A friend of mine wants to know what the clearance is from the chassis to the ground? N.B. not from the sump but the chassis.
I would go out and measure mine but the chassis is still in the welding stage and any thought of putting wheels on it yet seems a while away!
Cheers,
ed
It can vary but mines around 100-120mm
Cheers jos.
Guessed around that type of figure, but good to get conformation.
ed
I'm aiming for 120mm, because the council in their wisdom have put bloody great sleeping policemen in our road. It's a cul-de-sac for
God's sake!
It will vary with engine, engine mounts, wheelsize , tyres(low profile or not) etc.
quote:
Originally posted by Confused but excited.
I'm aiming for 120mm, because the council in their wisdom have put bloody great sleeping policemen in our road. It's a cul-de-sac for God's sake!
It will vary with engine, engine mounts, wheelsize , tyres(low profile or not) etc.
Just remember that if you damage your car on a speed bump, it's the councils fault for making it too big in the first place.
huh never knew that !
quote:
Originally posted by Confused but excited.
I'm aiming for 120mm, because the council in their wisdom have put bloody great sleeping policemen in our road. It's a cul-de-sac for God's sake!
It will vary with engine, engine mounts, wheelsize , tyres(low profile or not) etc.
down a cul-de-sac! Dead end
cul-de-sac translates literally as "bottom of the bag", I believe...
How that gets translated into a one-ended road, I have no idea!
i think the cul bit means neck, which effectively means the sign is telling you you are entering a bag 
i aim for 4" clearance, but apparently it should be a little nose down, maybe 5" at the back.
[Edited on 3/11/06 by JoelP]
actually "cul" is arse... it means you're at the very end of the bag, you cant go further and the only way out is where you came from i.e: turn around...
down a cul-de-sac! 