Ground clearance

[plumcrazy]

im gonna be driving my GTS most of the time in the good weather. But im thinking it might be tough to get in my driveway with the ground clearance...It is a short,steep incline in the beginning of it. there is NO sidewalk or concrete in the entrance just asphalt.

im thinking if I go in on an angle it might be ok.

does anyone else have trouble with their driveway or getting into a lot?


any help is appreciated.

 

[Viperzilla]

approach at an angle. I think ground clearance from the bottom of the car to ground is 4-5 inches.

 

[JonB]

A 45-degree angle of attack lifts the nose gradually. If the facia drags a bit, it sounds excruciating, but no real damage is being done. It is very upward-flexible, and maybe just the air-dam skirt will rub.

Buy some colored Turtle Wax ("Color Back" ?) dyed wax that colors the scratches. Or buy an aluminum chinguard ($129, thanks) but that actually costs you 1/4" clearance, but it 'takes the hit' instead of the paint.

Worst case is buy a 4x8x.75" plywood sheet, cut it in half longways, paint to match the driveway, and "bridge" the gutter...finding a hiding place for the lumber may be a problem...

 

[Viperzilla]

Maybe since you're getting a GTS, and it requires you to use the lumber, you could stick it in the hatch as long as you cut them to fit there and still be functional.

 

[Viperfreak2]

You will eventually scrape it. It's almost unavoidable. 3M makes a clear tape that you can apply over and under the whole edge. it will take the scrape too and then you can just peel it off and add another. I used 3M red reflective on my GTS and it was completely invisible during the day. At night, if headlights hit it just right, the whole thing lit up.

 

[plumcrazy]

""Or buy an aluminum chinguard ($129, thanks)""....funny I assumed there would be something like that but was afraid to ask and look dumber than usual.

LOL@Viperzilla

 

[Viperzilla]

If you're laughing at me, you gotta explain why...

 

[plumcrazy]

cause I am the guy who is worried about the room in the trunk for my golf clubs and I thought you were the one who mentioned to cut my driver if It didnt fit in...

I figured it was a reference to that and thought it was funny

 

[Viperzilla]

I didn't advise you to "cut your driver." That was a good reason to laugh, though. No offense was taken on my first post, btw.

My dad and I found a 3 iron on the side of a golf course we had been driving by that had been broken. We put a grip on it and called it the "midget's club." I don't think the club came up past my knees.

 

[plumcrazy]

""No offense was taken on my first post, btw. ""...no problem.

either way you made me laugh though....thanx

 

[Warren S]

Hey Plum, you're gonna scrape on a dip or some speed bump eventually. Also, avoid those nasty parking lot tire blocks will ya!

Check this out. My driveway doesn't have much of a dip, pretty standard fare, but I still have to angle it somewhat if I don't want it to scrape. In this picture, I'm only 1" from scraping the front... Remember to ANGLE, ANGLE...ANGLE!!!

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By the way, here's my good ol method in finding that angle of attack,
just found a pair of 2x4s laying around...

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length of measuring stick = 8 feet
when it touches the lip, height at end = 19"
My Viper is stock height.

Get one of those chin guards, it'll save that front end
unless you don't mind swerving around them dips and bumps.

 

[ViperJoe]

 

[plumcrazy]

thanx warren

I like the plate idea too.