Have to increase ride height!

[jsr]

It pains me to do it, but i've just bought a house and found that not only does my car ground on every speed bump down the road, but the nose of my car hits the slope of the dropped kerb as i enter my drive, and then the exhaust hits the floor as i go up it!

I dont think i'll have to raise it much, but would rather do that than continually wreck the car.

Of course, i could always get another house....

[.Mark]

Or wait, soon you will have ground away the high spots and you'll only need to do any repairs once

[zippee]

Most aftermarket shocks have adjustable ride hight anyway so may be worth looking into something like Gaz or if flush, Ohlins. You'll then be able to raise ride for daily use but adjust it should you wish to track or tour.

[Red V8]

yep, get a different house...

[v8_steve]

Good plan, buy a second house for the TVR.

[Bob the Planner]

jsr said:

... the nose of my car hits the slope of the dropped kerb as i enter my drive, and then the exhaust hits the floor as i go up it!...

I had this problem as the drop did not meet the surface of the tarmac. My initial solution was to take some spare timber and fill in some of the gap, this allowed the nose to clear the pavement. The drawback was that the wood floated away when it rained heavily. The permanent solution (until the council relaid the surface) was to buy a bag or two of tarmac from Wickes. Job done and no more scrapes

[jsr]

I'm actually fearing reversing out of the drive now! Thankfully i have adjustable Avo shocks, so can increase the height easily, once i get the tool for it. Shame though as i think my car sits too high anyway!

[f1fx]

try aproching at a slight angle!

[Flintstone]

Could you not sneak out at night with a bag of cement and 'adjust' the ramps?

[adam459]

i agree with most people, better to alter the road than to alter the chim!, looks very nice as it is, have you had it dropped?, i like the wheels you chose, did you have bother finding wheels with the right offset and a 7.5 rim? i had a lot of bother with mine, but as you'll know it's well worth it in the end.

[winston lai]

Two choices!
Find another house or hire a industrrial grinder and grind down the offensive bumps. I would not upset the Chim unless it is an upgrade!

[damol]

I have the same problem but find that as long as I approach the drive an angle I manage to get up the drive (Just) I have to do the same on the way out as well.

My drive is a real pain as I actually wanted a Tuscan but there is absolutely no way of getting one up the drive.

[Nuggs]

jsr said:

...the nose of my car hits the slope of the dropped kerb as i enter my drive, and then the exhaust hits the floor as i go up it!

I had this problem when I moved, jsr. For a couple of months I just had to attack the kerb VERY slowly at a VERY acute angle. However, I put a couple of calls in to my local Highways Agency and they had it fixed within 6 weeks, which I thought was pretty good. The Chim still bears the scars though

[Red V8]

I can't think of anything worse that owning such a beautiful car and not being able to get it up!!!