what your valence height?
what your valence height?
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pyramid man

Original Poster:

53 posts

271 months

Monday 6th September 2004
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I keep scrapping my front valence on everything, I even scrapped a snail the other day!. It really annoys me. It's 6 inch off the floor. Can anyone let me know what theirs is.
Thanks - Paul

kentishS2

1,354 posts

262 months

Monday 6th September 2004
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Sounds about right to me but I'll measure and let you know.

I never have problems with the valence as long as I'm sensible when parking in front of kerbing in a car park of course

joospeed

4,473 posts

301 months

Monday 6th September 2004
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In road trim mine is 5 inches from the ground, and the add-on lip spolier takes it another 1.5 inches closer .. it catches on a few things, and there's parts of sheffield I just can't drive down without getting beached .. lol.
in track trim it's generally an inch lower still...

pyramid man

Original Poster:

53 posts

271 months

Monday 6th September 2004
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I somethimes miss judge the distance to the front as the bonnet is so long, nudged a fence the other day, thankfully all is ok.

greenv8s

30,999 posts

307 months

Monday 6th September 2004
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If its that high how come it scrapes everything? Your front dampers OK?

sotonS2

14,686 posts

261 months

Monday 6th September 2004
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The bottom of mine sits exactly 5 inches from the deck - she's certainly pretty low (see the profile pic).

I have never scraped the underside of this though, I guess the exhaust always takes the brunt.

greenV8s might have a point- is she pitching more than normal due to a shocker / spring issue ?

doddze

1,302 posts

262 months

Monday 6th September 2004
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six inches here!!! Podie is bound to be along with a gag soon!!!

Tripps

5,814 posts

295 months

Monday 6th September 2004
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I'd guestimate around 5 inches too, running on 60 profile tyres.

As with others its the exhaust that takes the brunt of the punishment over street furniture.

Only timed I scraped the front is when workmen were kind enough to prepare to makes our local speedbumps higher by digging a 2 inch ditch in front of them hit one a grazed its chin, so to speak.

GreenV8S

30,999 posts

307 months

Monday 6th September 2004
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This isn't why I fitted it, but the splitter on mine is also excellent at riding over speed bumps and curbs and so on, it provides a gentle ramp to pick the bonnet up, rather than smacking fiberglass into the road. Couple of times I've parked nose in to higher than usual kerbs and only noticed it as I walked back to the car.