Raising the Legnum

[godzilla]

Ok here is the dilemma, my wife and i are moving into a new house in 2 weeks and the driveway is far from low Legnum friendly. If i go down the drive front on the front bar scrapes right at the entrance to the garage ( also ripped off the tow hook cover coming back up ) when i back down the front bar scrapes on the drive and the muffler scapes in the garage. Now i dont know what to do, should i raise the car ( i have coilovers ) by like 30mm or so, in which it looks likw it would need to clear or so or has anyone had a similar experiance with their own and found other ways around it. I would rather keep it current hieght but am willing to do whatever to have it in the car hold at night.

 

[leebutts]

Come in/out at a sharp angle or add some wooden planks??

 

[godzilla]

Come in/out at a sharp angle or add some wooden planks??

Imagine a driveway where you are standing at road level and the house is a few metres below road level, the drive is only a car and a bit wide and t is a single garage. So i am driving down hill if you like.

 

[leebutts]

OH

So how about some planks at the bottom and drive in forwards?

cheers

Lee

 

[godzilla]

I feel a major headache coming on. . . .
And what makes it worse is that our big fridge wont fit in its allotted space either

 

[ygoslo]

If I ever go house shopping I'm taking the Silvia. If it can't get in the driveway, I don't buy the house.

 

[Sydo]

New fridge, new car.

I guess if your car is lower than stock, it certainly wont hurt raising it slightly to see if that makes any difference.

 

[Guest]

How about raising the garage floor instead! Sounds dumb I know, but could give yourself a mellower driveway (think skate ramp).....Also had to move a wall to get the fridge in the last house - so understand what you are going through!

 

[godzilla]

Wish i had the luxury Tim. I will prob get car raised 20-30mm, or try and strategically position some grate's or planks. Not going to like the look of the car a little bit higher off the ground.

 

[godzilla]

New fridge, new car.

again, a luxury i dont have

I am thinking i will rip out the cupboard above were the fridge goes. That solves one prob

 

[mookers]

My old Astina nearly got beached trying to get down a driveway like that...

I'd raise the car to avoid the damage. My driveway goes uphill but I had to set the car about 10mm higher than I wanted in order for it not to scrape at the entry. Well, it does scrape a teeny bit if there's a passenger in the front seat.

If you own the house, perhaps sometime down the track you can get the driveway relaid with more gradual gradients at the transitions?

 

[Guest]

again, a luxury i dont have

I am thinking i will rip out the cupboard above were the fridge goes. That solves one prob

Thats a good plan as I had to do it when I moved in my place.
Just unscrewed the top cupboards and in it went.
When I move out I'll just screw it back in.

 

[Mortz]

Mines the same Trev, can't get in my garage due to it being on slope and too small a gap to angle in. Luckily for me I don't even have the choice of using the garage anyways as I still live with my parents and it's full. Im a bit worried about it being out front, but I live in a good area and have great neighbours so think it should be ok outside as long as it doesn't hail. Then i'll have to park her under a shopping centre or at a mates. Ah well.