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I plan on getting a new GS with stage 2 aero soon. Random question, but do you guys think it will be possible to get up my girlfriend and i's driveway without damaging the splitter? Here are two pics from google maps.
Do you think the actual grade is ok? It is a good transition from road to driveway, just worried about the actual grade until the front tires catch the driveway itself.
Do you think the actual grade is ok? It is a good transition from road to driveway, just worried about the actual grade until the front tires catch the driveway itself.
Just make sure you hit it at a good angle and go slow and stop to check on your first attempt.
GS with stage 2 has 4.25" clearance in front. Measure the clearance on your current car, then stop on the driveway lowest point, and measure how much your current car bottomed. It is more than 4.25", then the GS will not clear the driveway. Alternatively, measure and cut a piece of cardboard and affix it to the front pumper of your current car to create 4.25" clearance. Drive up and down the driveway. If the cardboard touches the ground, then No the GS won't clear. I am assuming the distance from the front wheel to the nose of your current car is >= GS. If it not, then the above method will not be accurate.
Pics of the girlfriend would help. I say you are going to hit no matter what you do. New girlfriend with a more Corvette friendly driveway would by my suggestion.
I plan on getting a new GS with stage 2 aero soon. Random question, but do you guys think it will be possible to get up my girlfriends driveway without damaging the splitter? Here are two pics from google maps.
Think you'll be fine with that girlfriend-no need to find another!
However may not be so lucky in all entrances! I wasn't but a month before had installed a Scrape Armor splitter protector for the Stage 2 aero on my Grand Sport. Thank goodness it worked great, it scraped but zero damage to the splitter.
Had issues with the splitter I installed on my 2014 Z51. If careful no issue but there are times where it is just not possible to drive in slowly, as if some AH is barreling down coming around a corner! Happened to me several times and I scraped the bottom of the splitter.
With the Grand Sport was in town, went up the steep driveway entrance to where I had an appointment, slowly and at an angle. Could not back out in the street as slowly!
answer is no no matter what you are told. Scraped mine a 100 times.finally had concrete extension poured at end of driveway for my gs. Best investment of $300.00.
answer is no no matter what you are told. Scraped mine a 100 times.finally had concrete extension poured at end of driveway for my gs. Best investment of $300.00.
My C5 drags on my drive both in and out, a quite a bit. The C7 doesn't. Even if yours does it will most likely (from the look of your drive)to be the flexi-airdam and it is easily replaceable. I replaced the one on my C5 that drags a LOT and that was last summer, after 17 years of scaping.
Have someone watch as you ease in and out, initially. Sometimes a little adjustment to the entrance/exit angle can make all the difference. ENJOY!
03-05-2018, 11:00 AM
Grand Sport Driveway Clearance
