sparky57

Just bought a 97 C2 Coupe with H&R suspension kit installed. Seems just a tad too low. What should I be measuring from ground to the center of the lip of each wheel well? I'll recheck tomorrow, but I think it was about 25.75" at the fronts and around 26" at the rears. Guessing I should be measuring ride height at a different location? I am using the car as a daily driver and the roads are terrible where I am. So I'd like to get as close to factory ROW spec as possible. US spec is definitely too high for my taste. Here's are some photos of the shock.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/4xo7wA56VsaMeFUM8
https://photos.app.goo.gl/8LyzDyqWyrBadxTQ9

jimbo3

There is no one "correct" ride height. Height is adjustable, so you can make it any height you'd like within the range the strut will allow. Below are the measuring points.

pp000830

This may help:

Bill Verburg

All the above are true but an additional restriction is imposed by the suspension geometry wrt wheel carriers and rear sub frame mounts

w/ stock 993 wheel carriers you should stay at or above ~134mm front & ~117mm rear

sparky57

Thanks. I'll take measurements per that diagram. In general should the front be set higher than the rear? Here's the suspension kit that is installed on my 993:

https://www.tirerack.com/suspension/...r&cat=CoilOver

If any of you have the same exact kit installed on your 993, I'd be interested to know what your ride height settings are. The front wheels on my 993 appear to have just a slight bit of negative camber.

jimbo3

There is a slight rake. Take the same delta from the center of the range you've selected for both the front and rear. IOW, if you choose" ROW Sport + 5mm", add the same 5mm to the front and to the rear ROW Sport spec.