spitfire
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| posted on 11/10/05 at 09:12 PM |
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road clearance
HELP please i just got a car part built but after pushing it round the back it got stuck on the gate lock i think i have got about 2" /3"
road clearance the only thing i can think of is needs bigger wheels the bloke i got it off said he had put the same size wheels on as the escort
because of the sva . Allso he said i should take the screen off for the SVA so i do not have to fit a demister ? but would i be able to put it back on
.I am new to this can any one help many thanks scott
[Edited on 11/10/05 by spitfire]
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 11/10/05 at 09:18 PM |
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What part of the car grounded? Usualy it's the sump that hits first, if you have a tall engine like the Pino you may need to chop the sump
down.
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JoelP
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| posted on 11/10/05 at 09:22 PM |
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he is essentially correct regarding the windscreen, you would also need wipers. By removing it, you avoid both wipers and the demister.
You could change your spring height to raise the car, but would have to look closely at the suspension geometry to ensure it would still work ok. I
suspect that 2" isnt enough for comfortable road use. 
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rayward
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| posted on 11/10/05 at 09:28 PM |
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I've got ground clearance at about 3.5", its ok if you take speed bumps slowly.
once the cars SVA'd you can pretty much do what you want with it as long as it will pass MOT
Ray
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spitfire
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 posted on 11/10/05 at 09:33 PM |
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thanks i will take a look and prob ask for more help( i have only got 1300x ford engine ) but only got it deliver at night so i have not seen it in
the day
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Avoneer
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| posted on 11/10/05 at 10:54 PM |
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I had about 80mm on the Avon and never hit the ground.
Pat...
No trees were killed in the sending of this message.
However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
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jonbeedle
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| posted on 12/10/05 at 01:54 AM |
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I've got about 3 inches ground clearance (from the sump). I wound up my springs at the front to raise it as it was originally 1.5!
Nothing wrong with 1300 xflow.That's what I've got. You'll get good mpg, low insurance and it should do 0-60 in about 6 seconds and
make 100 mph. Believe me that's fast enough when your arse is only four or five inches off the tarmac!
Good luck and don't forget you can always come on here for help. There's a wealth of knowledge amongst this lot. Don't know how I
would have managed without them!
Cheers
Jon
"Everyone is entitled to an opinion however stupid!"
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 12/10/05 at 08:41 AM |
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About 3 inches here too. Fitted a nylon skid plate to help with the occasional scrape.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 12/10/05 at 08:48 AM |
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I've got about 4.5" (bragging or complaining?  ) - my x-flow sump has been shortened, and I've set the chassis ride height to
about 6" (I used the Westie-recommended settings, due to the remarkable similarity in the chassis design...)
Handles nicely, and goes over all but the worst speed bumps.
David
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britishtrident
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| posted on 12/10/05 at 04:43 PM |
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Ask yourself this how often have you come round a corner in your everyday car and found a house brick sitting in the road that you can't avoid
running over ---
Miniumum house brick clearance = 4" or 100mm
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JonBowden
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| posted on 12/10/05 at 05:07 PM |
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quote:
Ask yourself this how often have you come round a corner in your everyday car and found a house brick sitting in the road that you can't avoid
running over
Seldom - but it has hapened.
Has anyone grounded on a brick at speed - if so, what happened ? - it would scare the poo out of me.
Just read my post back - I didn't realise this site suppressed certain words (s**t got changed to poo!!)
[Edited on 12/10/05 by JonBowden]
Jon
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