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06-18-2014, 02:54 AM
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Drives: 2014 Black ZL1 Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Los angeles, CA
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Driveway vs ZL1
So I've been driving my house mates 1le a little and noticed the front splitter scratches when leaving ( usually not a big deal since my dropped sS used to bottom out on my old driveway but I could control that fairly well). I drove his car back into it garage and I noticed that it's catching super hard on the way in. His spoiler is already scraped down a bit.
The zl1 I'm picking up next week is obviously lower and has a larger splitter. Is there and easy way of handling the issue because I will have a mental break down lol. I will send pictures tomorrow of it. If anyone else has a work around for making it up and down driveways ( the down isn't a problem I believe if I angle it right) I've thought about cementing, wood ect ect. Thank you guys in advance. Greg |
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06-18-2014, 05:32 AM
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Drives: 2014 ZL1m6 red hot #569 Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: florida
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I have a horrible driveway with a nasty florida drain and I was able to get both my 1le and my zl1 in with no scratching. Kind of a sweet spot angle I point the corner and go. I did scuff mine on a stupid curb bump stop the other day though, grrr. I knew id be replacing that piece any way as it had rash on the side when I bought it.
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06-18-2014, 06:24 AM
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Yeah, I have a solution. Spend about $2500 to have your driveway fixed before you take delivery of your ZL1. That's what I had to do. I had a HUGE dip. My previous 2007 Charger SRT8 would drag if I wasn't careful. Unfortunately there was no sweet spot for my driveway. Hell, it got so bad (collapsed corrugated metal drain pipe), my mom's lexus would scrape. So, the ZL1 didn't stand a chance.
Anyhow, that was my solution. $$$ 
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06-18-2014, 06:28 AM
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Drives: 2017 Mosaic Bk ZL1 M6 Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: South of Raleigh, NC
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I have these on my ZL1 and they work great.
http://www.zl1addons.com/index.php/p...-splitterguard They're from member Skylane765 out of San Diego.
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06-18-2014, 07:40 AM
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Drives: Getaway Special Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Globe Trotter - CIU
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While they still have them readily available, go order a spare splitter from your dealer for about $100! Nice to have for future use!
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06-18-2014, 07:43 AM
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This is why I'm afraid of getting a lip. Good luck OP!
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06-18-2014, 07:51 AM
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Drives: 2017 ZL1, 2021 Corvette Convertible Join Date: Jul 2011
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My neighborhood has rolled curbs. I used a Bridjit crub ramp (http://bridjit.com) until I had my driveway apron redone. Worked great. I also installed a skid strip protection plate from Ridergraphix to the bottom of my splitter.
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06-18-2014, 07:55 AM
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Location: Florida
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Lower the car 1"
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06-18-2014, 08:21 AM
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Drives: 2013 ZL1 M6 Join Date: Nov 2013
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I've found that if you turn the car on an angle entering and exiting, that you will get much less rub. Experiment with the angle that works.
Good luck.
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06-18-2014, 08:54 AM
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06-18-2014, 09:17 AM
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06-18-2014, 09:33 AM
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You may also try parking backwards |
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06-18-2014, 09:33 AM
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06-18-2014, 10:01 AM
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 Drives: 14 ZL1 Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Calgary
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I use Curb Ramps made from recycled rubber. They work great and are made by several manufacturers.
http://www.curbramps.com/home.html |
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