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Low ass car + steep driveway; What have you all done?

Old 08-05-2009, 10:15 AM
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Default Re: Low ass car + steep driveway; What have you all done?

Angle is the easiest way. I used to throw a long ass piece of wood down on the curb / rain gutter thing, until my fathers massive ass RV snapped that bish every time he brought it to the house. After replacing it every 2 weeks I ran out of wood under the house

Low speed and being good with the clutch is your friend. I thought about buying ramps and shit too, but I just decided practice was my best bet. And if I do it wrong, I pull my bumper / sit my front end on the driveway.
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Default Re: Low ass car + steep driveway; What have you all done?

Originally Posted by Slimsta Jimsta




and that's the driveway behind it
do you have a douchebag landlord/s? or are you renting it through a real estate company, describe to him/them the situation in full detail (maybe even demonstrate if you can get him/them over there), ask if its okay to lay down a DECENT SIZE PVC pipe and cover it with quick crete so that the bottom of the driveway will be even with the road(while not going past the edge of the curb), all the while convincing him/them that it'll benefit for possible future renters as well
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Default Re: Low ass car + steep driveway; What have you all done?

Originally Posted by B-Well
your shit IS Gnar. i do the same. geoff threw a pvc pipe in the gutter and like 15bags of quikcrete over it. worked great
You know how bad mine is

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I was gonna decribe it to you, but than I thought. What you jimmy do??

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Originally Posted by ritz
That shit isn't bad at all.
+1

I need a picture of my driveway, my shit is the WORST. Huge gutter + steep angle + fucked up driveway = loss.

I three-wheel and I don't even have a rear swaybar.
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Old 08-05-2009, 10:18 AM
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Default Re: Low ass car + steep driveway; What have you all done?

haha, im in the same situation but my driveway is waaaay worse. Im actually gonna just get some 2x4 and some ply wood and try that so i can store my car in the drive way for some weeks and then i will just end up parking on the street.
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Old 08-05-2009, 10:25 AM
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My old Heep

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Old 08-05-2009, 10:27 AM
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Default Re: Low ass car + steep driveway; What have you all done?

Originally Posted by ritz
That shit isn't bad at all.
the road slopes downwards right to where the driveway/curb goes upwards..

the pic also wasn't taken to show how low the shit is... i barely have 2" of clearance underneath the front bumper in some areas
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Default Re: Low ass car + steep driveway; What have you all done?

Originally Posted by Slimsta Jimsta
the road slopes downwards right to where the driveway/curb goes upwards..

the pic also wasn't taken to show how low the shit is... i barely have 2" of clearance underneath the front bumper in some areas


Don't tell me about opposite slopesssss.

Old fucking picha.
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Default Re: Low ass car + steep driveway; What have you all done?

Originally Posted by Kris.is.awesome
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My old Heep

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+rep for effort. Looks steep, but it doesn't do it justice. I can only imagine the dramatic upslope that is, I've seen some that look like that and they're rough.
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Old 08-05-2009, 10:32 AM
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Default Re: Low ass car + steep driveway; What have you all done?

Originally Posted by Slimsta Jimsta
the road slopes downwards right to where the driveway/curb goes upwards..

the pic also wasn't taken to show how low the shit is... i barely have 2" of clearance underneath the front bumper in some areas
WOW DUDE! i didn't realize you only had 2" of clearance.

i've got 1/8th of an inch
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Default Re: Low ass car + steep driveway; What have you all done?

haha yea, but you're fuckin ridiculous. the curb itself is higher than my bumper is low... that's all i'm trying to say. it's physically impossible from 0-180 degrees no matter how i approach it
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