Driveway issue - need advice

Hi guys, I'm eager to install a Turbo front bumper on my C2, but have this rather steep sloped driveway with a knick at the bottom. Anybody any idea on how to overcome this obstacle ?

Yea ..move Ok on a serious note, I have a steap driveway like that as well, I back in and scrap all the time, I just use a skit plate..onece a year i change it

Mine isn't as bad as that but still raked. I go at an angle both directions to prevent scraping.

Skit plate ? Where to buy one ?

skid plate hmmm, you could try smoothing it out to make it less dramatic - this involves a wheelbarrow and a few bags of cement, and one (preferably cold) afternoon

Naw I own a steel company, I get my guys to make one when needed

What issue?

i remember seeing that picture awhile back.. i can't quite understand the logic in elevating a house that much? maybe for the view?

avoid paying for retaining walls, etc etc.... behind the house, lack of a backyard, etc

Drainage?

Man, when it rains, those driveways are going to be waterfalls! They are going to wear out their break pads in one year just backing out of the garage.

Personally, I would build a couple of V-shaped wedges out of treated pine to ease the transition between the old and new concrete. Wouldn't cost more than 30 - 40 bucks and would take only a couple of hours to complete.

I've seen same V-shaped devices Tim is talking about made of hard rubber. Same concept as the wood but probably cost more and I have no idea where to get them. Might Google for something like that if you're interested.

redline it in first into the garage and you will then say to your self " what scraping noise?"

ok ghetto solution slap down some plywood boards for now

Looks like my driveway. I've got to pieces of 3/8" aluminum plate about 50 inches long with a "support"(brick) under the middle of both. If you got maybe 5/8" you might not need the support.

Yves, My suggestion looking at your driveway, would be precast concrete ramps. Like an upside down triangle with a through hole in the bottom to let water pass through.

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Carrera Mike- My driveway is much like the one that toolpants posted only twice as long!!! I've been kicking around ideas in my head (I have an RS body kit I'm dying to put on but can't untill I solve the driveway problem) but I like your thought. How would you go about "casting" that?

Yves & Mac 993, The one that Tool Pants posted would be a challenge because of the city required side walk in the middle. Can't mess with that because of the "dissabled access law". But it some instance like my driveway pictured below, since the sidewalk is already same level as my driveway, I can put these precast concrete over the city curb drain. My car is lowered 1.25 inch from the U.S. Standard and about 0.7 inch before the GT3 ground clearance and my front spoiler DO scrape the road if I drive out straight! But looking at Yves driveway photo... I'm sure a concrete contractor would be happy to make them for you. My suggestion is just to have a pair made on the side of the drive way where you need them. Although of course you could have the entire width of the drive way done. I'll have them made as "precast", where they measure the drive way angle and deliver them made. The pair would be more moveable(although heavy) in case the city have a cow(problem), which I really doubt.

Looking at that picture again, this is your entire driveway. You're not even going to mess with the city street property, You could definitely have the entire width with those precast or permanent pour done then. I would keep a hole that goes through in the bottom 'cause it looks like they angled your approach to drain the other side of your lot when its raining.

Happened on day 1 with my C4S. I found that by backing the car in ever so slowly, and fronting out the same way -- on a 30 degree angle, I can completely avoid the scrape. Plywood boards are another approach others have used successfully. If I needed to go that route each time I wanted to use the car, I would have the driveway entry redone. Phil

OT: And get some white side markers...

The picture was taken during my first month of ownership. The car has had clear markers for the past 4 months. Thanks for the reminder though, would indeed have been the ultimate sin !

I've been using the plywood for a while now and it still scrapes sometimes, am I ghetto?? But before the plywood, my lip would scrape everytime causing a very unpleasant mood in the morning. Now I just tell myself that when I move to another spot, I will replace the current lip with the supercup lip. That will solve the problem.

Cement is very cheap, you could have someone frame the area, pour the cement, and do the finishing for under $700. It will be worth it depending on how much longer you intend to live in the property?

I would Chris but Im currently looking for a new property to move in. Im going to grenade my current driveway(revenge for the 996's suffering) when im outtah there.

Good luck on the search for a new property. I know how that scraping noise must drive you up the wall! I suppose your current solution using plywood is the best for now, how about buying extra plywood until the scraping noise goes away...

well look at what contractors do when they have a high curb and the need to get equipment, say a bobcat, up the curb. they put down some two by fours and build up a bit of a ramp sort of thing - All you need to do is get something to build it up a little, and support it. Think about building a bike jump - I'm a mountain biker who dirtjumps, we build dirt ramps on top of anything, old tires, old logs, rocks, etc... There's lots of options for making that angle less prominent - i'm not suggesting taking a mountain biker backwoods route at it, but I'm saying that something like fibreboard will do just fine - eventually begin to rot, perhaps, but not that bad.

Chris.....font.....too big......

LOL I was waiting for someone to call that out

Thanks, I will keep it smaller. I forgot that some people may not be using a huge monitor like I do. I am going back to reduce all the font sizes on my posts.

Good work, dude. Dig your zeal. Drive hard and far.

I've seen worse (on other forums)