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2woody

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rear ride height.
« on: 11 February 2011, 09:23:52 »
could someone with a working air-suspension height leveller measure the distance from the ground to the boot floor for me please ?

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Re: rear ride height.
« Reply #1 on: 11 February 2011, 22:46:19 »
Rear "bump" issues ?  ;)

Why from the boot floor? Will a saloon wheel arch do?
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Re: rear ride height.
« Reply #2 on: 12 February 2011, 11:17:57 »
Remember the car needs to be running for 3mins to get accurate measurements. I'd measure 3 or 4 times at 2m intervals and take the mean...
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Re: rear ride height.
« Reply #3 on: 12 February 2011, 15:02:56 »
I was just going to ask the same question for my Elite Saloon. Noticed it looked a bit high last night. When I am parked on level ground I will measure it and post up the figures.

I was plannign to measure both sides from the ground to the top of the wheelarch, and also from the top of the tyre to the top of the wheelarch.

Mine seems to sit a touch lopsided as well, is there any height adjustment ?
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Re: rear ride height.
« Reply #4 on: 14 February 2011, 11:51:50 »
thanks guys - awaiting with interest

I'm retro-fitting self-levelling to an estate and want to know what it should be so I can confirm it's right.

measurement to wheelarch would also suffice.
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Re: rear ride height.
« Reply #5 on: 14 February 2011, 12:25:26 »
I'll try to remember to measure in a few hours, planning on using the bike carrier to revisit the local trails.
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Re: rear ride height.
« Reply #6 on: 14 February 2011, 14:11:25 »
as it was raining yesterday I didnt get out to measure, will try tonight and post up results later
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Re: rear ride height.
« Reply #7 on: 14 February 2011, 15:56:16 »
690mm on rear arch and 675mm on front arch  :y
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Re: rear ride height.
« Reply #8 on: 14 February 2011, 16:45:42 »
FL Elite, supposedly on a MV6 chassis (Vx Cock up during manufacture) now running standard shocks on the rear.

Front = 655mm

Rear= 675mm

Measured from floor, through centre of the wheel to wheel arch.
« Last Edit: 14 February 2011, 16:46:44 by duggs »
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Re: rear ride height.
« Reply #9 on: 14 February 2011, 17:27:52 »
Mine is the same as Duggs but my car came with CD alloys, not sure if it'll make any difference with Elite alloys, shouldn't I guess?
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Re: rear ride height.
« Reply #10 on: 14 February 2011, 18:16:45 »
My estate is fairly consistant at 27" from ground to top of wheel arch
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Re: rear ride height.
« Reply #11 on: 14 February 2011, 18:23:51 »
OH forgot! fronts are 67cm
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« Reply #12 on: 14 February 2011, 19:04:40 »
Saloon rear from floor to lowest part of wheel arch, inner lip...672 mm. SALOON though.

Have you driven the car prior to? Will be intertring to see what you think of the ride with sl fitted?
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Re: rear ride height.
« Reply #13 on: 15 February 2011, 08:52:34 »
thanks all - will check and fit accordingly.

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« Reply #14 on: 15 February 2011, 11:58:03 »
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690mm on rear arch and 675mm on front arch  :y
Iirc you have spring assisters Jimbo? Do they account for the extra hight?
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