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Old Dec 22, 2001 | 11:21 PM
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How much ground clearance does everyone have??

How much clearance does everyones exhaust have to the ground?
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Old Dec 23, 2001 | 06:34 PM
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Very little, 6" or less.
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Old Dec 24, 2001 | 12:41 PM
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Car: 1991 Z-28
Engine: Can you say stroke?!?!
Transmission: 700-r4
Axle/Gears: 3.42
I have about 4 inches. 6 inches under the HUGE exhaust, but 4 under the TCI tranny pan.
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Old Dec 24, 2001 | 02:24 PM
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Car: 1986 camaro
Engine: 383 sbc
Transmission: th-400
Axle/Gears: 4th Gen 10 bolt/Detroit TrueTrac 4.
wish i had 4 inches. mine is about two lol. bottoms out alot. i just took out the pass seat and some other stuff and it is a little more roomy underneath well except when i sit my fat *** in it.
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Old Dec 24, 2001 | 06:47 PM
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Not much - about 4 inches.
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Old Dec 24, 2001 | 07:07 PM
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Car: 1990 IROC
Engine: L98
Transmission: TH700-R4
I have about 4-5 inches
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Old Dec 24, 2001 | 07:15 PM
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im not exactly sure how much i have, but the lowest part on my car is the cat back, it seems to hang lower then it should..
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Old Dec 25, 2001 | 12:30 AM
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About 6" at the CAT. Not a whole lot more everywhere else!
These cars are so freakin low stock... i can't hardly crawl under the front at all, and I'm not a real big guy. 5'11 155 lbs... you'd think my skinny butt could fit under the car but no. Just as another reference, buddy of mine has a 96 mustang thats lowered 2" and has a "stalker" front clip (added after he hit a deer, might as well upgrade instead of just replace, it was cheaper anyway) and his car and mine sit the same height at the rocker panels almost exactly. Theres also only about an inch or so of room when I goto a place with a "pit" that you drive your car over instead of having a lift. If I lowered the car i wouldn't clear the rails around the edges!
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Old Dec 25, 2001 | 03:44 AM
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Not enough, my borla hangs pretty low.
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Old Dec 26, 2001 | 06:48 AM
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Car: 92 RS - Fully Restored w/Custom Int
Engine: LO3 with some mods
Transmission: T-5
Axle/Gears: 3.42 Richmond
I'd say about 4-6 inches, lowest point is where my I-pipe runs. Right now I can barely get the car on ramps without using a ladder. I do have just enough clearance to slide a hydraulic jack underneath when I need to raise it. Getting the SFC's installed was great since now I can use any point along the SFC to lift the car.
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Old Dec 26, 2001 | 05:22 PM
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Less than 2 inches at the Cat.
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Old Jan 1, 2002 | 08:38 PM
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A slim 4 inches
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Old Jan 1, 2002 | 08:45 PM
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4" w/true duals.
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Old Jan 3, 2002 | 09:25 PM
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Car: 87 Grand National
Engine: 3.8 SFI Turbo
Transmission: BRF 200R4
About 2"s at the turn downs that are before the rear diff. And thats with my air shocks!!

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Old Jan 4, 2002 | 02:18 AM
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'bout 3-4 inches at the lowest point. If I twist my head just so, dislocate my shoulder and jaw, and crawl around at a certain point, I still can't fit under the car and I hurt a lot.
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Old Jan 4, 2002 | 02:28 AM
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I'd say I have about 6" + the 3" catback I put on actually fits better than the stock 2.5" pipe I used to have.
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Old Jan 4, 2002 | 02:43 AM
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Car: 1988 IROC-Z
Engine: 427 SBC
Transmission: ProBuilt 700R4
Axle/Gears: Moser 12 Bolt / 3.73 TrueTrac
My lowest part is the cat. I think I could fit half a pop can under it
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Old Jan 4, 2002 | 11:26 AM
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I don't know how much I have yet since my system in laying on the ground, but I have to get someone to lift on the fender to get a low profile jack under the highest part. There is no way it's more than 4" at the frame. That's with new springs, but I think the 4 Bolt truck block I have is a little more than they were designed for.
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Old Jan 7, 2002 | 01:04 AM
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Car: 90 irocz
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under two inches at the cat and the cutout, with the car dropped two inches
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