Chris F
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Registered: 26th Dec 05
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How do you measure how low your car is when you have fitted coilovers?
where do u measure from?
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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The floor to the bottom of the arch? Then just work out the difference once lowered?
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
The floor to the bottom of the arch? Then just work out the difference once lowered?
should be floor to center of hub
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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How does that work?
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dan-h
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Registered: 28th Jan 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Ste L
quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
The floor to the bottom of the arch? Then just work out the difference once lowered?
should be floor to center of hub
should be arch to centre of hub
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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quote:
Originally posted by Ste L
quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
The floor to the bottom of the arch? Then just work out the difference once lowered?
should be floor to center of hub
I love you Ste 
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
quote:
Originally posted by Ste L
quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
The floor to the bottom of the arch? Then just work out the difference once lowered?
should be floor to center of hub
I love you Ste
I'm glad I wasn't the only one confused by that
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Crofty
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Registered: 29th Jan 08
Location: Sheffild, Chap Drives: 2.0 8v Sport
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if you measure from the floor to anything how do you now that the floor is level. you need to work from 2 points that are attached like the top of the wheel to the arch, not the top of the tyre tho gotta be from the rim. or from arch to hub centre or bottom/top.
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
quote:
Originally posted by Ste L
quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
The floor to the bottom of the arch? Then just work out the difference once lowered?
should be floor to center of hub
I love you Ste
didn't even notice i typed that 
yes, arch to center of hub, is what i ment to type 
my excuse is, im up at 5am to go work every morning, so i was tired
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Crofty
if you measure from the floor to anything how do you now that the floor is level. you need to work from 2 points that are attached like the top of the wheel to the arch, not the top of the tyre tho gotta be from the rim. or from arch to hub centre or bottom/top.
using the hub is the best way, as if you use the wheels, you could change wheels etc
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Crofty
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Registered: 29th Jan 08
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Yep hub to arch is prob best way. ps how do you put someone elses quote in your post????? and can you add pics in aswel?????
[Edited on 30-01-2008 by Crofty]
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