Maximum Ferrari friendly gradient for new driveway

Janne, crossings are a black art - will dig out my drawings and PM to you ASAP. those grades sound way too steep, depending on the transition zones which are the keys.

 

Janne,

I have a very short, steep driveway to the garage beneath my house, easily 30%. My (your old) 575 goes up and down it without touching and you will recall how long and low the front overhang is. As Karen says the key to it is the convex curve in the transition zone to the footpath crossing. Architects solve these problems for you.

Ian

 

it's going beautifully

 

driveway drawing - ramps can be 1 in 4 but it's the transitions that are important - lengths shown for transitions are MINIMUM.

This drawing is a quick modification from a project (hence the road and garage RLs) - you need to get your architect / engineer to adjust to suit.

 

Fixed

 

yeah...architects....real problem solvers *shakes head*

 

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You must be a builder then?

My driveway is flat and I still have to do this to get over a combined spoon and strip drain. It's position means the long overhang on the 456 just contacts the floor. So the angle is relative to the length of the overhang.

 

Can't be flat if you have to do that

 

You disagree? I've never met anyone who built a house who didn't find the architect problematic on various levels.

Even moretti thinks that's a dumb comment...and he's DUMB

 

Image Unavailable, Please Login another shot the leed up is flat, its the combo drain that causes the problem.

 

What I see is a gradient from the garage door to the drain . then it may be flat after that

 

Why doesn't someone make a lift kit for these older cars?

How hard can it be?

 

ummmmmm

 

Not hard at all..

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There are kits available however, I don't have any issues with multi story carparks.

 

You may have to do a simple measurement from the front tire contact to the underside of the lowest point under the forward most point of the car and calculate the angle.
I used a digital inclinometer and a piece of timber and it came in at 12 degrees.

 

I like it.

I forgot, of course, that some 355s have a rear-lowering kit so you must be able to get them for a 328 as well.

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Especially without the wanker shields

 

I think the problem is that drain is too recessed - essentially creating a pothole - new more rigid cover would probably help.

 

Hey !

Stop bringing this thread back on track !!

Steve and I were doing wonderfully well in side-tracking

 

Sorry! must have forgotten I was in Aussie thread...

 

Is that the police impound lot?