I have no spoiler or valence yet. I do have a tow bar bolted in to place. Nearly every time that I enter or exit my drive, the bar scrapes. The car is within 1/2 inch or so of stock height (I am using a 55 tire rather then a 65).

I am worried that when I finally bolt on my spoiler it will survive until I get to the end of my driveway....

My driveway has a little ramp up (a sloped curb - very common in my parts) and is not flat to the road surface, but elevated a few inches.

Zach

you are gonna need to hit that driveway at a steep angle of attack.

maybe need a motorized - james bond - style front spolier mount too.

[quote name='Vacca Rabite' date='Sep 26 2009, 09:14 AM' post='1218776']
I have no spoiler or valence yet. I do have a tow bar bolted in to place. Nearly every time that I enter or exit my drive, the bar scrapes. The car is within 1/2 inch or so of stock height (I am using a 55 tire rather then a 65).

I am worried that when I finally bolt on my spoiler it will survive until I get to the end of my driveway....

My driveway has a little ramp up (a sloped curb - very common in my parts) and is not flat to the road surface, but elevated a few inches.

Zach

I have the same thing, and it can be aggrevating. My apron is steep and leads up to the sidewalk that I cannot change the elevation on. When I have my 16" wheels on, the spoiler just clears. When using the 15" wheels with low profile 45's I have to egress at a sharp angle to clear the road. When I do this, I can hear the tub groan out of protest.

You need something like this. This one is sold by griots garage. Not cheap, about $300.

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A Ford GT for $300.........I'll take two.

Flex Dam. All flex, no break.
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Home Depot Racing?

BTDT
They look rather silly,
folding under, at start of 50 mph.

and need to replace more often than desire.

Good leaning tool!
I learned, removable spoiler is a good investment, on the track car.

My other is a daily, but she's LOW
Major sharp attack is a must, scrape valance pan if I don't

This ill fix ya

but you'll need the stereo to go with it.

Someone from the township would remove that and then fine me, on the grounds that I was disrupting drainage.

I think I'll just get used to steep AOA. Harder to do that pulling out then pulling in, just out of habit.

Zach

My SL has a button you push to raise the car up for going over curbs and speed bumps in the parking lot. The other day I went to a storage place to pick up stuff for a club and they have those steeply angled driveways to control rain away from the buildings. As I drive in my dash starts blinking red. The whole gauge cluster and there's a warning that that I need to raise the car. Modern times these are.

Of course the car weights several tons too

we need pics... hows the new motor fairing?

mike

sideways in and out of the driveway

you should see me in the rsx, i can't take a driveway straight on without possible damage

but you get used to it

When I had my jetta I had to avoid driveways all-together. But, I would think a sharp angle is the best way to approach it.