i put my p&j on the floor,she is very low tho,2 1/2 " under the sump and 4" under the front X member.
thats with the rack and bottom bones parallel to the ground.
if i raise the front up to get clearance the bones will point downwards,the rack can be lowered to get the side rods parallel again,will this upset handling or should i get an even shorter sump?

4" front and 5" rear is about normal isn't it?

It's just your engine's a bit low!

If you lower the rack, it'll affect bump steer.

Cheers,
James

EDIT: Bigger tyres???

[Edited on 5/3/07 by James]

I agree - moving your rack might affect bump steer.

Also lifting the chassis will raise the roll centre which might or might not be a bad thing - you will most probably get many opinions on this.

I would leave things as they are just lifting the whole car to give 3" clearance under the sump when loaded with driver and fuel and then drive the car for a while before deciding what needs doing.

If you aren't happy with looks and handling after a good test drive period start a proper process to sort the handling, steering and ground clearance problems you are unhappy about.

MInes the same. With the bones parallel to the ground the sumps about 20mm from the floor.

in the land of speed bumps and pot holes the size of a small quarry i need all the clearance i can get...looks like micro sump time

My front bones are horizontal at the mo, got about 2.5-3" to the bottom of the sump and about 4" to the chassis. am going to lift it an inch, just for my sumps saftey!

Just took the crossflow out of mine today and have put the Zetec in place to see how it fits.I have 5.5 inches under the chassius rails and the sump has 4 inches clearance with the wishbones level as it was with the crossflow.I chopped an inch off of an escort sump which makes it roughly 145mm deep..
I now have to work out how to make the nosecone fit as the front of the cam cover is about 1.5 inches to high to fit under the lowline nose cone that I have.
Im thinking of cutting a section out and makeing a new bonnet with a scoop that extends forward over the nosecone, im going to measure up tommorow and decide.
paul

i must have low profile bodywork then,had to cut the nose cone to get it over the cam cover