ride height, how high or low Options

[41ghost]

took the car all apart this winter and put a 911 frontend on and 5 lug in the rear also, with many other changes too. what is the correct or a good ride height with 16" wheels if the wheels matter. where do you measure from , the longs?

[r_towle]

took the car all apart this winter and put a 911 frontend on and 5 lug in the rear also, with many other changes too. what is the correct or a good ride height with 16" wheels if the wheels matter. where do you measure from , the longs?

If you would like to go as low as possible, when sitting on the ground, on the wheels, you want your front a-arms as close to level as you can manage, with the wheel end of the arm just a tad lower than the middle of the car...

You never want your a-arms with the wheel end of the arm higher than the middle of the car.

From there, you want to match the rear of the car so it is almost level.
If you are on a level surface, you can put a 4 foot level on the longs and adjust it from there.
If not, measure the front and rear of the long to make it match the floor.

Now you are close.
You will need to find a good alignment shop and you will need to have the car corner balanced to set the final ride height based upon the corner balance.

When you raise or lower your car, you need and alignment to get the wheels set up correctly, and with 16 inch wheels you will need to do it anyways.

Rich