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Old 24th October 2010, 07:57 PM
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Hi, how much clearance should i have from the botom of the oil tray to the ground? I have just putt in the motor & i have around 6cm. I have double checked all the measuremens & everything seems just right , how far down does the oil tray stick out from the botom of the chassis aprox?
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Old 24th October 2010, 08:16 PM
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Hi, how much clearance should i have from the botom of the oil tray to the ground? I have just putt in the motor & i have around 6cm. I have double checked all the measuremens & everything seems just right , how far down does the oil tray stick out from the botom of the chassis aprox?
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Just depends where you are driving, you might very well get away with 60mm if you are careful. I would want a bit more personally, 80mm would be a lot better.
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Old 24th October 2010, 08:51 PM
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Thanks for the reply ,I have the gaz shocks without the 1" tops, how much aprox would that ad to the hight ? I would like to have at least 8cm to the oil tray & maybe 12-13cm to the botom rail, right now I have 95mm to the BR.
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Old 24th October 2010, 09:02 PM
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I'm not sure I understand the question, it's not the shocks that add the height, it's winding up the spring platforms.

As a start I would suggest 100mm under the chassis at the front, and maybe 125mm at the rear.

A good guide is the front lower wishbones, whcih are usually designed to work best when they are level in the standing position
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Try suspension height of 100mm/4 ins under the front chassis rails and rear at 140mm/5 1/2 ins.
Bellhousing lower flange at 25mm below chassis rail.
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Old 24th October 2010, 09:07 PM
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I have jut been out to the workshop to measure mine for you.

Approximately 125mm ground clearance on my build ( More or less at it's final ride height )

Guess any sump alteration you do will be dictated by the bottom of the bell housing on the gearbox

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Try suspension height of 100mm/4 ins under the front chassis rails and rear at 140mm/5 1/2 ins.
Bellhousing lower flange at 25mm below chassis rail.
Thats precisely the measurements I have on my car, the sump is just a little lower (10mm) than the BR, front lower wishbones are level in relation to the ground.

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Old 24th October 2010, 09:17 PM
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Thanks for all the help guys, the sump is level with the bottom of the gearbox & I have 95mm from BR to the ground in front but onely 60mm from the bottom of the sump/gearbox to the ground . In the back I have arownd 135-140mm fromBR to the ground. do I need spacers under the motor mounts? I´m sure I have somewhere arownd 25-30mm from BR to the bottom of the sump/gearbox.
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Old 24th October 2010, 10:12 PM
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Raise the front slightly Samy and remember the bonnet has to go on
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