Vivek's Vert.

[Vivek]

What size are your wheels? Your car never looks low to me, purely because of the front.

They're 16x9 215/40. I guess the back is sorta lower than the front. I never scrape the lip anymore (not to say that someone who wasn't careful wouldn't scrape it on everything in sight), but the middle of the car is a bit trickier. I have about a finger of wheel gap in the front, so I may eventually get some drop hats or just modify my adjuster to fine tune the ride height.

I hope those aren't eyebrows...

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Yes they are. I'm gonna adjust the fitment on them but they're likely there to stay. I kinda like them.

[lambo]

I hope those aren't eyebrows...

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[FunfGan]

What size are your wheels? Your car never looks low to me, purely because of the front.

[Vivek]

Have you taken off the little cover to the tranny and tightened all the oil pan bolts? My dad's oil pan gasket was leaking, and when we went to fix it, half the bolts on the pan were less than finger tight. We just tightened them all (by feel, not even a torque wrench) and if it leaks at all anymore, it's not noticeable.

Well I've been scraping my frame rail a bit lately. I haven't been under the car at all since i removed the spring pads so i'm gonna have to get under and look around to see what's getting scraped up and what I can do about it.

And a pic of my car just cuz I can :D

[spike68]

I gonna take it slow for now. I don't drive the car everyday so thats a plus. Either way the oil pan gasket needs to be replaced. Breaking a pan will finally motivate me to do that.

[Vivek]

Yep, I'd say your pan's about as low or ever so slightly higher than mine right now...I wouldn't risk that on an m20 ;)

[spike68]

^ No skid plate?? Nigga you crazy.

Low and slow drivers dont need skid plates ;)

[Holland]

I have to say, DTM style mirrors and a Nardi wheel make me jealous.

[lambo]

^ No skid plate?? Nigga you crazy.

[spike68]

I couldnt find a tape measure so i have no clue what mine is at, but i got some motivation to adjust my coils! remember i said the height would depend on your adventurous i feel? about that.......I put them all the way down ;)
there is definitely some noticeable rake now.
Here is my pan clearance after the adjustment:
i promise the is only pic i will post as the is YOUR build thread :D

[Vivek]

My front fender to the center(ish) of my wheel is about 11.5". The IS lip is reasonably high at 3" from the ground.

[spike68]

Lucky! I wish i had a two piece pan. Maybe that explains why bmw decided to raise the pan on the m20s. Theyre a bitch to replace.

Well your pan clearence is definitely way lower than mine. Ill have to take one of mine and show you the difference.
As for height, im beginning to think you and I are almost the same. I know you rear is lower, but we might be the same on the fronts. Mine looks taller, but i cant even park near the curb in front of my work without scraping something.

[Vivek]

I will ;). I do have a sort of skid plate in the works that should save me from most things anyways, and if I break a pan or two through that I'll get a real plate.

[efficient]

alright well hope it doesnt if it does take pics

[Vivek]

Honestly I'd say that even at this height I haven't even come close to cracking it.