I’ve been doing some suspension work on my Pantera lately with new Koni adjustable shocks, some cool new Pantera East anti sway bar bushings and lowering the ride height from its stock euro height (no spring spacers) to a lower more pleasing aerodynamic look. My progress so far can be seen here http://www.panteraplace.com/page212.htm While I was under the beast working on getting the ride height the way I wanted it, it became pretty apparent that there definite limits to how far you can lower the suspension before the geometry gets pretty messed up and or you run out of space for the wheels to fit under the fenders.
It struck me that I’m fortunate to have 245/45ZR16s tires on the front and 335/35ZR17s on the back that are pretty close to the stock 15” tire diameter. It got me wondering how guys with 18s and 19s with fat tires get a decent ride height. Right now my lowest point is a shade under 3.5” ground clearance and I’ve been able to get a desired slight nose down stance with the lower back lower A arms parallel to the ground and the fronts past parallel. What ground clearance are people achieving with 18” and 19” wheels and what do you do to get it? Wondering if I’m missing an opportunity to go lower without messing stuff up?
Mike
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