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A Chock That Grips the Tire Instead of Skating Off It: the Race Ramps Racer Chock

Most chocks are a wedge with a flat face. The tire touches it at one line, and on a smooth shop floor the whole thing squirts out sideways the moment the car settles onto it. Then you find it under the workbench.

The Racer Chock is shaped differently. The full 12" width is contoured to follow the curve of the tire and ribbed across the face, so the tire seats into the chock rather than resting against it. Nothing slides, in either direction.

It is solid expanded foam with a traction coating, which is why it holds 1,500 lbs while weighing 2 lbs. You can kick it into place, it will not chip an epoxy floor, and there is no steel to rust a ring into the concrete or gouge a trailer deck.

Buy them in pairs. One chock holds one wheel in one direction. Most people want two per axle, or four to stop a car moving at all in a trailer. Sold individually so you take exactly what you need. Browse the full Race Ramps lineup.

Benefits of the Racer Chock

Contoured, so it stays put The face curves to match the tire across the full 12" width, and it is ribbed rather than smooth. Contact happens over an area instead of a line, which is the whole reason a flat faced chock skates out from under a settling car. The base carries the same traction coating, so it grips sealed concrete and epoxy at the same time. 1,500 lbs at 2 lbs Solid high density foam does the work a lump of cast iron normally does, at a weight you can throw in a trunk or a pit cart without thinking about it. A steel chock of the same capacity is something you carry deliberately. This one you just pick up. Sized for a real tire Rated for tires up to 10" of section width, which covers most performance rubber on a passenger car. The body measures 10" long by 12" wide, long enough that it will not tip forward when the car rolls onto it. Will not mark the floor No metal edges on an epoxy floor, no rust rings on concrete, and nothing to gouge a painted trailer deck. It is soft against everything except the tire, which makes it the one chock you can leave in a finished garage without regretting it. Low enough to sit under a splitter At 5" tall it tucks against the tire of a lowered car without fouling bodywork, which is more than can be said for most tall plastic wedges. On a car with an air dam close to the ground, chock height is the difference between using it and not.

Racer Chock Frequently Asked Questions

How many do I need?

One chock stops one wheel rolling one way. Two, placed front and back of the same tire, hold a car on a level floor. Four is the sensible number for a car strapped in a trailer or parked on any kind of slope. They are sold individually so you buy the number the job needs.

Is foam really strong enough for a chock?

It is rated at 1,500 lbs, which is more than any passenger car corner. A chock is not carrying the weight of the car anyway, it is resisting the car trying to roll, and the contoured face does that better than a heavier flat one.

Will it work on a wide tire?

It is rated for tires up to 10" of section width. On something wider the chock still works, it just does not span the full tread, so use two side by side or call us and we will point you at the right option.

Can I use it in a trailer?

Yes, and it is popular for exactly that. It will not gouge a painted deck the way a steel chock does, and at 2 lbs it does not add meaningful weight to a load. It is a chock rather than a tie down, so it supplements straps, it does not replace them.

Does it slide on a smooth floor?

The base has the same anti slip traction coating as the tire face, so it grips sealed concrete and epoxy. That plus the contour is the difference between this and the plastic wedge that ends up across the shop.

Is it the same as a wheel stop or a tie down?

No. A wheel stop is a fixed parking bumper bolted to the ground, and a tie down straps the car to a trailer. This is a chock, meaning it stops a wheel rolling while the car is parked, being loaded, or sitting in the pits. In a trailer it works alongside straps rather than instead of them.

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