reverse up it & there wont be any traction issues at all
it then becomes a (sort of) english Vee-Dub
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| Author: | smac [ Mon Nov 12, 2012 4:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Steepest gradiant? |
Been eyeballing a house that has a hellishly steep driveway. According to a quick check with the smart phone I'd say 15 degrees, which is only a couple off the steepest streets in the world. Anyone ever actually checked the hill climbing abilities of the humble 998cc mini?! I'm curious which would give way first, clutch or traction! |
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| Author: | TheMiniMan [ Mon Nov 12, 2012 4:10 pm ] |
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reverse up it & there wont be any traction issues at all
it then becomes a (sort of) english Vee-Dub
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Mon Nov 12, 2012 4:16 pm ] |
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I had a mate with a very steep driveway, I made the mistake of driving up it in a Leyland Mini with two leading shoe brakes. When you are rolling back down the hill you have two trailing shoe brakes. 
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| Author: | Harley [ Mon Nov 12, 2012 4:23 pm ] |
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One of the minis I bought belonged to a bloke with a rediculous driveway angle - probably about 15 degrees, maybe a fraction more. This was a bitumen driveway - no traction problems, the car would drive up forward or back fine (gearbox ratios are the same), just have to make sure you always go down the hill forwards if you want to stop!
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| Author: | smac [ Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:15 pm ] |
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I read all this, then had a think about wifie and backing cars.... I am now halfway through a large scotch... feel better already 
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| Author: | michaelb [ Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:01 pm ] |
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I had an uncle who had a ridiculously steep driveway and parked the 850 minivan at the bottom every night, no worries. And when he replaced the minivan it was with a Subaru 4 wheel drive as no other car could get up the driveway 
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| Author: | sam_1100 [ Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:54 pm ] |
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Sounds to me like a good excuse to tell the wife you 'have to' spend some money making the mini a better hill climber |
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| Author: | bnicho [ Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:58 pm ] |
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I knew a family in Sydney with a really steep driveway with a nasty kink at the bottom (street end). The driveway turned into a river in the wet. Their Mini Traveller could make it up the driveway no problem in the dry, but spun a lot in the wet. Their other car was a Toyota Crown with an LSD and that managed it also. The Gemini I had at the time used to just lift a wheel and do smokies.
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| Author: | XC9000 [ Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | 15 degree driveway |
hey Smac 15 degrees is 1: 3.7 ratio. Where I come from the standard council design for the steepest acceptable driveway was 1: 3.5. which i think is about 16 degrees. So if it is 15 its getting up towards the maximum comfortable design. If the car is running ok you should be okay and get used to it. That's my guess for what its worth.
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| Author: | d1ck0 [ Tue Nov 13, 2012 5:58 am ] |
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We used to have a really steep driveway with 2 kinks in it. My 998 used to get up no worries. Cheers, Dicko. |
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