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Old Jun 30, 2015 | 04:38 PM
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So I'm about to buy a vette, my driveway isnt the best, even my 2014 impala scrapes unless I come in at an angle.

How resilient are these cars to such driveways? Where I am, everyone's got something like this!

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Old Jun 30, 2015 | 04:41 PM
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That little air damn will scrape on a high spot in the road. But, they're pretty tough, and cheap to replace if needed. Not a thing to worry about, just go in at an angle like you do your Impala.
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Old Jun 30, 2015 | 04:55 PM
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While a driveway shouldn't be the reason for picking a base coupe over a GS or other model with a front splitter, keep in mind that front splitters generally have less clearance.

I guess that's why I replaced my GS splitter with a lower hanging ZR1 splitter -- and I have a sloping driveway. Angle that puppy and enjoy a wide body.

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Originally Posted by gguillie
While a driveway shouldn't be the reason for picking a base coupe over a GS or other model with a front splitter, keep in mind that front splitters generally have less clearance.

I guess that's why I replaced my GS splitter with a lower hanging ZR1 splitter -- and I have a sloping driveway. Angle that puppy and enjoy a wide body.

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Old Jun 30, 2015 | 09:49 PM
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Mine scrapes too, as does just about everybody's, but they're pretty tough. It doesn't mean you can come flying into the driveway though. i almost stop and just creep till I get past the scrape.
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Old Jun 30, 2015 | 10:05 PM
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Same here. Just figured I would do a touch up to the underside every now and then. I wasn't going let the scape detur me.
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Old Jun 30, 2015 | 10:07 PM
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err if your impala is scraping even when you go slow and at an angle, I'd be pretty damn concerned about more than just the front air damn scraping on a vette.
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Old Jun 30, 2015 | 10:17 PM
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The front air dam is rubber and self leveling.
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Originally Posted by Entaille
err if your impala is scraping even when you go slow and at an angle, I'd be pretty damn concerned about more than just the front air damn scraping on a vette.
UUh, Maybe some well placed ramps of some sort would do it but if the Impala scrapes, I don't know about the Vette
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Sorry, shouldve said that when I slow and go at an angle the imp doesnt scrap, but just gotta watch out

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err if your impala is scraping even when you go slow and at an angle, I'd be pretty damn concerned about more than just the front air damn scraping on a vette.
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Old Jun 30, 2015 | 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by transamlarry
So I'm about to buy a vette, my driveway isnt the best, even my 2014 impala scrapes unless I come in at an angle.

How resilient are these cars to such driveways? Where I am, everyone's got something like this!

Thanks!
The angle method works for me.
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Old Jul 1, 2015 | 12:22 AM
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yep have to go at an angle and slow, or it will scrap.
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