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Old Apr 27, 2014 | 09:26 PM
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looking for spec info

hey all, I haven't been on in awhile been busy with my bird.

i put new suspension in her about 2 years ago and now it has about 3000 miles on it, at that time i was sitting front 39" rear 39.5". Check it yesterday and I'm at front 38.5" and rear 39". this is from the ground to bottom of the wheel well. It still looks like its a 4x4 and I was wondering what the height is suppose to be on a stock car

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Old Apr 28, 2014 | 06:57 AM
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https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/hist...hotos+van+nuys
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Old Apr 28, 2014 | 10:13 PM
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ok this is great but still dose not have the info I'm looking for
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Old Apr 29, 2014 | 12:15 AM
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Re: looking for spec info

Originally Posted by batsibf
ok this is great but still dose not have the info I'm looking for
Factory Height guesstimate is at a 27" front fender arc height. There is no known universal factory ride height as ride height changed from trim models and weight; Lighters cars sat higher while heaver cars sat lower from the factory. Different engines/transmissions and other packages made weight differences of up to 400+ lbs from car to car!

The link was to give you an idea of what the cars ride-height looked like from the factory. If you look at the pictures the cars look like they are at around a 26.5"-27.5" fender height; depending on the models trim package.
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Old Apr 29, 2014 | 08:02 PM
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Re: looking for spec info

Originally Posted by batsibf
Check it yesterday and I'm at front 38.5" and rear 39".
I just re-read this and realized your measuring your car from a different place than I do.

My measurements are based off the fender lip. Heres a picture of where I'm measuring:
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