ride height
ride height
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daz the plumber

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14,997 posts

262 months

Sunday 20th April 2008
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can any one give me the ride height for the chimaera thans

richy759

227 posts

234 months

Sunday 20th April 2008
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14 cm comes to mind but I could be wrong.
Rich

daz the plumber

Original Poster:

14,997 posts

262 months

Sunday 20th April 2008
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hi, would that be 150mm rear 140mm front .some one told me 6.5 inch rear 5.5 front .im confused and want to get it the correct height

daz the plumber

Original Poster:

14,997 posts

262 months

Sunday 20th April 2008
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hi, would that be 150mm rear 140mm front .some one told me 6.5 inch rear 5.5 front .im confused and want to get it the correct height

AntonyJ

5,254 posts

312 months

Sunday 20th April 2008
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145mm at the front chassis rails, mid point between the lower wishbones pivot points.
160mm at the rear , at the point where the chassis rails start to rise up.

Think this is correct.

daz the plumber

Original Poster:

14,997 posts

262 months

Sunday 20th April 2008
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im even more confused. i was measuring just behind the front wheel on the chassis and just in front of the resr wheel on the chassis

raceboy

13,933 posts

311 months

Monday 21st April 2008
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I'd guess that with the number of different suspension kits, aftermarket wheels, etc, etc, there is going to be a fair bit of deviance between cars, and worn tyres could account for upto about 8mm difference. scratchchin
As long as it's the same both sides and doesn't bottom out or rub in the arches or equally as wrong, looks like a 4x4 I wouldn't worry about it not being within 2mm of every other car. wink

trackcar

6,453 posts

257 months

Monday 21st April 2008
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raceboy said:
I'd guess that with the number of different suspension kits, aftermarket wheels, etc, etc, there is going to be a fair bit of deviance between cars, and worn tyres could account for upto about 8mm difference. scratchchin
As long as it's the same both sides and doesn't bottom out or rub in the arches or equally as wrong, looks like a 4x4 I wouldn't worry about it not being within 2mm of every other car. wink
Good answer! people get anal about ride heights measuring to 5mm diferences, this isn't formula1 where mm matter. Heck I don't even have a specific height to set our race T350 to .. it goes up and down depending on what tyres we have on and if the springs have sagged a bit or how much fuel we carry or whatever, still set a new lap record last time out!

Set it to a height that allows you to get over speed humps, over bumpy roads, looks good and handles well .. only you can decide what that is. Starting at about 14/15cm measured soewhere at the frontish of the chassis is fair, set the rear a bit higher and away you go. Don't let the mm police get in the way of you enjoying the car smile

tvrbob

11,197 posts

286 months

Monday 21st April 2008
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I would have thought that 10mm higher at the rear was important too.

WokingWedger

1,030 posts

236 months

Monday 21st April 2008
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Can you adjust the ride height with standard springs and dampers?

My 500 keeps grounding in our pot holed lane and I dont think the exhaust will take much more !