Funny thing happened...
 

So I finally get home last night, ready to park my brand new nismo in the garage. My driveway is like at a 45 degree angle pretty much. Everyone scraps in it but being me I have learned not to. I knew the 370 was low but was like nah I got this. So my buddy gets out and tries to guide me in without scraping. I get the driver side tire on the driveway and the bumper is already touching the driveway. There is no way it will go up without serious damage. So I am forced to park my beautiful car on the freakin street! O man was I pissed. Now I wake up and must figure out something as this is just not going to work. Honestly plan on moving at this point it isn't worth it lol. O boy.

Right -- that is funny as heck (like your title states). :icon14:

Here what you have to do...

http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/o...0Ramps/008.jpg

:tiphat:

Nice. Steel plates are also available, but this looks easy.

Bridjit Curb Ramp -- FTW.

http://www.the370z.com/members/onzed...curb-ramps.jpg

wow, parking in the street is like asking for thieves to steal your brand new wheels... :ugh2: i dont see the humor??

The ramps are a good idea. Just don't leave them out or crackheads will take them. Crackheads steal anything.

:icon18: I think it's kind of funny though... especially it's not happening to myself... LOL

I prolly point at OP and laugh "Now you need a new driveway...!" LOL


jk jk.. no offense :tiphat:

I second these. I have been using them for the past year and a half. :tup:

:tup: I love mine and I thought I would have to bolt them down. Turns out, they are too heavy and cumbersome to easily steal.

honestly get your car in the garage fast. your wheels will be missing soon. dealers sell with tires over $5K.

Yeah, I originally planned to bolt them down but they are:

1) too heavy and cumbersome to steal
2) would get owned by the snow plows once winter comes anyway

So I just leave them there and move them if it snows. My Altima can make it in and out the driveway no problem without scraping so its a non issue in the winter.

The two pics posted above have driveways which are not steep at all. At stock height the Nismo can easily make those if you line up sideways and get one tire on at a time slowly. You may have to go on the lawn some in that one pic, but it can definitely be accomplished with either none or very minimal scrape.

YOU GOT THAT!

I could clear my driveway when my suspension was stock, but not after I installed Swift springs, regardless of the angle.

I believe that. i have swifts on the way, and im scared shiless. I DD and I have the older version of the FI exhaust.

Uh oh...

Any tips?

Oh yeah, and Part Deaux!

OK -- assume you have the ramps in place. I approach the driveway at about a 45 degree angle with the front wheels straight. As soon as the front wheels are on the driveway itself, I staighten the car out and slowly enter the driveway all the way. Backing out it the reverse (no pun intended) of this procedure.

only thing that guys needs is real LSD. :icon17:

Lucky I live in a nice area. But yea I need to get it in a garage asap lol. Me and my buddy thought about ramps. But I believe y'all underestimate my driveway lol. Those pics can't compare. Seriously just contemplating selling the house lol.

It doesnt look that bad, but Ive been wrong before. What about backing in at an angle? Humm..........

Yea I tried to get a decent pic but the sun is blaring at me and makes it difficult. It is very steep. The first quarter of it or so has a huge angle to it. From there on it's not too bad. I thought about backing up but then realized I'll just scrape when I come down lol.

just make a ramp for the curb, drive over grass into garage. your HOA will love it.

I'm still waiting for the punch line...

Today's humor is wack!

The driveway doesn't have to have a big curb, it is about how quickly it inclines... the modern driveways like above have a short quick slope from the street which is what makes it bad for lowered cars... my driveway has a huge curb at the end but I can generally role down it pretty easily because of the length.

Ironically I have a tiny bump up going into the garage and my exhaust scrapes like mad on it so I needed to build ramps out of 2x10s.

Ramps is the only thing I can think of. Unless you angle it into the grass, lift the Z, sell the house, park on the street and get a good alarm with good insurance.

the problem for u is the dip b4 the ramp. in this case a ramp would be perfect

Thanks for suggestions. Yea me and my neighbor looked at it too. He knows a concrete guy said he can come take a look at it. Either that or ramps. Or sell the house lol. ThAnks for the help.

id just get some plywood boards, cut them to size, stack them up to shape, screw them together and use that until you sell the house. lol

Sell the house. It looks like you may live in a neighborhood with an HOA. No can do.

:icon18::iagree:

Should had thought of that and be prepare to make those ramp before buying the Z. Parking on the street sucks. Cars get really dirty and you may get those stupid people who are jealous of your car and scatch that.

O yea. Hoa is here lol. Agreed. Prob just sell the dang place. I only need a roof over my head. I don't really care where lol. Well I kinda do. Not some crackhead spot.

Go out in the middle of the night and pour some cement down to fill in enough of the dip to make a ramp. Put a piece of large diameter PVC pipe through it so water can run down the gutter, through the ramp and out the other side.
Wait to see if some worthless bureaucrat from the city ever comes out to investigate and then play dumb. Blame it on the neighborhood skateboarders.

I literally laughed out loud. Thanks. Well I work for the city so we might have a problem there haha.

Even better!!! Dummy up a work order and have the city do it for nothing.

this seems like the right idea. :tup:

lol