ride height measurement

[honourablepickle]

can one of you splendid fellows with a standard sprung car measure the height between the diff carrier tubes and the ground please ? (reason omitted as it's not interesting)
ta
hp

[badredwedge]

Just at the moment about 3ft

Hope that helps

[honourablepickle]

[quote=badredwedge]Just at the moment about 3ft

on a trailer enroute to the scrapyard ?

[badredwedge]

honourablepickle said:

on a trailer enroute to the scrapyard ?

Sorry Richard. No, not the scrapyard,

I would measure for you if it were on four wheels, maybe somebody else will brave their cold garage with a tape. Why do you ask ??

[beastie]

honourablepickle said:

[quote=badredwedge]Just at the moment about 3ft

on a trailer enroute to the scrapyard ?

[GreenV8S]

honourablepickle said:

can one of you splendid fellows with a standard sprung car measure the height between the diff carrier tubes and the ground please ? (reason omitted as it's not interesting)
ta
hp

I don't know if it's any help for your question, but the half shafts should be horizontal (or close to) at normal ride height.

[digga951]

It may be better to measure from the diff carrier tubes to another known point on the chassis as ride heights may vary. For example, people could have different profile types, different tread depths, higher/lower tyre preasures, different springs/shocks etc. Its either that, or let us know some details of your tyres, or a dimension from the centre of the wheel to the floor for comparasion.

Edited to add:-

I just braved the cold garage floor to have a quick measure ;-)

I measured from the floor to the bottom of one of the side diff carrier tubes. I took the measurement from just behind where the front A-frame joint is attached, and it came to 127mm. HOWEVER, my car runs 205/50/15 tyres, so if yours is on 60 profile rubber, then you need to add 20.5mm to that figure. Sooooo, round it up to just under 150mm given your car runs 205/60/15 tyres.

Edited by digga951 on Monday 5th February 19:31

[honourablepickle]

thanks digga - perfect
i'm asking as i need to fill the new diff up with oil and the driveshafts and a frames are off the car
i want to make sure 1.5l is right
(sorry about the scrap yard quip)
hp

[badredwedge]

honourablepickle said:

(sorry about the scrap yard quip)
hp

That no problem, we cant have people taking the piss out of each other, and having a laugh, not here on the Wedge forum, that just would not be right and proper, would it !!!!