How low is too low

[Guest]

For a street driven car i ask because with the springs i have now i have about 3 inches of ground clearance under my trans pan.

[I Tried]

If you can't clear a pop can you will catch man hole covers on the street form time to time.

Ask me how I know.

[64fairlane]

how do you catch a man hole cover?

[I Tried]

My last street rod I built. The front bumper would just barley clear a pop can the front suspension cross member hung down about half a inch below the bumper. The bumper cleared a man hole cover that was sticking up in the road a bit. The cross member did not. I was doing 20-30mph. I came to a very fast stop!

[Doug]

if you cant put the front of your foot under the bumper, its a tad too low

[Southern]

The bmw is low. Real low, no problems yet.

[64fairlane]

ouch, yea i wouldnt care a whole lot but it would make a big mess hitting the trans pan

[64fairlane]

i cant put a jack under the front crossmember if that counts

[Bill M]

I liked my cars nose on the ground, but I didn't like scrapeing the bottom on every RR tack/ speed bump. Also not being able to get a floor jack under it without people to lift up on the fenders sucks too. I wouldn't go too low. I raised mine just high enough that a jack could fit under the k member.

[Doug]

i cant put a jack under the front crossmember if that counts

you're on the right track!

[64fairlane]

i figure ill bring it up a couple inches i guess just didnt feel like buying new front springs for the front

[prostang92]

64 should have seen it wit hte 2" drop spindles...

[SicLinc98]

I ran low in my ricer. Build a skid plate

[HELLFYR]

Run it 4x4 height... no need for lowering springs

[GoldenPlump]

3" actual ground clearance is boarderline. My first Z had 3" ground clearance and it was a bitch. Nothing worse than HAVING to go through potholes and hearing it scrape