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Originally Posted by LongIslandCamaro
My driveway is on a slight incline and ive heard over the years that parking on an incline is bad for various reasons. I once heard its bad for the tires and then my Uncle the other day said its bad for the flywheel.
I am going to do a quick google search but wanted to see what you guys thought.
Am i better off just parking in the street?
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It doesn't affect the tires at all.
the one thing it will affect is if you happen to have an automatic transmission and you don't apply the parking brake BEFORE you put it into park, the car will roll backwards slightlyafter you put it in park applying tension to the parking pawl inside the trans. This will make it harder to shift the transmission out of park when starting the car.
Just make sure to apply the parking brake BEFORE putting the trans into park and the car won't roll backwards putting pressure on the parking pawl. This is perhaps what your Uncle was referring to.
An yes, if you are parking next to a curb, turning your front wheels so the car would roll back into the curb if something hapened is a good safety tip.