Skip to main content

Closed3 replies

Ride height

J jspbtown
I am approaching the time when I will be mounting my CMC/Intermeccanica body to the chassis. Last night as I was leaning back and taking a look at the body on the dolly and the chassis underneath I was wondering about ride height. I am not sure the chassis is low enough. I realize that it will settle down a little with the weight of the body, interior, fuel, battery, etc etc. What is the ride height of your cars? Currently, my bare chassis with motor, is at 9 inches front and rear. The front has Avis adjusters that have been dropped all the way. Do people think it will settle down? I'd rather fix it now if it is too high then wait until after I set the body down. Pictures of my driveway paint job are coming soon.
1957 CMC(Speedster)
Original Post

Replies sorted oldest to newest

J jspbtown
I am approaching the time when I will be mounting my CMC/Intermeccanica body to the chassis. Last night as I was leaning back and taking a look at the body on the dolly and the chassis underneath I was wondering about ride height. I am not sure the chassis is low enough. I realize that it will settle down a little with the weight of the body, interior, fuel, battery, etc etc. What is the ride height of your cars? Currently, my bare chassis with motor, is at 9 inches front and rear. The front has Avis adjusters that have been dropped all the way. Do people think it will settle down? I'd rather fix it now if it is too high then wait until after I set the body down. Pictures of my driveway paint job are coming soon.
FM Former Member
Jeff,
My CMC looked just right before I put the body on. When it went down, the chasis dropped ~3" or so?? The wheels scraped the inside of the wheel wells, and I had to adjust the wheels down. Not too big of a trick though, and got-em just right; about even at the top of the tire with the well (depending on the look you want). I'd worry about it later... there's probably more science to it, but they are made to adjust to suit your taste.
Post Content
Remove This Ad

Membership Required

We're sorry. You must be signed in to continue. Sign In or Register
×
Are you sure you want to remove from your Block List?
×
Loading...
×
When you block a person, they can no longer invite you to a private message or post to your profile wall. Replies and comments they make will be collapsed/hidden by default. Finally, you'll never receive email notifications about content they create or likes they designate for your content.
Note: if you proceed, you will no longer be following .
×
Link copied to your clipboard.
×

Access to this requires a premium membership.

Supporting Member

Please help keep us running!

Supporting members have donated about $4.00 a month ($49.00 US per year) paid annually.

  • Priority support
  • Removal of inter-page (between thread) advertisements.
  • Access to Build Manuals
  • Access to Knowledge Base
  • Access to Supporting Members events.
  • Access to Leveraged Group Buying from site Merchants.

AUTO RENEW: You membership will auto-renew after 12 months. If you prefer not to auto-renew, you can cancel your premium membership at any time and it will remain in effect until the end of the 12 months. To cancel, sign in at SpeedsterOwners.com and navigate to: (Your User Name)  > Premium Membership.

PLEASE NOTE: Your credit card will receive a charge from CROWDSTACK PAY, the payment processor, not SpeedsterOwners.com.

$49.00 per 12 Months (plus tax if applicable)
×