So after a good deal of research (Since Infiniti doesn't include these figures with the brochures or spec guides) I have found figures of 6.3 inches of ground clearance for the Coupe.

The same source lists the Altima 3.5SE as 4.4 inches - I find it impossible to believe that the coupe is nearly 2 full inches HIGHER off the ground than my Altima...

My reason for this is that my Altima barely fits over the abrupt lip of my driveway, and I fear the coupe will scrape...thus ending my coupe pursuit in 2 quick seconds.

Anyone have definitive figures or thoughts? I park next to a G35 probably 2 days a week (same guy) and from my hands and knees, I swear that his is at least an inch lower than my Altima...of course, it is possible that his car is lowered, but it doesn't look it...

 

not really sure i understand... what kind of LIP is on your driveway?

do you have pics?

usually its just all about angles ...but ithink your talkin about something else.

 

Does the coupe have the factory lip on it or not? That would make about .75 - 1 inch difference as well I think. (I know some say it doesnt lower it at all but I think it does a little)

 

i have a large curb at the end of my driveway. if you just know how to hit the curb, you won't scrape. just make sure to approach at an angle, but i'm sure you already know that.

 

I think Infiniti includes the .5 to .75" you lose due to the tranny, Y-pipe, etc. These items are actually lower than where the car's exterior ends. Also, ground clearance also considers wheel/tire diameter. Even though the coupe may have less wheel gap than the Altima, it may still have bigger overall wheel and tire diameter. I had to get my car towed once and it was done by a tow truck that had to actually drive it up a very steep ramp. I'm dropped about 1" and still cleared the ramp (barely).

 

it's all about angles. My old m3 had a 2.5 inch drop, and even the alignment guy had to use boards and planks to get my car on the rack...but it is possible. I find it hard to believe that an coupe can't make it up a standard driveway.

Hooman

 

Yeah, it's about angles - sorry I did not explain better - it is going to be a function of wheelbase/ground clearance at the midpoint of the wheelbase - essentially, my alley is flat, and then the concrete breaks and it is an abrupt downward angle of maybe 15 or 20 degrees (sorry, no protracter) its like a ramp going down

The problem is NOT the front lip - its the very center of the car - when it goes DOWN this driveway, the apex of the alley/ramp downward angle scrapes the underbelly of my car (well, ALMOST)

 

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wow. that sounds like a tough one.

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Sorry, not answering your question but there's nothing you can do to modify the driveway? Is it your property?

 

I have that problem too. at my work place the drive way is so steep going up that I rub at the front. Unless I basically come to a complete stop the edge of the front lip (stock lip and stock height) will rub, I've got quite a few gouges on the edge of the lip. At my friends house there is a steep driveway going down and no matter how slow or what angle I take the middle of the car rubs, and it rubs hard, sounds like I'm grinding the **** out of it. I can actually feel the car lifting up a bit at that point, if I come to a complete stop when it rubs the car actually will get hung up there and won't roll. I checked the underside and the Y-pipe and flex pipe are all scratched up, to the point that a few strands of the flex pipe are sticking out. Car is very low for stock so if your driveway is a killler you might want to take a test drive first to see how you do.