The driveway at my house is very strange in that there is no cut out through the curb to make a nice smooth entry, so I have to hop the curb to entry or leave my driveway. I noticed the owner's manual said on page 163 under "Tips for driving in various conditions": "Drive slowly onto curbs and if possible, at a right angle. Avoid driving onto high, sharp-edge objects and other road hazards. Failure to do so can lead to severe tire damage resulting in tire bursts. Drive slowly when passing over bumps or traveling on a bumpy road. Otherwise, the impact could cause severe damage to the tires and/or wheels." The problem is, if I drive onto/off of the curb at a right angle I end up bottoming out on the curb and that doesn't sound nice. So, I hit it at an angle and I don't bottom out, but am I causing severe tire damage or some other kind of damage by doing this?
If you do this slowly enough and don't scrape the bottom I'd think you're OK. Assuming you're not bottoming out I'd still be worried about your wheel alignment getting knocked out over time from doing this repeatedly. Again, doing this so slow you can't stand it would be the best way. it all depends on how slowly and how hard you contact the curb. If you're bottoming then I have a whole additional set of concerns.
any chance of having the curb cut out? i had to do that where i used to live, it wasn't that big a deal.
My driveway has a 2 1/2" lip which I approach at an angle slowly with my wheels turned towards the curb so I don't scrape the sidewalls.
Yeah, I was also worried about the alignment as well. It seems to be going pretty straight right now and I'd hate to screw that up.
PS, you could do what a lot of contractors do. Get a 6 or 7 foot long 2x4 and lay it in front of the curb. It makes a nice ramp and will help save your alignment as long as you so super slow.
I was going to look into at. Not sure if they'll let me cause I already have a cut-out on the other side that leads to garage converted to shack which is illegal and I have to demolish. Would be awesome if they let me have 2 cut-outs cause then once I demolish the shed I could make like a pull through driveway. Did the city do it for you or did they make you pay for it?
i had to hire a contractor and pay for it. he got a permit from the city, that's the hard part sometimes, they have a funny attitude toward them. i hired a towny with connections. he took out about 10' of concrete curbing and re cemeted the area to smooth it out. took less than a day and was 4-500 dollars. all the best!
