getting up the driveway......
Buy a metal grate that will fit between the driveway and road. Should be thin in your case. Then use large concrete screws and bolt that bad boy down. Kids can't steal it if they can't pick it up.
But the other guys are right. Take it at an angle and you probably won't scrub. I have a friend with a 350 that's pretty low, and his driveway entrance has a huge hump, it scrapes exhaust sometimes, but that's it.
I say dump it, and then deal with any problems after that. No guts, no glory.
-T
But the other guys are right. Take it at an angle and you probably won't scrub. I have a friend with a 350 that's pretty low, and his driveway entrance has a huge hump, it scrapes exhaust sometimes, but that's it.
I say dump it, and then deal with any problems after that. No guts, no glory.
-T
Another Garage Kept G.........!
You don't have a steep driveway, I don't think you'll have a problem. Lower
your car, hit the driveway at an angle carefully and see what happens. Like
the previous member said, if you need to you could add a metal grate in the
gutter in front of the driveway. Glad to see you think enough of your car to
keep it in the garage....smart!
your car, hit the driveway at an angle carefully and see what happens. Like
the previous member said, if you need to you could add a metal grate in the
gutter in front of the driveway. Glad to see you think enough of your car to
keep it in the garage....smart!
you haven't even seen my garage. im a sedan lowered on eibach pro kit and thats what.. 4-5 inches off the ground? and i can't get half way down into my garage. I set up a wooden plank so everytime i park, i gotta open the garage door, set up my plank, park, pick up my plank, set it to the side, then go home.. its such a PITA....
heres a picture of my bmw with the plank on the side. i usually park my car in the back of the garage (2 spaces) and then park the bmw in the first space, then my dad's pathfinder infront of the garage. since im usually the latest person to get home in my family, and my parents and brother are the earliest to leave, i come home at night, move pathfinder down, move bmw out, set up plank, back in, move bmw back in, move pathfinder back up, then go home.. its like a 10 minute process every day... PITAAAAAAA
heres a picture of my bmw with the plank on the side. i usually park my car in the back of the garage (2 spaces) and then park the bmw in the first space, then my dad's pathfinder infront of the garage. since im usually the latest person to get home in my family, and my parents and brother are the earliest to leave, i come home at night, move pathfinder down, move bmw out, set up plank, back in, move bmw back in, move pathfinder back up, then go home.. its like a 10 minute process every day... PITAAAAAAA
Originally Posted by johnsonhuang
you haven't even seen my garage. im a sedan lowered on eibach pro kit and thats what.. 4-5 inches off the ground? and i can't get half way down into my garage. I set up a wooden plank so everytime i park, i gotta open the garage door, set up my plank, park, pick up my plank, set it to the side, then go home.. its such a PITA....
heres a picture of my bmw with the plank on the side. i usually park my car in the back of the garage (2 spaces) and then park the bmw in the first space, then my dad's pathfinder infront of the garage. since im usually the latest person to get home in my family, and my parents and brother are the earliest to leave, i come home at night, move pathfinder down, move bmw out, set up plank, back in, move bmw back in, move pathfinder back up, then go home.. its like a 10 minute process every day... PITAAAAAAA
heres a picture of my bmw with the plank on the side. i usually park my car in the back of the garage (2 spaces) and then park the bmw in the first space, then my dad's pathfinder infront of the garage. since im usually the latest person to get home in my family, and my parents and brother are the earliest to leave, i come home at night, move pathfinder down, move bmw out, set up plank, back in, move bmw back in, move pathfinder back up, then go home.. its like a 10 minute process every day... PITAAAAAAA
My last house had an entrance to the garage that was absolutely STUPID. 2.5 car garage, and I had to get to the far right, and almost go at a complete 45 degree angle to get my Prelude racecar in and out. Same friend with the 350 got lowered in said garage......... it was fun watching him get out... but in the long run once you've done it about three times, it becomes second nature.
Originally Posted by ibelonginprison
Or a couple bags of concrete with a metal pipe underneath for drainage to run underneath it.
Originally Posted by Deepdiver
A schedule 80 PVC pipe is a better option instead of the metal pipe which can rust / corrode.
You seem like you're more familiar than I am with PVC, so you would know better if it would hold up to repeated pressure and weight once the concrete or asphault settled.
-T
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Originally Posted by johnsonhuang
you haven't even seen my garage. im a sedan lowered on eibach pro kit and thats what.. 4-5 inches off the ground? and i can't get half way down into my garage. I set up a wooden plank so everytime i park, i gotta open the garage door, set up my plank, park, pick up my plank, set it to the side, then go home.. its such a PITA....
heres a picture of my bmw with the plank on the side. i usually park my car in the back of the garage (2 spaces) and then park the bmw in the first space, then my dad's pathfinder infront of the garage. since im usually the latest person to get home in my family, and my parents and brother are the earliest to leave, i come home at night, move pathfinder down, move bmw out, set up plank, back in, move bmw back in, move pathfinder back up, then go home.. its like a 10 minute process every day... PITAAAAAAA
you haven't even seen my garage. im a sedan lowered on eibach pro kit and thats what.. 4-5 inches off the ground? and i can't get half way down into my garage. I set up a wooden plank so everytime i park, i gotta open the garage door, set up my plank, park, pick up my plank, set it to the side, then go home.. its such a PITA....
heres a picture of my bmw with the plank on the side. i usually park my car in the back of the garage (2 spaces) and then park the bmw in the first space, then my dad's pathfinder infront of the garage. since im usually the latest person to get home in my family, and my parents and brother are the earliest to leave, i come home at night, move pathfinder down, move bmw out, set up plank, back in, move bmw back in, move pathfinder back up, then go home.. its like a 10 minute process every day... PITAAAAAAA
...maybe the angle the pic is taken doesnt do it justice...well that blows dude i dont think i could see myself doing something like that..but maybe i will...since i am slamming the car no doubt. But everyones been telling me on the forums that i have absolutely nothing to worry about
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Originally Posted by AthensBlueG
I would get a bag of asphalt from Home Depot and rent a heavy flat square hammer thingy (ask the guy at Home Depot - it's shaped like a flat iron square attached to the end of a thick wooden rake pole), and fill in that channel at the end of your driveway. Use the heavy tool to flatten and compact the asphalt.
Just be aware that it's probably against city ordinances to modify the street or sidewalk. That will definitely affect drainage of rainwater.
Just be aware that it's probably against city ordinances to modify the street or sidewalk. That will definitely affect drainage of rainwater.
Originally Posted by gary c
You don't have a steep driveway, I don't think you'll have a problem. Lower
your car, hit the driveway at an angle carefully and see what happens. Like
the previous member said, if you need to you could add a metal grate in the
gutter in front of the driveway. Glad to see you think enough of your car to
keep it in the garage....smart!
your car, hit the driveway at an angle carefully and see what happens. Like
the previous member said, if you need to you could add a metal grate in the
gutter in front of the driveway. Glad to see you think enough of your car to
keep it in the garage....smart!
working the angles is key (no pun intented); i take on alot of steep grades by taking them at an angle and SLOWLY!
