Ride Height for Le Mans Ferries, speed bumps etc
Discussion
Am slowly going around my new toy and getting to grips with all the bits and bobs (fantastic peice of engineering) and have a question on ride height.
After scraping over several speed bumps locally i wanted to know what people have their ride height set to. I have a 10mm drop floor which gives about 90mm at the front and 110ish at the back - does this seem high enough? I am thinking of raising by 10mm all round to make the Le Mans trip...
After scraping over several speed bumps locally i wanted to know what people have their ride height set to. I have a 10mm drop floor which gives about 90mm at the front and 110ish at the back - does this seem high enough? I am thinking of raising by 10mm all round to make the Le Mans trip...
chris73 said:
Am slowly going around my new toy and getting to grips with all the bits and bobs (fantastic peice of engineering) and have a question on ride height.
After scraping over several speed bumps locally i wanted to know what people have their ride height set to. I have a 10mm drop floor which gives about 90mm at the front and 110ish at the back - does this seem high enough? I am thinking of raising by 10mm all round to make the Le Mans trip...
Where on your car is it scraping?After scraping over several speed bumps locally i wanted to know what people have their ride height set to. I have a 10mm drop floor which gives about 90mm at the front and 110ish at the back - does this seem high enough? I am thinking of raising by 10mm all round to make the Le Mans trip...
catches the lowered floor at the front, then scapes down the seat mounts (feels bad, but doesnt appear to cause anything worse than scratches). I'm sure over time something will give.
Oh, i'll go and measure again from the points suggested, my measurements were at lowest point (ie front of floor) as it sits below the chassis.
Oh, i'll go and measure again from the points suggested, my measurements were at lowest point (ie front of floor) as it sits below the chassis.
I have a GTR with the dropped floor pan. The island speed humps put one side of the cars wheels over this and you should avoid the issue. On the Across the road go over at an angle, this helps ensure that the floor pan is not between the wheels for so long.
I went to Le Mans last year (I did go by Eruo Tunnel) and had no major issues at all.
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I went to Le Mans last year (I did go by Eruo Tunnel) and had no major issues at all.
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Edited by Scuff on Wednesday 23 May 14:05
The figures I have are 110 and 160.
Dependant on the state of the tide you may not be able to drive straight onto the ferry. The loading guys know this and you will be directed into a different queue. You will most likely then wait until most of the boat is full. When ready they will either adjust the ramp angle or build a wood insert to reduce the angle. You will then be on the main deck so do not need to negociate the internal ramps.
In 2004 going to LeMans the loading attendant was laying on the ramp in the pissing rain watching the underside of my car all without any hesitation...good man.
Steve
Dependant on the state of the tide you may not be able to drive straight onto the ferry. The loading guys know this and you will be directed into a different queue. You will most likely then wait until most of the boat is full. When ready they will either adjust the ramp angle or build a wood insert to reduce the angle. You will then be on the main deck so do not need to negociate the internal ramps.
In 2004 going to LeMans the loading attendant was laying on the ramp in the pissing rain watching the underside of my car all without any hesitation...good man.
Steve
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