quote:Originally posted by OzGT5:quote:The other thing to consider about the overall stance is that the top of the door (below the window frame) is not parallel with the bottom of the pitch weld. It angles up toward the front of the car, so the car will look like it is running up hill if the pinch weld is parallel to the ground. From my measurements and calculations a 1” difference between the front and back pinch weld equals 1 degree. Mine is a tad over 3/8” lower in front or .375+ degrees nose down. That stance puts the top of the door just very slightly lower in the front in relation to the ground.
Thanks Mike. By the door pinchweld, I take it you mean the one along the bottom of the door opening. Do you just lay a 3' level along there on flat ground and you set yours 3/8" lower at the front of the door opening? Over the length of the car this must relay to a lot lower at the front?
Quite difficult to set these cars to a 'proper' height as there really isn't any common points as the cars vary so much due to wheels / tyres / spoliers / body kits etc.
The pinch weld is the part at the very bottom of the rocker panels where the outside one is joined with the center and inside rocker. There are spot welds along the entire length and water drain slots. The measurement is taken at the back in front of the wheel and at the front behind the wheel. Your car has running boards so it would be in behind them. The lower edge of my back pinch weld is about 6” from the ground and the front is a tad less than 5 5/8”. The lowest point on my car is a shade over 3 ½” and that point is the bottom edge for the frame rails and slightly in front of the engine. That stance puts the back lower A arms close to parallel with the ground but just a very, very slight downward angle.
I would be interested in your pinch weld measurements to the ground in inches.
Mike