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Old Mar 2, 2008 | 10:56 PM
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for the past 2 hours, me and my friends were trying to get my car in my driveway, i tired putting some wood but that didnt work cuz i didnt have enough, tried angle as much as posible at all sides, tried going in backwards from all sides, now gonna happen. it got to dark so im gonna try again tomorrow, gonna go to some junk yards or something to look for something like bike ramps for trunks or something. i dont know what im gonna do tonight i need my car for work at 4 in the morning but tonight is street sweeping and ill get a ticket.
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 01:51 AM
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Yep.. i had the same problem, except mine was worse than yours. I have 2 curbs on the side and the width of my driveway is just wide enough for my car. So angling was no hope. I researched for awhile and realized that there was nothing to be done.. because putting wood on the floor everytime you go in and out of the driveway is just ridiculous. I ended up using this for my car:


http://www.topsecretjpn.com/roberuta.shtml

I do have a daily driver so i was able to leave my car at a friends house while i waited for the roberuta to arrive. But there really isnt much for you to do except to move or get some type of air suspension. What I was able to do was call the city police for permission to park on the street over night. They allowed me 2 weeks maximum. Make sure you give a good excuse.
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by imalazeeass
Yep.. i had the same problem, except mine was worse than yours. I have 2 curbs on the side and the width of my driveway is just wide enough for my car. So angling was no hope. I researched for awhile and realized that there was nothing to be done.. because putting wood on the floor everytime you go in and out of the driveway is just ridiculous. I ended up using this for my car:


http://www.topsecretjpn.com/roberuta.shtml

I do have a daily driver so i was able to leave my car at a friends house while i waited for the roberuta to arrive. But there really isnt much for you to do except to move or get some type of air suspension. What I was able to do was call the city police for permission to park on the street over night. They allowed me 2 weeks maximum. Make sure you give a good excuse.
how high does it lift your car?
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 08:27 AM
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man thats alot of money
so tempting tho
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 10:41 AM
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i've always had issues getting into my driveway. like yourself, there's no way in hell i can angle-in, as there are walls on either side of my narrow driveway. i've realized the problem is the concrete part that slopes downwards from the black asphalt to the driveway's lip. i've just resigned myself to parking on the street and washing my car while illegally parked on my side of the street in front of my house..
good thing is i live in a safe neighborhood with no parking restriction.
you can try to build a wooden ramp that fills in that downward-slope part... good luck.
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by dspiel
how high does it lift your car?
i heard it is only 2-3 inches....is that correct ?..do you have before and after pics ?
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 11:24 AM
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Here is a thread he made on g35driver about this system with pictures and videos.

http://g35driver.com/forums/showthre...light=roberuta
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 01:50 PM
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You should get a shorty antenna.....that may help!!!
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by tanman8181
Here is a thread he made on g35driver about this system with pictures and videos.

http://g35driver.com/forums/showthre...light=roberuta
Damn...i remember seeing these things awhile back. Didn't realize someone installed them state-side.

Sweet.
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 12:58 PM
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bah... you never rode a bike when you were little? Hit that sh*t at full speed :-D
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 03:07 PM
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That's the lowest the Roberuta cup can go?
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 03:33 PM
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Should've left it alone. It's a b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l car anyway!
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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Pull in the driveway at an angle. The driveway appears to be large enough for you to do so to avoid scraping. I do this with 1" side skirt clearance just fine and my driveway is narrower than that.
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by black06z
That's the lowest the Roberuta cup can go?
Seems like it goes as low as your coilovers allow, so it depends on where you set it.
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 08:15 PM
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wow this is a really old thread, but anyways..
it might look wide enough from the pics but in reality it isnt. if i angle, its to steep and my rear will lift, and when my friend tried pushing my car it wont move.
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Old Apr 10, 2011 | 01:25 AM
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its impossible driving it without scraping it.... wow its really old thread
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Old Apr 10, 2011 | 05:39 PM
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Sue the city! Or they to do a ramp with 2x4 and some plywood
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Old Apr 10, 2011 | 10:35 PM
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Make the ramp and get 40 series tires or 20 inch rims. LOL
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