Stock ride height? [Archive] - The GTA Source Page Message Forums

Stephen

10-28-2009, 12:43 PM

Anybody know? Or willing to go measure their STOCK height (not lowered) GTA?

I didn't measure mine before lowering it, so I'm wondering what it was stock.

merc3065

10-28-2009, 07:19 PM

can measure mine tomorrow
just had new springs installed about 3 weeks ago.

Stephen

10-30-2009, 01:18 PM

can measure mine tomorrow
just had new springs installed about 3 weeks ago.

Ever measure your car?

merc3065

10-30-2009, 03:58 PM

7" 5/8 front 7 3/4" rear

thats ground clearance at the front of the wheel wells.

Stephen

10-30-2009, 04:05 PM

Thanks, but I'm not sure where you are measuring at.....

I measured from the ground to the fender lip, center of the spindle & got 25 3/4" front & 23 3/8" rear.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o145/87whitegta/F-Bodies/87%20GTA/Suspension/PA250124.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o145/87whitegta/F-Bodies/87%20GTA/Suspension/PA250122.jpg

merc3065

10-31-2009, 08:26 PM

ground clearance were my measurements, by the ground effects.

Stephen

10-31-2009, 10:35 PM

Thanks, but I'm not really sure WERE on the ground fx your measuring, it doesn't really help me much.

I know you tried, but my method gives a no-question point of merurement. Yours it a bit subjective (since you provided no pic showing it) as the exactly where you measured. Bit of a curved section, which could negate any results between 2 people measureing at different points.

Thanks for trying, but I guess I'll keep looking.

ThunderChicken

10-31-2009, 10:41 PM

I can measure mine tomorrow if you'd like. Mine is not lowered.

Stephen

10-31-2009, 10:55 PM

If you know your hasn't sagged over the years, that would cool. I've just been trying to figure out what the stock/0 mile/day 1 /off the shoroom measurement was.

I really typo'd my rear number above.....Thanks to the uber-short editing time restriction by Frankie, I can't fix it......
I'm sure a simple driver car, wouldn't sag too much over the years.
Front:
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o145/87whitegta/F-Bodies/87%20GTA/Suspension/PA250125.jpg
Rear:
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o145/87whitegta/F-Bodies/87%20GTA/Suspension/PA250123.jpg

ThunderChicken

10-31-2009, 11:03 PM

I'm not positive it hasn't sunk, since my stock tire/rim size rubs on hard turns...but it hasn't been purposefully lowered. At least I can get you a close ballpark. Best I can offer...I'll get back to you tomorrow with numbers.

ThunderChicken

11-01-2009, 05:10 PM

Stephen, I measured EXACTLY where you did, but I'm not sure how much age has sagged my suspension. I got 27 3/8" in the rear and 27" in the front. I know the rear suspension has been redone at some point, but at stock height. The fronts have had new A-arms, but the rest of that suspension is original.

The weird part is that I get lower measurements on the left side than the right... :whoa:

southgta

11-01-2009, 06:19 PM

I thought my car was weird mine too is lower on the drivers side and mine has been lowered and still is lower on DS it maybe where the body has tweaked over the years or maybe fatter drivers than me over 20 ish years?

merc3065

11-12-2009, 08:05 PM

remeasured. I have new stock ride height springs on all 4 sides.

front driver's side 27.5" from the way you measured it
rear driver's side 28.25"

Hope this helps...

Stephen

11-12-2009, 08:49 PM

Thanks guys. I'm gonna lower the rear some more tomorrow, after I get some welding done in the wheel well.