How low it "too" low?

[nevaland9]

My s13 is on silkroads and the fronts are as low as they can go and the back has alot more but where it sits now is perfect. I drive my car everyday but havnt driven it all summer since i got it out of paint and have been trying to finish up a bunch of misc stuff.

I just noticed yesterday that my oil pan is really close to the ground, I just wanted to see if anyone else oil pan is this close to the ground and if they had any problems with it. I dont ever want to hear it scrape the ground but im trying to avoid raising the car.

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q271/Nevaland9/0904072247.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q271/Nevaland9/0828071848.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q271/Nevaland9/0828071855.jpg

the scrapes in the oil pan are from the car with the 16s and higher ride height
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q271/Nevaland9/0721071053a.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q271/Nevaland9/0723071419.jpg

[gunluvS14]

wow, i wonder how your car get on the flatbed.

[94_240sx]

Mine is low like that too. I just installed skid plate and it should protect oil pan a little bit.

[smellslikecurry]

me zs oil pan is lower
i eat potholes for breakfast

[KidSaru]

That shit ain't low.

[koukimonster139]

get a bodykit

then you can raise the car and it will look lower and you wont scrape your oil pan

[driftenthusiast]

Thats not that low because of the 18's. That oil pan wont dent in like a stock pan will either so you should be fine. "If sparks dont fly, your rides too high"
What is going into the side of your pan?

[240trainee]

My pan is lower than that

by quite a bit

get a skid plate or just man up.

[genetic]

my stock pan is lower than that lol

[cbcustoms]

Out of curiousity, What roll cage is that in your car?

[trybal]

there are like 8 threads with pictures of your car!! haha. picture whore.. and no, your cars not low enough

[nevaland9]

me zs oil pan is lower
i eat potholes for breakfast

fuck yo z, why dont u just melt it down with the other 35 project cars u have and build a cage to put you mom in...shes a freak

[Ca_laurier]

lol as low as you can go. for sure about the same height

just hope you don't join the bust oil pan group

[nevaland9]

Thats not that low because of the 18's. That oil pan wont dent in like a stock pan will either so you should be fine. "If sparks dont fly, your rides too high"
What is going into the side of your pan?


theyre 17s

the kid who had the car before me had the oil pressure sensor for the gauge in the oil pan:coolugh: so when i replaced the oil pressure switch with the gauge sensor i just used the old switch to plug up the hole in the oil pan for now.

[mr_240sx]

thats not low at all....you can go atleast 1-2 inches lower!

[O3DigitalBath]

you mean he had an oil temp?

[los_inc]

get solid motor mounts so it lifts the motor a bit
also get some skirts and aero so you can get off the ground a bit
on the other hand you can just get a street sign and drill some holes and mount it under your pan.
-los

[driftenthusiast]

theyre 17s


I guess they just look big because of the tires.

[JVD]

BE A MAN!!!

msg

[McRussellPants]

jesus christ. You don't raise your car when you get a kit.

Too Low is when you have less than 2in of compression travel. You're not anywhere close.

[TheSquidd]

When my tires are rubbing on my hood. Then I'm too low.

You are not low. At all. Period.

[nevaland9]

you mean he had an oil temp?

no..i mean he put the sensor for the oil pressure gauge in the oil pan...

[Silvia_S13]

as said a hundred times, that aint even close to being low. my sway bar is like 1" off the ground, so my oil pan is like 1.5" off the ground.

[khmerguy618]

When you start scraping pan then it's too low. Make a skid plate or something. Car looks good tho.

[nevaland9]

get solid motor mounts so it lifts the motor a bit
also get some skirts and aero so you can get off the ground a bit
on the other hand you can just get a street sign and drill some holes and mount it under your pan.
-los

ive already got JGS mounts and like i said i daily drive the car.
nah...no aero maybe just oem, ive still got to put my lip on.
im just going to make a skid plate. done

[mRclARK1]

You could probably still fit a regular floor jack under there. I don't consider myself low... but for where I live, it's fucking low enough, and I can't fit a floor jack under my front end anymore... not even close.

[nevaland9]

You could probably still fit a regular floor jack under there. I don't consider myself low... but for where I live, it's fucking low enough, and I can't fit a floor jack under my front end anymore... not even close.

are you kidding? the pics dont really give you a good appreciation of how low the car is.
http://mymiata.paladinmicro.com/CRALJack04.jpg
this bad boy scrapes the bumper bumper when i put it under the car.

[Flybert]

This thread is so dumb.

[Dousan_PG]

your shit aint low at all
hahahah

[smellslikecurry]

ya word your car is way too high
asshole

[Tearlessj]

I see no tucking rim. Fail. And what is the point of this thread? Looks like you know everything you need to already.

[EndLeSS8]

That car is a monster truck compared to other cars here.
And I'm being serious.

[TheSquidd]

For clarification:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a33/paperboy998/vipinprogress.jpg

Jussssst low enough. Power steering rack is like 1/2" off the ground. Scrapes on pebbles.

[gotta240]

That jack sucks.... I have it.... Always use stands with it(or any other jack)


Edit- Damn that car low... Off tracking that would ruin your day....

[240trainee]

and scraping the bumper is nothing

when you have to drive on blocks to just get the jack under the car with the bumper/ sideskirts off, then your getting there.

[nevaland9]

This thread is so dumb.

then pay someone to lock it. as usual i got more information than i asked for.

[nevaland9]

this is retarded...i drive my car everyday on a shitty island that is anything but smooth and flat, hardly 20 min away from NYC , the roads suck and i dont need a 15 min disassembly's before i can get my car on a jack or god forbid a lift.

the nose cant go any lower anyway, i doubt cutting the rings off would make that big of a difference. when i go from 235/45s to 235/40s thats the lowest im gonna go so quit ur bitching i didnt ask if i was low enough.

[TheSquidd]

You didn't ask for my opinion on whether or not you're a TOOL either, but you know what here it is.

You're a tool.

When you ask "How low is too low" and then post pictures of a car that isn't low, you ARE asking for it.

[upSLIDEdown]

You didn't ask for my opinion on whether or not you're a TOOL either, but you know what here it is.

You're a tool.

When you ask "How low is too low" and then post pictures of a car that isn't low, you ARE asking for it.

Quoted for Troof.


You're not low until you're rubbing tire on the underside of the strut tower. Plus you're running a 45 series sidewall? Jeebus.

[TheSquidd]

Quoted for Troof.


You're not low until you're rubbing tire on the underside of the strut tower. Plus you're running a 45 series sidewall? Jebbus.

HEY I used to run a 45 series sidewall...

Then I bent tie rods and realized how dumb I was.

[upSLIDEdown]

HEY I used to run a 45 series sidewall...

Then I bent tie rods and realized how dumb I was.

HAHA... nice. Maybe he'll figure it out too!

[aznpoopy]

raise it or make the mods so ur not worried about it anymore
the end

too low is when you don't enjoy your car anymore
then it's just a waste of time

[FusionR240sx]

doesn't seem to low... thank god i got a oilpan protector plate... it's currently bent in half almost... haha...

if i woulda cracked my greddy oil pan i'd be crying.

my cars lower with fatter tires

[Matej]

A sloped parking lot entrance turned my car into a teeter-totter today.

[xplicit240]

haha its to your own liking. if your doing it just for looks to be that low then do it up. id say get bigger wheels with some big boy tires. =). GG on the freddy pan.

[GSXRJJordan]

car looks good. forum post, well... not so good. pwnd?

[ms!3]

your oil pan has alot of clearance compared to others. youll be fine unless you drive like a complete fucktard.

lol at raising your car when you get aero.

[chris4130]

wow, i wonder how your car get on the flatbed.

lol the sarcasm in this post is great


I think your lying about coilovers, your car must be on springs. I didn't realize coilovers go that high... lol

[zaquanh]

and for one urs cars not that low

and mabye he feels comfortable with the car at that hieght honestly man my car sits on tanabes and i think is higher than urs but i still scrape on everything , and i juss beat the hell out my oil pan im in the process of swaping it out , and then making a skid plate for it so i dont hit it any more
just get a skid plate then lower ur car more or leave it sure its for the drivabilty of it but its also a personal prefrence

me zs oil pan is lower
i eat potholes for breakfast

lmao you should really drive around those not in them ur guna have fun wen u hit the oil pan lol but u knew that huh

[Flipzide]

and scraping the bumper is nothing

when you have to drive on blocks to just get the jack under the car with the bumper/ sideskirts off, then your getting there.


word. the car isn't low at all.

[yokotas13]

your low when you have to use 3 jacks to change a tire

i have to use one jack to raise it up a little bit
then a super duper low jack to raise it up for the normal jack to put it on a jackstand

and i drive a luxury car

your not low

[TheSquidd]

your low when you have to use 3 jacks to change a tire

i have to use one jack to raise it up a little bit
then a super duper low jack to raise it up for the normal jack to put it on a jackstand

and i drive a luxury car

your not low

I do it one of two ways.

2 pieces of wood, 2 jacks. As described above.

OR

A razor and one jack. Cut the zipties off my aero, take aero off, jack up with super low jack on tow hook, change tires, drop down, put aero back on.

I prefer the latter method.

[yokotas13]

i cant take my aero off

oh and i cant fit a 2x4 under the front bumper either.....so yeah

[KAs14slider]

Love how everyone is bashing this guy for not being low enough and not just answering a question. Hey lets be sweet and see how low and undriveable we can get our car to be. It ain't cool unless you can't go anywhere or mess up your shit. Yup, sweet. My friend's miata is dropped on ksports and he can't squeeze a cell phone between the ground and the frame (and it can go lower), he doesn't drive it anywhere because he'll get stuck at the dumbest places so he's always asking others for rides. Yup, so awesome and functional.
My car sits on tein basics and I drive it everywhere. Only thing I have to do is go over speed bumps at an angle.

[yokotas13]

i can go anywhere too
it just depends on where i decide to park

which lately is ont eh side of the road with hazards on while i do my business

[TheSquidd]

TEXT BORG

You're god damn right I make fun of some 4x4 240sx complaining about his ride height. I could drive that car over a mountain.

It's like people that have lived in the ghetto making fun of rich white kids complaining about how hard life is. How poor people make fun of how celebrities have really trite problems and it's a big deal to them.

We've been there, we've gone farther, we've been lower, and driven harder over larger obstacles. So take it from us, shut your chump ass mouth OR slam your car before you complain. Your shit isn't low, you have nothing to complain about. If you want to avoid hitting shit either learn how to drive your car or raise it up. Why the fuck is this a thread?

Best step correct in this hood. Raw down here. :rant:

I love talking shit.

[1Via!]

Make a couple nice long terraced plywood ramp and take you bumper off and you usually are fine. Even with those, it'd be nice to find a lower jack.

"Too low" is probably when your aero or other car parts are below the surface of the road when the car is sitting on the ground.
If you arent rubbing or scraping frame and have tons of bump-steer, you're not low enough.

To the original poster: you probably asked this question in the wrong place, since most people on here dont have much regard for what 'normal' people think of as functional rideheights or suspension geometry.

[TheSquidd]

To the original poster: you probably asked this question in the wrong place, since most people on here dont have much regard for what 'normal' people think of as functional rideheights or suspension geometry.

Normal people are sooooooooooo ... normal?

[KidSaru]

Love how everyone is bashing this guy for not being low enough and not just answering a question. Hey lets be sweet and see how low and undriveable we can get our car to be. It ain't cool unless you can't go anywhere or mess up your shit. Yup, sweet. My friend's miata is dropped on ksports and he can't squeeze a cell phone between the ground and the frame (and it can go lower), he doesn't drive it anywhere because he'll get stuck at the dumbest places so he's always asking others for rides. Yup, so awesome and functional.
My car sits on tein basics and I drive it everywhere. Only thing I have to do is go over speed bumps at an angle.

http://blogs.sun.com/justme/resource/monsterTruck.JPG

[Irukandji]

Your shit is weakkkkk son


this is turning into a "my penis is bigger" thread

[SimpleSexy180]

the car color is cool though

[ThatGuy]

This thread is uber lame.

I'm ending it now. Not to save the OP from flaming, but because it's too easy to flame. When you post pictures of your car EVERYDAY, begging for attention, people are bound to give it to you. Too bad it's not the attention you want.

FAIL = :lockd: