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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 10:44 AM
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ride height

could someone tell me the ride height for a stock 1988 camaro iroc-z? I read somewhere it was 8.5" and I wasn't sure if this was true...
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 11:42 AM
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Re: ride height

Where are you measuring 8.5" at? Most people measure from the ground to the center of the fender lip, which puts it somewhere in the mid to upper 20"s. (i forget exactly how much)
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 03:44 PM
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Re: ride height

that's the problem, i'm not sure where to measure from. got that spec from a website
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 08:21 PM
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Re: ride height

Here is mine, showing where most measurements are taken from.
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 08:40 PM
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Re: ride height

ground to the fender lips, usually anywhere from 27.5 to 28.5" from what ive seem
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 10:02 AM
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Re: ride height

ok thank you, that's how i thought it was supposed to be measured... i did a suspension check on a 95 prelude and that's how i got the ride height. but i remember a professor telling me that my ride height was 8.5" ....i don't understand where he got that number from
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