need help with a ride height. front and rear would be good. i have 28's up front and 24.5's in the back.

im going to be to fitting/widening my fiberglass front end.

thanks

dave

 

I think the lowest point can't be less than 3.0". Don't quote me on that though.

 

3" from the front of the car to 12" behind the front axle, and 2" from there back. Those are the limits, the lower you can get the better. Ever notice how low kenny's car is?

 

what does kenny's civic ride at? or is that top secret?

 

The front crossmember and bumper are exactly 3" from the ground. The rear is as low as it'll go with the nuformz suspension and we run a smaller rear tire than most people to get the rear even lower. There's not a hot rod car out there with a lower center of gravity...

 

3 inches...geez..thats really down there. how bad is the angle on the axles?

i bet mine is still a good 8-10 inches from the ground. looks like i got some fabrication to do.

 

did you guys have to cut alot out of the stock "wheel well"

 

We had to cut quite a bit for tire clearance and had to install "tubs" on the back side. The axles are perfectly straight

 

Hey tony on the front as far as extending the frontend is thier a rule limiting the length? Im extending the front roughly about 1' to make room for everything? thnx

 

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from what iv observed is the motor is not in its exact stock location

 

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45" from the front of the body to the axle centerline.

 

thnx man. hehe man a plathora of info.....This man dosent stop.

 

thanks for all of the info. this helps me out alot

also tells me i got some homework to do.

thanks again.

 

i would lower the car as low as possible (up to 3" from the ground)and just fabricate mounts accordingly

 

than i would have to go back and get a new oil pan.(i just got a complete wet sump oil system and custom pan from Z10)

more money that i dont have.

 

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what did you guys do with the Oil pan? Is it right around the 3" clearance as well?
I assume its dry sump, so how much room did that give you with the oil pan compared to stock?

 

a dry sump pan is only about 3inchs deep. its extremly shallow.

 

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From what i see in my head It still seems their's would need to be shallower. I could be wrong,
Props to all you guys

 

its a wet sump... its utilizes a pan more like a stock pan than a dry sump pan

 

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Really
Are the sides wider or anything to keep it shallower?

 

still got acouple more threads to go lower still plan to add something underneath the chassis for smooth air flow....anyone else think thats something worth doing?

 

a wet sump is essentially an external oil pump which is connected to the bottom of the pan where it pumps the oil out from... u can actually use a stock pan with some sort of baffle and fitting on it if u really wanted to...

its not like a dry in the way that it doesnt scavenge the oil out of the motor

 

nice lookin car pete.

first time i seen the *** end

 

Thnx dave. yeah hopefully with Rob on our side well both get our cars together quick and on the track. Weve been working two days striahgt non stop on the cage coming out real nice. Next the honda-tech family sees it, shell have the complete chassis work done with the new paint.

 

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ive always noticed that....also how his car is the only one that doesnt look "lifted" up front making the whole car tilt up at the front end...kenny's is completely "level"

im assuming this was done by moving the motor up keeping axles level, and simply moving the body around the motor and suspension placement for lack of a better explaination