Paul H
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| posted on 22/4/06 at 09:19 AM |
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Ground clearance
I cannot find any indication in Ron,s book of ground clearance i.e. from bottom chassis rail to road. 120mm appears to be what I'm going to end
up with, is this about right?
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JoelP
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| posted on 22/4/06 at 10:17 AM |
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depends how much your engine hangs down, and how safe you want it to be. Its a compromise. The lowest you can really go would be 3 inches under the
sump, but thats pushing it what with speed bumps etc. I have about 4" under mine.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 22/4/06 at 04:09 PM |
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I used data from a Westfield build manual for my car - they suggest the following:
Front = 5.75", +1" to -2" from chassis to floor
Back = 6.25", +1" to -2"
Not forgetting 4" clear under the lowest point of the sump - usually the bottom of the bell-housing is the limiting factor.
David
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russbost
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| posted on 22/4/06 at 06:24 PM |
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For info the max (legal) height of a speed bomp is 4", I have a min ground clearance of 5" under my car, it only very occaisionally
grounds - it does have a much longer wheelbase than a 7 which exagerates any ground clearance problems
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