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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 11:53 AM
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alright, my house has one of those slanted curds and a steep driveway...everyday when i leave, i turn at an angle to so that the car won't scrape on the curb...the problem with that is that coupled with the angle of the driveway i always end up with one or two wheels off the ground. i know this is causing added stress to the frame of the car, so is there anything i can do about strenthing the frame w/o a roll cage or anything as drastic as that? happens every time i back out the driveway and parking on the street isn't an option.
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 01:00 PM
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it doesn't matter
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 02:49 PM
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Dont think this is something that you should worry about. Your not applying significant force for any extended amount of time. The chassis of your car is designed to flex (to a small degree). You said....curds.
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 03:08 PM
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You said....curds.
i did...lol

ok...i won't worry about it then
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 05:13 PM
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Are you on stock suspension?
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 05:28 PM
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nah, hes got dros. j/k...idk
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by ~sp33~
Are you on stock suspension?
D2's...i know it's b/c the car is dropped
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 03:48 AM
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I'm dropped a fair few inches, and i never lift a wheel in the air.

Are you just using the stock SI sway? Pretty cool if so.
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 04:28 AM
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yeah i'm using the stock sway bar

i'm finding that backing in helps...but i can feel the front passenger wheel come up for a second...
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 07:13 AM
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It's normal.
Putting on a squishy suspension and removing the sway bars too might keep you from lifting a wheel.
Roll cage or something along those lines to tie the subframes together is about all you can do to spread out the stress from the chassis twisting
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