end got up high enough, the jack being on wheels, the front wheel just started to roll...
Hey Brian, this happened to me when using the Race Ramps as well. My setup is the 2 piece 56” long with the extenders and 2 piece 8” wheel cribs. The best way to do this is with someone sitting in the driver’s seat with their foot on the brake pedal combined with a good set of heavy duty rubber chocks. The rubber chocks don’t slide on the Race Ramps. But I’ve also done this with just the rubber chocks by myself. Also, the 2 piece wheel cribs make it so you don’t have to jack the rear all the way up to full height first. This is helpful if you can’t jack the vehicle from the center rear and instead jack from in front of the rear tire on the side. So only doing one side at a time. So you would jack the side and slide in one half of the wheel crib and set it down. Then go to the other side and jack to the the full height and slide in both pieces of the wheel cribs. Then go back to the other side to jack up and put on the other half of the wheel crib. It sounds like a lot of work, but once you get used to it, it can be done pretty fast.
Yep, takes a man to show his mistake. Kudos to you sir! This is more helpful than a standard DIY video.
I found my self yelling at my phone for you to “stop stop stop” then “ohhhh shit!”
That was hard to watch. Glad you were not seriously hurt or anything. Beautiful car.
Looks like the same thing that happened to the guy who was using a floor jack with the 2 hockey pucks and it slipped off because the floor jack rollers got stuck. The floor jack rollers failed to roll inwards as the car went higher. You basically lifted the car up and pulled it towards you. The front wheels were free to roll and it rolled back down the ramp. Honestly, most of us probably didnt see that coming.
Thank you for posting because I was planning to do this tomorrow with some homemade cribs. Glad I saw this because I assumed the parking brake would stop ghis. I guess Im going side to side with jacks and doing it in half steps.
Thank god your ok man. That had my heart racing lol I can only imagine how you were man. I respect you for showing us your mistake . I’m just glad you and that beautiful car are ok . A car can be fixed.
A lot of respect for this upload brother 💪
Glad you were okay and that others have a chance to learn from this video.
i bought a brake pedal depressor for this very reason when i was jacking my car up. Kudos to you though for showing your failures as well as successes. Takes a humble man to do that.
You got so "lucky" with this one, could have ended much worse. Glad you and your car and garage pillar took little to no damage! Thanks for sharing
I love my race ramps. Glad you didn’t hurt yourself. A little bit of damage to the car can always be fixed. Stay safe.
WoW! I’m learning about Race Ramps to work on my 1LE. Thank you so much for this teaching moment and I’m VERY glad you are OK, no major accident or damage to that Beast.
Thanks for sharing, its good to know what not to do. I never thought about that happening.
I was about to do my own oil change. The plan was to use ramps up front and stands in the back and I decided I’d better search TH-cam to see if there were any ways it could go wrong. I was gonna jack from the side so maybe I’d have been okay but this video definitely made me reconsider having the fronts up high and the braked wheels in the air. Thanks for the video. Sorry it had to happen to you.
This is a great viral ad for race ramps!!!
Major thanks from me as I was wondering whether I should drive up the ramp and jack up the rear, now I know better. That aside, no fingers were lost, no knees were injured and you saved many in the process. Really appreciate you posting fails instead, keep on keeping on, mate... That's a very beautiful car btw...
Damn bro that is as close as it gets, you are were extremely lucky this time
I have the same race ramps set. That was scary.
Seems like a design flaw.. the front ramp section should have a bump to drive over after the incline or have an indent like the rears.. something to look for when buying these products!
I've seen vids where some race ramps do have those. 13 years ago when I purchased mine they did not.
The jack did a whole vanishing act
thank you for posting this.. you will help a lot of people
Angels protected you, and your beautiful car. I felt what you felt, and I’m glad that damage was very minimal. Don’t let the experience discourage you...happy wrenching, and continue having fun.
Brian, did you come up with a solution to driving up on the ramps and jacking the rear? I applaud you for posting the mishap you had, I think it was an eye opening learning experience for all of us! Thanks
Add wheel chocks behind the front wheels on the ramp, then jack up the rear
Daniel Lemus or put the rear on the ramps for a rwd car.
Also I use ramps to put a car on jack stands. I trust Metal more than rubber
Invest in a brake pedal depressor. AKA a stick between the seat and brake pedal.
Yep, exactly. Use the ramps to get the front up enough to fit a Jack under the front center, Jack car up so that the Jack is supporting it then put Jack stands underneath the two front Jack pads and move the ramps. Now that the front is up, go the rear and Jack the rear up from the center jacking point and put slide the rear jacks in. (All four jacks now are in). I assume he used the ramps up front because the Jack alone is too tall to slide under the front bumper.
@@dylan-nguyen most low cars will have a lip that would get the front too low to slide a jack under. You'd have to take the bumper off
Really glad you were not hurt! Thank you for sharing, this probably saved me from just making this mistake.....
Thanks for sharing with a teachable moment. We have all made mistakes and learned from them. Yours had a happy ending. Nice Camaro too.
4 years later watching this i appreciate the transparency. shit happens.
Glad that you were okay - that's the most important thing. Thanks for sharing this!
It's good of you to share this - shows you are a very secure person to share a mistake and shows you're a good person to want others to learn from your mistake so others don't get hurt or damage their cars. Thank you so much!
Really appreciate your video. I was planning on doing this exact thing on my classic benz. It would’ve been a disaster cause my driveway is fairly steep once you get out of the garage. Glad you’re ok and so is your car!
Thanks for sharing your learning experience.
When a floor jack is raised, either the jack WILL roll forward OR the car WILL roll back. This is physics and geometry. Look at how the jack works and remember this for your safety.
Like others have said, thanks for posting this video. It has likely already prevented a number of accidents. I heard once that we are all born with 2 buckets - an experience bucket that is empty and a luck bucket that contains an unknown amount. The goal, as we progress through life, is to fill our experience bucket before our luck bucket runs out.
I did this exact same thing with my Ford E-150 van, I had the front wheels on the ramps and I jacked up the rear of the van from the trailer hitch. As the jack got higher it pulled the front tires off the ramp and the van started rolling down my driveway. When as soon as this happened I tried to drop the jack but was not able to do it so I pulled the jack handle to the side to steer the jack toward the grass and once the hit the grass and sunk into the ground it stopped.
I used this same jacking procedure a couple of times since that first incident but those times I used a piece of 2x4 with one end on the brake pedal and the other end against the front of the driver's seat then I moved the seat forward to apply the brake pedal and that worked good.
Once I got the rear axle supported by jack stands (or another set of tire ramps) I removed the wood on the brake pedal. However I did I use the 2x4 again when I dropped the van down. The reason this worked is that with the front brakes being applied the jack does not pull the vehicle rearward as the jack gets higher. Instead as the jack gets higher the jack moves forward because the van can't move due the brakes being applied.
Even though I used the above method a few more times I do it differently now. When I want to get my van up in the air to work on it I back the van onto the ramps and jack up the front of the van and put the jack stands, or a second set of ramps up there. I started doing it this way is because I can use the parking brake to hold the van in place instead of the 2x4 trick.
I also have a Corvette that I have done a similar method. On that car I jack up the front end and put it on jack stand I then lift the rear of the car with a floor jack making sure the caster can roll forward and once I get the car up in the air I use my ramps under the rear tires facing rearward which keeps the ramps out of my way especially when working on the exhaust system.
It happens my man. Hopefully it helped other owners. It could have been much worse. I'm glad you're ok.
Damn as I was watching I was looking at the front ramps I’m sorry it happened to you I’m sure it scared the hell out of you something like that happens to all of us mechanic of 25 years here just be glad you’re not hurt
Thanks for sharing this man. You have probably already saved a lot of people a lot of headache / injury
Safety is No. 1. Thanks for sharing the mistakes to let other people to avoid it.
Thanks for this man I’m trying to start working on my own car helps a lot
I’m sure this has happened to many people. Be sure to chock the wheels on the ramps and Thank God the floor jacks have wheels!
You just saved me from either killing myself or breaking something on my mini cooper. Thanks.
Glad you are ok man. Thats my biggest fear every time i lift the car
спасибо тебе дружище, на твоем опыте все поняли что поднимать лучше с боку в два приема!
I have the cribs. And this is what I will do. Thank you.
Bro !!! I thinking about doing this and you changed my mind! Thank you for posting this man.
Yes, you are!!! Lesson learned. That could happen to any of us, home mechanics. Hope you're OK.
Knowing is half the battle. Pun intended.
I googled can I put a car on 4 ramps so now I'm just gonna pull the trigger and buy a lift. Thanks man that was f..king awesome! I hope everyone and the car is okay.
Oh my God! I agree the OP so dumb!!
I’m just kidding - the OP is both humble and brave!! RESPECT!
I probably would have done the very same thing. Thank you so much for sharing your mistake to other can avoid it.
I’m very glad you were not injured and the car only appears to have a very slight damage. Thank you so much for sharing this My respect to you brother - because you probably helped other people from being injured… Thank you!
That’s exactly how I was planning on using them but second thought a jack on each side will do much better
My guy. The fact you are man enough to post your fail so others can learn from. Respect
The control tho good job on saving ur whip
Would emergency brake being engaged have helped prevent this? Thanks for sharing.
Glad you were not hurt from that.
This video just saved my life!
And the black c7 z06
I am buying
Thank you for sharing. I can learn from this.
Wow!!! I did the same thing years ago. TH-cam hadnt blown up like this but i lifted my vette with some rhino ramps. They def arent made for large wheels nor passing the height of the front end. I immediately returned them and told wally world to never sell these things to anyone ever. Im glad you werent hurt at all either. It was horrifying seeing the car slide ill never forget wtf as it went down the driveway ha
We've all been there. Mistakes happen. Thank you for sharing so that others know!
1.) never seen a Jack stand smushed
2.) good reflexes lowering the Jack
3.) boy you got sooooooo lucky
Thanks for sharing. We all learn from mistake.
Thanks for sharing this...helps all of us. 👌🏾
Crazy how you suddenly become aware of the weight once it's lifted. I will never forget jacking one side at the sill jackpoint, removing a wheel and hearing the crunches as I lower it onto a jackstand on the the other jacking point. It deformed so much I couldn't get the wheel back on without lifting it again and damn was my heart in my mouth lol
I'm just glad you didn't get hurt. I really sorry your beautiful car got damaged.
Bro I got the shivers watching this
Yea i definitely respect you sharing this
There’s just something about jacking a car that makes us rush. I constantly have to slow down and make sure I have my ducks in order.
Wow
God was on your side!
We learn from mistakes if it doesn't kill us. Thanks for adding another piece of survival info to my database. Glad you are okay.
Thanks for sharing..our goofs are always hard personally, and often we tend to hope no one was watching. Your sharing will help many brother. Awesome!
Nice video. Weve all done dumb things. Good to see no injuries. Great outcome
Bro that scared the shit out of me. Glad you're alright
Yep. Always use wheel wedges or something. Including when the wheels are on ramps.
Hey man try not to let it get you down, it happens. Just a few weeks ago, I rolled my car back off the ramps after an oil change, the drivers door was open (long story), and I crushed my door against a part of the garage wall that sticks out. Cost me 2800 CAD for a new door and paint work... Lesson learned...
Good educational video man. If you were jacking between the car and a wall you could have easily been crushed as one’s instinct is to push back against the movement. This is a great lesson for all.
When I had my GT350 with jacking rails, I lifted the driver's side and lowered onto rhino ramps. Then picked up the passenger side and lowered onto rhino ramps.
This certainly looks like something I would have done. However, I doubt I would have the intelligence, courage and humility to post the video so others can learn by your mistake. You may have saved someone's life already. Well Done!
I’m glad you didn’t get hurt and I feel for your beast ,but that was exciting ,
Not sure why it hasn’t got a heap more views
After looking at this more, I’m not sure wheel chock on the race ramps would work. I’m not sure they will bite into the ramp and plus the chock would be on that inclined section.
Currently I use their trax Jax ramps to get my low cars up 3 inches. Then use Harbor freight low profile long reach to get the center Jack point. And then lastly use their wheel cribs 10 inches (2 pieces). However, I do only put 5 inch wheel crib to the front , then rear, then add the other 5 inch to the front again, and then 5 inches to the rear. That way the car isn’t at such a scary incline while jacking up the car. It’s a hastle going front to back , to put wheel cribs this way. But I feel safer doing in incrementally.
Wheel cribs have a rounded surface to cradle the wheel, so no chance for the wheel to role on an incline.
This video could save someone life...
Whoa!! Couldve hit the support on your garage too!!!
That's a real kick in the ass bro. Thanks for sharing,. This could save a life.
dude you're NOT dumb.
this is actually a VERY common mistake that happens to many ppl; they just dont have the balls to admit it.
what i do with my 12" race ramps is, take 2 jacks and lift up each side of the FRONT of the car.
get both FRONT wheels high enough to place any traditional ramps under, but place them BACKWARDS so the lips are on the BACK sides of the front wheels.. now your RWD car wont roll back!
lift up the rear as you did from the diff and put the 12" race ramps under the rear tires.
now with the front already up on the old ramps, take 2 thick pieces of wood for extra height on each jack on either side and raise the front side by side evenly until you can place each 12" race ramp under the front wheels.
VOILA!
Thanks! Very important to show what can go wrong. Remains us not to ever let oneself forget it is serious business. I know a (very skilled) man who crashed his head and it was for life brain injury.
Great safety video! I hope you reach 1,000,000 views!
With rear wheel drive cars, this is always difficult. Someone needs to be in the car applying brakes while you do that. No parking brake or transmission in gear to help
Why no parking break?
@mikeprice8307 parking brakes are usually for the rear wheels. Not the front wheels. The rear was lifted so it made them useless in this scenario
Thanks for sharing this.
You may save someone from being needlessly injured.
That's crazy dude, glad you are okay , thank you for sharing this video
We never run out things that could go wrong
Thanks for sharing. Good lesson to learn for all.
hey bro, don't worry man, we all make dump mistakes.
Mistake I made was using those jack rubber pads, stacking them to gain more height and it ended up slipping when the car was being lowered. Not making that mistake again. Using a Long REACH jack now, and also no more using rubber jack pads at least on the front/rear jack points. Only using them for the pinch welds.
Glad you are ok and the car wasnt severely damaged and just the floor jack taking most of the damage. What size wheel cribs did you use?
Bloody hell pall good job 👏
You got lucky on that one. Good thing you didn't go under it.
Glad you're ok.