front suspension travel Options

[Jeroen]

so, I'm test fitting my front wheels to check clearances etc.

I lowered the front end to where the a-arms are parallel to the floor
that's pretty freakin' low (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)

it leaves about 6" of clearance from the bottom of the long to the floor (got no jack donuts to measure)
and there's just a tad over 2" (55mm) of clearance before the top of the tire hits the inner fender

The original plan was to raise the spindles on my struts, but that would make the car even lower (if I keep the a-arm parallel)

so what's the deal?
is the "a-arm parallel" setting too low?
I thought that was the preferred setting to maintain optimal suspension geometrie (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif)

these settings all sound cool reading about them on the net, but the real world makes it seem quite a bit too much

any input????

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