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    IBUILDM is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
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    Quote Originally Posted by IC2 View Post
    I've been puttering with my car and trying to finalize the alignment. Now I've been looking at this "situation" for a while, but never put a ruler up against the front end. Holy s@#$, 3.875 ground clearance!!! The front Mll lower control arms are per TCI - that is about a 1/2" upslope from the frame to the ball joint, the tires are 205/60x15 so are not small in diameter. That splash shield will never last!! I can level the 'A' frames and gain some - or just remove the splash shield and either modify it or just leave it off. To modify, I need a bead roller with a small width wheel to put the detail back in the piece - and don't have one or even know any one who does. So it looks like some experimenting will be done...and these mods are not on my "punch list" of things left to finish .... yet.
    Vintique makes a shortened 32 frontvsplash apron that solves the problem.
    Tim
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    Quote Originally Posted by IBUILDM View Post
    Vintique makes a shortened 32 frontvsplash apron that solves the problem.
    Tim
    Tim,
    I'll take a look at that splash shield though with just over 5.75" ground clearance now after spending a couple of hours whacking my knuckles adjusting the coil overs, might not need it - thanks
    Dave W
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    Well, if ya can't figure it out. I got just the solution for you.. My '92 Ranger's frame could probably be fit under your roadster.. might look goofy sitting 3' off the ground, but you wouldn't have ground clearence issues..


    hope you get it all figured and you don't scrape all the time. I know what the roads are like in the spring around here, can't be much better out your way... one pothole on the way to work last summer, damaged 1 of the trunions on the Rambler to the point it should have been replaced, as it pulled the rubber and collapsed the cap on it and the spring was supported by the inner fender. sold it needing a new trunion
    You don't know what you've got til it's gone

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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt167 View Post
    Well, if ya can't figure it out. I got just the solution for you.. My '92 Ranger's frame could probably be fit under your roadster.. might look goofy sitting 3' off the ground, but you wouldn't have ground clearence issues..

    Matt - if I need more height, I wonder what an F350 4x4 chassis like my daily driver would do for the car - besides shake it apart

    If you're up for some slalom driving excitement, take a trip to Albany and get off State St or Central Ave and on to ANY side street......
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