Bottoming Out entering or leaving a driveway
03-03-2011, 09:13 AM
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Bottoming Out entering or leaving a driveway
Does anyone have any suggestions or gimmicks to avoid bottoming out entering a driveway with a city installed rain trough, either driving straight in or backing in? Short of putting ramps across the trough. These troughs are used in many neighborhoods developed in the last 30 years.
I know, sounds like a stupid question.
I know, sounds like a stupid question.
03-03-2011, 09:32 AM
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I agree with the rest...much of that scrapping can be avoided by slowing down and/or entering at an angle. Basically if you can get one of the front tires climbing the incline a bit first, it will in turn raise the car a bit before the air dam gets to the obstacle. My driveway scrapes most every day though, I still don't see any damage.....it's the air dam underneath, not the bumper.
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03-03-2011, 09:39 AM
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03-03-2011, 09:46 AM
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I hear that scrapping noise all the time.......
It is what it is, I guess
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03-03-2011, 09:53 AM
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03-03-2011, 09:55 AM
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I agree with the rest...much of that scrapping can be avoided by slowing down and/or entering at an angle. Basically if you can get one of the front tires climbing the incline a bit first, it will in turn raise the car a bit before the air dam gets to the obstacle. My driveway scrapes most every day though, I still don't see any damage.....it's the air dam underneath, not the bumper.
Had problems with my Porsche 911 and currently have problems with my Z06.
Going at the incline at an angle works very well. I hear the rubber air dam scrape a little, but no fiberglas or carbon fiber scrape.
03-03-2011, 10:01 AM
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03-03-2011, 10:19 AM
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03-03-2011, 01:23 PM
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I installed these because I have a very steep curb due to being at the bottom of a him on a cul-de-sac. Great product no more scrapes. Not even for the air damn.
http://bridjit.com/
http://bridjit.com/
03-03-2011, 02:11 PM
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One other interesting note. I actually scape less (lowered) running Michelin A/S ZP tires than I did running the Goodyear tires (not lowered).
I do run the same tire pressure - 30 psi cold.
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