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Ride height: how low is too low
About ready to take truck to get it aligned. Right now I have the front cross member about 2.5 inches off the pavement. Is this too low for everyday driving? Roads around me are pretty smooth. I am not sure how low is too low when it comes to ride height.
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Re: Ride height: how low is too low
Show the alignment tech how to work your air ride, or stay there and do it for him.
I usually tell them to align it as low as possible. You will be surprised how high the front has to be to get it back into specs. (although your PB a-arms might help with alignment) Anything lower and you will be chewing up tires. I run about 80psi in my front bags at ride height.
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Re: Ride height: how low is too low
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2.5" @ the x-member is driveable for a daily but it requires alot of defensive driving. You're always scanning the road surface in front of you; always slowing down for dips & RR tracks; & choosing alternative routes based on road surface quality.
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Re: Ride height: how low is too low
I would be worried more about high centering myself on a speed bump by go over it at an angle. Driveways you have to be carefull of too at the top.
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Re: Ride height: how low is too low
No such thing as too low lol
But if you think about it 2" maybe too low Every inch counts and honestly 4" is a good level Standard height of a everyday a car lowest component Posted via Mobile Device
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Re: Ride height: how low is too low
That's slammed!! I'm static at 4.5" on the arms and I'm nervous.
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Re: Ride height: how low is too low
I had a car that was 3 inches at the lowest. I hated it after a week. My 350z is probably 4-5 and doesn't hit anything.
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Re: Ride height: how low is too low
My 74 was about that height (roughly <2 5/8"... couldn't roll a soda can under the x-member). It survived for a long time w/o damage by paying attention to the road surface conditions & adjusting speed accordingly.
It did suffer a bad impact @ low speed where there was a sudden change in surface heights (major construction area by the house) that wasn't there before. Bent both a-arms (bent as in impact damage not destroyed beyond being useable) & broke both exhaust manifolds. That was @ a crawl speed.... For my dually I'm using the sectioned x-member that was slated to go in the 74. Those few inches of extra clearance make a huge diff in daily drivability.
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Re: Ride height: how low is too low
My daily driver VW bug is 3" at the lowest point. It's fine with just me in it but if I have a passenger I have to be way more careful. I had two passengers in the car once and got caught on the fill ports at a gas station...
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I am taking the truck Thursday afternoon/Friday for alignment so will tell them somwhere between 3 and 4 inches would be preferrable. |
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Re: Ride height: how low is too low
with my last truck to achieve the correct ride height, I would lay the truck out, then try to tap each corner up as quickly and slightly as possible. if i could stay around 1/8 to 1/4 inch from the ground then I was golden.
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Re: Ride height: how low is too low
You had your alignment set at 1/8 to a 1/4? Lol
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Re: Ride height: how low is too low
lol, no. for some reason I got lucky with that truck and had zero bump steer. So we just did some measurements to center the wheels and off it went. Never had an issue and drove straight at any height.
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Re: Ride height: how low is too low
I ride at about 1/2" to an 1" when crusing. But i have a full frame under my truck and a one off front suspension that keeps my camber in check pretty well.
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