scraping front end
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scraping front end
just bought a new grand sport unfortunatley backing it into the garage last night it scrapes in the front, besides tearing my driveway out are there any kind of ramp products out there that anybody knows about to lift the front end up about 2" for clearance .
thanks for any input you might have
pg waterman
thanks for any input you might have
pg waterman
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just bought a new grand sport unfortunatley backing it into the garage last night it scrapes in the front, besides tearing my driveway out are there any kind of ramp products out there that anybody knows about to lift the front end up about 2" for clearance .
thanks for any input you might have
pg waterman
thanks for any input you might have
pg waterman
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The 'sacrificial' air dam under the car costs $100 total, to replace all 3 sections.
Don't worry about it, and you will undoubtedly be scraping other inclines/ramps/etc. too.
Don't worry about it, and you will undoubtedly be scraping other inclines/ramps/etc. too.
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there are adjustment bolts, if you think you only need 1/2" to 1 ", you can have then turned clockwise to raise car. 4 turns will get you just over 3/4". there is a description and pic somewhere on here for doing it, forget where i found it.
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Folks, the 3-part 'spoiler' does not hit on inclines; it's the more expensive chin spoiler. DO NOT back into an incline on a low car 
. Best way to avoid contact is entering at an angle, as previously suggested by some. If it hits like that, then you're screwed. You can always put different leveling materials, like some do, but at least my wife wouldn't approve of them . I've always avoided houses with inclined driveways, but once you live in one, cannot fix it until the next 
. Good luck.
. Best way to avoid contact is entering at an angle, as previously suggested by some. If it hits like that, then you're screwed. You can always put different leveling materials, like some do, but at least my wife wouldn't approve of them . I've always avoided houses with inclined driveways, but once you live in one, cannot fix it until the next . Good luck.
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just bought a new grand sport unfortunatley backing it into the garage last night it scrapes in the front, besides tearing my driveway out are there any kind of ramp products out there that anybody knows about to lift the front end up about 2" for clearance .
thanks for any input you might have
pg waterman
thanks for any input you might have
pg waterman
Join the club, my friend! Same thing with my GS, the scraping you have is just the lower air dam under the radiator, and it's pretty much a wear item. The part is in 3 pieces and costs about $100. That being said, my driveway is fairly steep, and there's really nothing I can put in the concrete drain area where my driveway meets the street, so mine always scrapes just slightly, and that's going out at a pretty good angle. Really, nothing to worry about.
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Something like this might work for you:
http://www.bridjit.com/
Or, maybe a metal plate or simple piece of wood might do the trick.
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I agree with cranking up the suspension height and cut an inch off the air dam with snips .
At times you can't slow down to enter a driveway in traffic , end up bouncing the frame brackets off the cement .
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...front-end.html
At times you can't slow down to enter a driveway in traffic , end up bouncing the frame brackets off the cement .
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...front-end.html
Last edited by heli-vette; May 29, 2012 at 09:10 AM.
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I agree with cranking up the suspension height and cut an inch off the air dam with snips .
At times you can't slow down to enter a driveway in traffic , end up bouncing the frame brackets off the cement .http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...front-end.html
At times you can't slow down to enter a driveway in traffic , end up bouncing the frame brackets off the cement .http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...front-end.html
However, when the air dam scrapes, it just another one of those endearing C6 sounds . . .
