[DeTomaso] Recommended Ride heights..

[Bitner William]

Hi!
The email came that says I'll can run on the track come May of this
year with the POCA fun ralley!   Yikes!!  That means the car must be ready 
and in good shape.   (I still have the 15" oem wheels but will be 
moving to 17" (thanks Chance))..  I need to set the ride
height correctly for the track.  I have it set quite low
for the street, and it works with an occasional scrape (going
too fast over major elevation changes).  What is quite low?
I measure 5.5" inches at the front Drivers from the bottom of the rocker panel 
spot weld seam to the ground and 6" Drivers at the back from the bottom of rocker panel spot weld seam to
the ground.  I measure 6" inches at the front Passenger from the bottom of the rocker panel 
spot weld seam to the ground and 7" Passenger at the back from the bottom of the rocker panel spot weld seam to
the ground.  This is with a full tank of gas. 
For those of you who have run on the track, how
much clearance do you have running the standard size diameter tires?
I have Dennis Quella's Koni' shock/spring combination on the
car, so adjusting the ride height is not too big of a deal, although
it may require another alignment..


Thanks!

Bill Bitner
#5171.
 
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   Hi!
   The email came that says I'll can run on the track come May of this
   year with the POCA fun ralley!   Yikes!!  That means the car must be
   ready
   and in good shape.   (I still have the 15" oem wheels but will be
   moving to 17" (thanks Chance))..  I need to set the ride
   height correctly for the track.  I have it set quite low
   for the street, and it works with an occasional scrape (going
   too fast over major elevation changes).  What is quite low?
   I measure 5.5" inches at the front Drivers from the bottom of the
   rocker panel
   spot weld seam to the ground and 6" Drivers at the back from the bottom
   of rocker panel spot weld seam to
   the ground.  I measure 6" inches at the front Passenger from the bottom
   of the rocker panel
   spot weld seam to the ground and 7" Passenger at the back from the
   bottom of the rocker panel spot weld seam to
   the ground.  This is with a full tank of gas.
   For those of you who have run on the track, how
   much clearance do you have running the standard size diameter tires?
   I have Dennis Quella's Koni' shock/spring combination on the
   car, so adjusting the ride height is not too big of a deal, although
   it may require another alignment..
   Thanks!
   Bill Bitner
   #5171.