This is my driveway.



This is my xB. (Not in my driveway, I just happened to notice it was in a good spot for a clear photo of how it sits, while at work)




Unfortunately given the angle of the driveway and the lovely way it slopes down and to the left at the bottom I haven't been able to park in it without doing some serious scraping to the bottom of the front bumper.

My problem is I need about 1.5-2" more clearance in the front. My old Saab 9-3 and Civic had no issue taking it in at an angle, and even my lowered Ford Probe only scuffed a tiny bit, but this is full on "leaves chunks behind" scraping.

Does anyone have a suggestion for a way to get the extra clearance I need that won't negatively affect the rest of my suspension/drivetrain negatively? I'm okay with a less comfortable ride, what I'm NOT okay with is more wear on the transmission/axles/hubs, etc.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

 

why dont you lay down some 2x4's....bit ghetto but it will do the job

 

I doubt that would work based on the way the driveway slopes, it isn't a straight line. What would likely happen is I'd get the tire on the end of the board and it would flip up and smack my bumper, mooting the point.

That and it would look terrible and someone would probably take the wood.

 

You could possibly add some spacers under/above the spring in the front, or use some of those coil spring helpers that you put between the coils.

 

Do you own your house/condo ? Or do you rent?
If you own, I would probably drill some holes in the base of the driveway, and then put rebar in and then pour concrete to change the slope and angle to be something that your car can handle. If you rent, obviously you won't be able to do this (however the landlord may allow it, you never know)
As far as raising the suspension, I'm not really sure, a friend of mine was able to put hockey pucks in the rear, granted he had coilovers so he was able to run the rear perch right through a hole he drilled in the puck. As far as your front, since your suspension is stock there is not much you can do. If you have the ability to turn around in your driveway, you could try backing in and out, obviously you still will need to get your front end In and out, but who knows the weight may shift just right where you won't scrape as bad, it's worth a shot if you have not tried that.
Hopefully that helps

 

I own, also I've found an angle where it just kind of scrapes a little on the way in, and then scuffs a tiny bit on the way out, so it isn't so bad (Probably already wore the spot that was scraping down anyhow, oops). I'm probably just going to roll with it for now due to the winter weather.

 

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In my thread over on ClubxB.com we came to the conclusion that I'm on non-standard springs currently, as they're white, and someone suggested that given how it sits and the spring color they're probably the TRD springs.

So, once warm weather comes around I might pick up a set of stock springs since it looks to be about $200 for all four corners and see if it helps. Until then I guess I'll live with it/park on the street as necessary.

 

Hit up Randode.

 

Have you tried backing in?

 

Really? You can't get in/out of that? Man, that's weak.

It's all about taking it at angles. I could get in/out of that with out issue all day. (learn to drive a low car, these things become less of a headache)

But if you wanna get high, The above kit will do it.