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Old Aug 21, 2011 | 10:01 PM
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GE Ride height

I am currently lowered on Tein coilovers, but what keeps bugging me is that the front looks higher than the rear (reverse rake look).
However, by measuring from the ground to the top of the center of the wheel well, it is at 24 inches in both the front and back. My ground clearance is 6 inches at the center of my front lip (mugen). I do not know why it looks like that. I want to lower the front a bit more, but there isn't much adjustment left and I'm already rubbing on big dips with a -2 camber.

How much ground clearance do you guys have lowered measured at the centre of the most bottom part of the bumper (please state what you are lowered on).

What is the ground clearance stock for those of you who are not lowered?
 
Old Aug 22, 2011 | 04:24 AM
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maybe it's just an illusion?

if you can't lower the front... why not raise the back a touch?
 
Old Aug 22, 2011 | 12:48 PM
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op- get your car corner balanced. you're on coilovers...
 
Old Aug 22, 2011 | 08:18 PM
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okay, i measured my Fit on what I think is straight ground...

6.25" from the ground to the middle of the front bumper.

6" from the ground to the side "lip"

5.5" from the ground to the middle of the underspoiler (that black plastic at the bottom of the bumper).

I'm "lowered" on Swift Springs. Specs say 1.2/1.0 drop (f/r).
 
Old Aug 22, 2011 | 08:54 PM
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op- get your car corner balanced. you're on coilovers...
from measurements, the corners are balanced. just that the car is not lowered to max "lowness", hence maybe its just optical illusion, since the mugen lip's the middle part is not as low as the sides.
 
Old Aug 22, 2011 | 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Goobers
okay, i measured my Fit on what I think is straight ground...

6.25" from the ground to the middle of the front bumper.

6" from the ground to the side "lip"

5.5" from the ground to the middle of the underspoiler (that black plastic at the bottom of the bumper).

I'm "lowered" on Swift Springs. Specs say 1.2/1.0 drop (f/r).
thanks! maybe i'll lower the front a tad more.
 
Old Aug 22, 2011 | 09:10 PM
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I measured my wheel arches...

front is 25".

rear is 24.5".

hum... my car does look like the front is lower than the back. :s
 
Old Aug 22, 2011 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by blackvitzrs
from measurements, the corners are balanced. just that the car is not lowered to max "lowness", hence maybe its just optical illusion, since the mugen lip's the middle part is not as low as the sides.
yea, that's not corner balancing. read up or not
Corner Balancing

but if you are into hardparking, then your are cornered balance
 
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