andy1980 Posted June 15, 2009 Report Posted June 15, 2009 In the process of building my mk1 fiesta rwd and we sat it down on the floor with the engine in and the crossmember sits about 3" off the ground, is that acceptable as its being used both on the track and the road?
Dale Posted June 15, 2009 Report Posted June 15, 2009 ahhh it'll be fine! i had mine at about 2.5" off the floor. stiff suspension and as long as you keep an eye for nasty bumps you should be fine.. had to raise mine since the wide wheels prob at about 3" now
Copey Posted June 15, 2009 Report Posted June 15, 2009 when you are goin over speed bumps would the wheels not lift the cross member off the ground anyway?
Stu_B Posted June 15, 2009 Report Posted June 15, 2009 I'm guessing he's had to raise his coilies to clear the wheels in the arches which would lift the crossmember. The crossmember on my cortina used to hit the ground under heavy braking
Dale Posted June 15, 2009 Report Posted June 15, 2009 yeah... the 7's were rubbing the arches. oh and when i said nasty bumps i ment like even roads/dips/pot holes.
Copey Posted June 15, 2009 Report Posted June 15, 2009 oh and when i said nasty bumps i ment like even roads/dips/pot holes. aahhh fair point!
V8ian Posted June 15, 2009 Report Posted June 15, 2009 another thing to watch for is the scrub height, if you have a puncture, will the x member or anything drag on the floor, have a puncture and all you will be driving would be a sledge with no steering, then hit a slightly raised manhole cover, and it will rip the underside of the car off,
andy1980 Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Posted June 15, 2009 Round my way we have those stupid lumps in the middle of the road so normaly you go over them with a wheel each side so the crossmember would be pretty close i think, well if thats the case i'll leave it as it is. The reason its that low is to make the prop as straight as it can be, is this quiet important or am i worrying over nothing?
Copey Posted June 15, 2009 Report Posted June 15, 2009 do what i do and pull into the middle of the road so you go between the bumps
Dale Posted June 15, 2009 Report Posted June 15, 2009 do what i do and pull into the middle of the road so you go between the bumps thats the way... dont go staight over and get stuck... causing a que of taffic
Copey Posted June 15, 2009 Report Posted June 15, 2009 do what i do and pull into the middle of the road so you go between the bumps thats the way... dont go staight over and get stuck... causing a que of taffic haha, sounds like an entertaining story, did you get beached?
Slammed Posted June 15, 2009 Report Posted June 15, 2009 mine is currently 30 inches in the air on its jack seriously though it is
Dale Posted June 15, 2009 Report Posted June 15, 2009 do what i do and pull into the middle of the road so you go between the bumps thats the way... dont go staight over and get stuck... causing a que of taffic haha, sounds like an entertaining story, did you get beached? ohh yes.. had to get out and kind of push/lift the front of the car off the bump
Copey Posted June 15, 2009 Report Posted June 15, 2009 do what i do and pull into the middle of the road so you go between the bumps thats the way... dont go staight over and get stuck... causing a que of taffic haha, sounds like an entertaining story, did you get beached? ohh yes.. had to get out and kind of push/lift the front of the car off the bump hahaha, woops!! can see myself doing that though!
Trevmk3 Posted June 15, 2009 Report Posted June 15, 2009 mine is pretty low as it scrapes on whatever it can, it tried to carve a groove out of the kerb outside Posse's house and also tried to grade the tarmac next to the club stand at cf when i went half on the grass left some nice markings on the floor
azz-bo Posted June 15, 2009 Report Posted June 15, 2009 Round my way we have those stupid lumps in the middle of the road so normaly you go over them with a wheel each side so the crossmember would be pretty close i think, well if thats the case i'll leave it as it is. The reason its that low is to make the prop as straight as it can be, is this quiet important or am i worrying over nothing? I'd like to know that aswell, how important is it to have a dead straight prop? Mine's abit sqwiff but doesn't the UV joint sort that out?
caprinerd Posted June 15, 2009 Report Posted June 15, 2009 mexy and i live near each other and between us there are speed bumps and both his mex and my capri have trouble with grounding out dont know how mexy goes over them but i go at an angle
Chris! Posted June 16, 2009 Report Posted June 16, 2009 How do you people get mots with such low cars, im worried about mine
BIGKEV Posted June 16, 2009 Report Posted June 16, 2009 My Old Granny used to Bottom out on the Motorway with 4 people in it haha Quality
huxmk1estate Posted June 16, 2009 Report Posted June 16, 2009 Mines about half a inch off the floor mine too
Retromotorsport Posted June 16, 2009 Report Posted June 16, 2009 Round my way we have those stupid lumps in the middle of the road so normaly you go over them with a wheel each side so the crossmember would be pretty close i think, well if thats the case i'll leave it as it is. The reason its that low is to make the prop as straight as it can be, is this quiet important or am i worrying over nothing? I'd like to know that aswell, how important is it to have a dead straight prop? Mine's abit sqwiff but doesn't the UV joint sort that out? Prop shafts shouldn't run in a straight line as you will get a wear ring in one place which could cause a failure .. hence why the pinion flange is offset to one side on the axles
Twinkle Posted June 16, 2009 Report Posted June 16, 2009 How do you people get mots with such low cars, im worried about mine why would they fail? as long as everything else is up to mot standard shouldnt be a problem
Mick The Cabbie Posted June 16, 2009 Report Posted June 16, 2009 How do you people get mots with such low cars, im worried about mine Two of us had to lift my Escort slightly to get it onto the MOT ramp last year And the exhaust occasionally bottoms out on normal roads
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