Can any angle experts help me reverse out of an incline? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

leevanf · 09-05-2017, 02:50 AM

UPDATE: SOLVED IT

Our driveway has two minor incline levels. When I get home, I can easily go up at an angle without any chin or under scrape, but when headed for work, backing out at an angle always makes me lift a rear wheel first followed by a bottom scrape. Any gurus can help?

My hunch is that maybe I can only exit the same way I entered?
Or is there a better way because I really prefer facing opposite where I entered when leaving the house.

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Ultramaroon · 09-05-2017, 02:54 AM

Can you get away with putting down a 2x4 at the foot of your first incline? A friend with a lowered one has one in front of his driveway.

Nice diagrams!

Veloist · 09-05-2017, 02:59 AM

Are you sure you're scraping? Whenever a rear wheel leaves the ground the VDC activates and it sounds like a scrape lol

leevanf · 09-05-2017, 07:59 AM

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Are you sure you're scraping? Whenever a rear wheel leaves the ground the VDC activates and it sounds like a scrape lol

Yes i think im scraping, the wheel lifts off and theres that slushy sound, then as i move a little more in reverse, then comes the metal scraping sound

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Joon525 · 09-05-2017, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by leevanf

Our driveway has two minor incline levels. When I get home, I can easily go up at an angle without any chin or under scrape, but when headed for work, backing out at an angle always makes me lift a rear wheel first followed by a bottom scrape. Any gurus can help?

My hunch is that maybe I can only exit the same way I entered?
Or is there a better way because I really prefer facing opposite where I entered when leaving the house.
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Honestly, I think that's the best option. Based on what you've shown, I myself wouldn't even begin to think about leaving that driveway so that I'm facing uphill.

Bayareabrz · 09-05-2017, 12:16 PM

Your best bet is paying to have the entrance leveled a bit and some concrete poured sadly. Other than that try a couple boards.

extrashaky · 09-05-2017, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Bayareabrz

Your best bet is paying to have the entrance leveled a bit and some concrete poured sadly.

^^^This. It won't work if you're happy when you pour it.

Si_Chris · 09-05-2017, 03:37 PM

Park on the street? (If that is an option.)

JGordon · 09-05-2017, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by extrashaky

^^^This. It won't work if you're happy when you pour it.

Took me a minute, but bonus points for getting a sensible chuckle from me.

Tcoat · 09-05-2017, 09:12 PM

Can't help with the driveway even if I do consider myself a bit of an angling expert.

mjanmohammad · 09-06-2017, 02:12 PM

I have the same issue with my driveway. I keep the BRZ in the garage but my driveway entry is a little steep where it meets the street. The rest is perfectly fine. Even at stock ride height, if I went in straight the lip would scrape. Luckily my house is on a corner so I can approach the drive from the side and roll on up if I keep it under 6mph.

This approach also works since I put the RCE springs on this weekend.

sweetpea · 09-06-2017, 02:24 PM

Have you tried backing into the driveway and then leaving by going forward.

I read you solved it, but I can't see your pics from my work computer

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