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Old 02-12-2017, 09:32 PM
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Default Stock-height 951 ground clearance under radiator?

Anybody with a 951 at stock ride height, could you give me a measurement of ground clearance from the ground to the bottom of the radiator frame?
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I'll measure when next out there...
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Haven't seen your car in a while, Tom?
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Originally Posted by V2Rocket
Haven't seen your car in a while, Tom?

Oh yeah. Just looked. Call it about 150mm on my stock-height car with 225/50/16s upfront.
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Thanks!
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its about 2" less than your average racoon.
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Originally Posted by Chris White
its about 2" less than your average racoon.
funny you say that, my Subaru is about even with a large raccoon...

for years i've not had PS and left the tensioner stud exposed...i've always considered that the squirrel-killer.
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bump...
could anybody with a stock-height 951 please measure ground clearance to the lowest point say in front of the crossmember?
assuming it's the inner sway bar drop links.

locating a FMIC and a big-*** rad fan, want to make sure they aren't going to catch on tall possums.
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Just stay above the lower bar under the radiator, and you`r safe.
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Uh, these things come in a stock version?
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apparently so.
my car's structure in front of the front wheels is all custom so my measurement points are totally different than a standard model.
also, the thing is up on tall blocks right now so it's got 14" or so of ground clearance

just want to make sure the new fan doesn't scrape on driveways and stuff..pretty certain it won't be an issue, as stuff like modern boxsters has 4" or so min ground clearance..
i think the bottom of my fan shroud will be 5.5" or so.
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semi-related, can someone please measure on a stock height 951 the ground clearance to the crossmember/oil pan, and to the caster block bolts?



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