very steep driveway

You have a 575 and you live in an apartment??? You must not be from Texas... Do you have a garage for your fine auto at this apartment? I hope so! Sucks about the driveway...that will probably be quite expensive to fix. Might be cheaper to get some kind of shocks that have a button actuated lift mechanism...

Good luck!
James
Austin, TX

 

I think you will need to fix the driveway not alter the car. IMHO.

 

put in adjustable air shocks from an old Landrover, that ought to work

 

I may be wrong, but I SWEAR I saw a post on this forum (might have been w/ the 612/599's though) for a set of shocks and I think springs w/ it too for something along the lines of $14k and it had the nose lift function...

YMMV...

James

 

I had a similar problem, the Maranello has a long chin. Solved it with custom made ramps.
Good luck
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You don't mention what kind of transmission your 575 has, but if it has an F1 (paddle shifter) transmission, then backing up an incline is a big no no.
You will destroy your clutch in a very short amount of time, as the computer slips the clutch when in reverse.

The best method to back up is to accelerate and then coast, when driving on the flat.

 

2 options:

1. Cautious: Approach the ramp at a 45 degree angle very slowly. This often works

2. Big Balls: Come flying up to the ramp, jam on the handbrake at precisely the right moment and laugh your a_s off

 

Jep, he is not telling where he is from. In Germany apartment means singleroom flat, so basically a studio. Many people speaking mother tongue other than English (or German) translate apartment to anything else but a single house.

To your problem:

I suggest the concrete job. or custom made ramps like above. Naturally depending if your problem is on the top or bottom of the slope but I would start to fiddle with the suspension.
Especially if you are into fast cars and intend to swap them before you move out.

 

It is not an option to mess around with your suspension IMO

 

In all honesty I was joking about the Landrover shocks as I have few, but I have the same problem with my 575. I live in an old historic area that almost would take an act of congress to change the angle of my drive to the street. All my cars except the Ferrari can negotiate the dip. The above ramps work. I found a pair at a shop that specializes in trailers and hitches for trucks, so you may not have to go the custom made route. They make lightweight ramps for getting ATVs off the back of trucks. I found a lightweight aluminum pair with a weight limit of 5000lb per ramp. I think they were around $300US. Make sure you check the weight limit as you really do not want those suckers to collapse as you are backing out. It is kinda a pain if you drive the car daily, but a couple times a week is not too much hassle. Good luck

 

Didn't the F50 and a few other F-cars have the button on the dash to raise the nose? If there is a company out there doing one for the 575 why not do that. It will help in this and ANY OTHER situation where he might find the nose striking the ground. Like I said the one I seem to recall seeing for the 599 was a first class (if not INSANELY EXPENSIVE) bit of kit... Probably better than stock... People change shocks/springs/tires w/o issue all the time, not that big a deal really and 550/575's are getting down right cheap these days.

YMMV!
James

 

Yea, a house in central London would eat you alive! I can't even imagine how expensive that would be. I am surprised they will even let a Ferrari IN to central London.

Check the 599 board and see if you can find the into on the aftermarket shock that raises the front of the car. Maybe there would be some way to fit that to a 575 or maybe there is another product like that already out there for the 575.

Best of luck!
James
Austin, TX

 

I am of aware of any kit to retro fit lift suspension on 575. I would assume cost to be prohibitive anyway.
I think the best idea is to park the car in a decent car park where you have a gentle slope. I park mine at NCP in central london. Some offer reasonable rates.
575 is a very good car, you'll enjoy it. It is very low and does scrape the underside of the nose if you're not careful

 

I have a similar problem at my condo, slope of garage floor is at an obscene level. Made me rethink buying the car until I either rent or build sepearte storage for the car.

 

I brought my new/used 355 home last fall to find I couldn't get it in the driveway without severe scraping. So now after procrastinating 7 years, I got a new $15,000 driveway to go with the $60,000 car. My wife is very pleased as she's been on me to fix it anyway. She likes the car too.