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12thgenusa
Sep 13, 2018Explorer
I hate to be the bearer of bad news but rollers are a waste of time and money. They are not designed to do what you want and are only going to hang down and contact the driveway sooner and probably damage the frame.
If the driveway slope is constrained by the level of the street at the bottom and by the garage entry at the top, rebuilding the driveway is no help. If there is a “flat” area at the top it could be taken out and the overall slope of the driveway could be lessened slightly. However your pictures don’t seem to indicate that and I don’t think it would be enough anyway. It looks like there is substantial crown on the street as well.
The only way ramps would work is if you back in. With what looks like an approximate 8’ overhang, the ramps would have to extend at least 3’ into the street and about the same up the drive. The support base would look like a shallow “v”. Maybe they could be made in sections. The other problem would be if you can back far enough up the drive for the front wheels to be off the ramps so that you can remove them after you park.
If the driveway slope is constrained by the level of the street at the bottom and by the garage entry at the top, rebuilding the driveway is no help. If there is a “flat” area at the top it could be taken out and the overall slope of the driveway could be lessened slightly. However your pictures don’t seem to indicate that and I don’t think it would be enough anyway. It looks like there is substantial crown on the street as well.
The only way ramps would work is if you back in. With what looks like an approximate 8’ overhang, the ramps would have to extend at least 3’ into the street and about the same up the drive. The support base would look like a shallow “v”. Maybe they could be made in sections. The other problem would be if you can back far enough up the drive for the front wheels to be off the ramps so that you can remove them after you park.
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