ferrari stradale (very stiff chassis) and steep driveway

my driveway is steep and a bit awkward for a ferrari. although the challenge stradale is very low, i can just barely make it in and out of the driveway without scraping :) it might be hard to tell from the video, but the front right tire actually lifts about 10 inches off the ground!!!

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Autos & Vehicles

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• ferrari
• challenge
• stradale
• driveway

[Min88Des00t]

I wonder if there are shops that offer to put some sort of buffer or padding on the bottom of that nose. I suppose you'd suffer aerodynamically, but won't get speed bump and dip embarrassment in return.

[rramage720]

there are shops that do that sort of thing. in fact, i have teflon skid plates under my front bumper. but i rarely scrape anything. fortunately, i don't scrape anything going up or down my driveway either :)

[s4bones]

its not a stiff suspension, it's a stiff chassis.

[rramage720]

i think you're right. my mistake :)

[goldspokes]

took another sip of the potion & hit the 3 wheel motion

[kdo11]

its not a stiff chassis its lack of suspension travel

[p2proxtheworld]

3-wheel motion

[sherrod0506]

she sounds like a chimp

[thetigertony]

sic

[knutfheifer]

Hi italiancock5

no sorry, still the same here too, the only thing i can suggest is to find where the car itself is comfortable and turn the wheels into that area, its a pain but just stay alert

[ItalianCOck5]

Did you ever find a solution? Because im in the same predicament

[knutfheifer]

Ive got the same problem with mine also, at first I got a fright but kind of know what to expect now, the other thing that worries me is speed bumps, many are cropping up now like lumps in the centre of the road, nice sump smashers!

[travelbytommy]

Those don't always work though. I have a Corvette Z06 and have small rollers under the nose for that purpose, but I managed to break one of the welds on the front of the frame rails when I hit a pot hole in a construction zone in the middle of the night. Weld broke maybe 2 inches behind the roller too.

[tyau1234]

False. The Ferrari 430 has much more front wheel travel than a Civic. The reason the front wheel lifts is due to its stiff chassis and lack of spring preloads.

[log0utNow]

wow lol... that would Never get up my driveway..