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I've been looking at lots of ramp safety/proper use articles but they all seem focus on lifting the front of the vehicle.

On a vehicle with enough clearance to use a ramp at the rear tires, is there any reason you should not lift one whole side of a vehicle by placing ramps at the front and rear tires and driving up? Assume the tires on the other side would be blocked, parking break on, etc.

Cameron Roberts
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You can lift one side safely as long as the center of gravity doesn't go past its tipping point, which will usually be the wheels on the non-lifted side. How far you can lift it depends on the vehicle, SUVs, smart cars and the like have a higher center of gravity than a sedan or sports car, so could be lifted less. You would need to find out the tip angle of the specific vehicle and do some calculations based on that.

GdD
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