yea my alignment place used those long wood ramps. they work fine. flatbed alignment places are HARD!!!!!! to find.

i dont know about getting onto a lift, but when my car was really low, i used the stock jack and lift up the sides, then used a hydro jack to get it higher. its a PITA, but thats about all you can do. unless you can some 2x4s...you can drive over them, then place the jack under that way.