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Old May 23, 2007 | 12:46 AM
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I had the same problem when I was driving into my companies parking garage... Entering it would cause it to scrape unless i entered at an angle... and leaving would always scrape...

I had stock 16 inch tires on my car and lowered with Tein springs... changing to 17 inch rims corrected the problem... Now I never scrape, even with a passenger....
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Old May 23, 2007 | 01:35 AM
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Weld on some 1/2" industrial casters.
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Old May 23, 2007 | 02:25 AM
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Get some air bag suspension so you can pump the ride height up to 4x4 levels for the drive
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Old May 23, 2007 | 04:56 AM
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It's funny because I had the same problem when I slammed my Integra back in the day. I couldn't get into my driveway without scrapping. A week later, the pipe under the arc burst and the city had to redo my driveway. I just told them to make it flat instead of the arc. Worked out perfectly because I wasn't scrapping anymore and I didn't have to pay for anything. So you might just have to wait until they remodel. If the piece for the jack stand is bending too much, you might not want to go in anymore because that might cause the jack stand to break it if you ever have to lift the car.
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Old May 23, 2007 | 05:53 AM
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2x4s would still give you an extra 2 inches of clearance if placed right. 2 boards might be enough, if not then 4. line them up in the direction of travel and place them before and after the hump so that all 4 tires are on boards at the place you would normaly bottom out.

It would be easier to park on the street though. Don't keep scraping. Once or twice here and there won't hurt. but every weekend, (or every day depending on how well you get along) is going to screw something up.
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Old May 23, 2007 | 06:13 AM
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"is going to screw something up." quote from redrum....

You got that right... I think he is allready doing that, if he preferrs to f/u his car for it.... Keeps screwing buddy... the car is fixable!
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Old May 23, 2007 | 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Catahoula01,May 23 2007, 10:13 AM
"is going to screw something up." quote from redrum....
I started out with f|_|ck something up, but the site blocks out four letter words. No pun intended, really...
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Old May 23, 2007 | 06:32 AM
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i keep 2 by 4 step up ramps that i keep in my trunk for these situations bc im slammed, kinda like this







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Old May 23, 2007 | 10:25 AM
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OR make your G/F come to YOUR house
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Old May 23, 2007 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by J.nguyen,May 23 2007, 01:51 AM
ahha no coil overs .. espelir springs

anyways thanks for the help though ill just stop going into driveway and just think benefit of the doubt that scratching it has done no damage except scratch it
LOL, I thought about suggesting that you put the stock springs back on the car, but the way you described the situation made it seem that this wouldn't actually help. Maybe Sears sells air shocks for the car. j/k

I like the idea of backing in. Might not help, but it's worth a try (and I'd never have thought of it).
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