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Old 01-10-2008, 10:01 AM
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From my understanding, "basic" Euro ride height is (from ground to fender) 25.5" front, 25.0" rear. My driver's side front is ~25.25, passenger side front is 25.50".
A better and really not to difficult measurement of ride height [euro or otherwise] is to measure the difference in mm from the wheel center to ground and from the center of the front torsion bar cover to ground [same for rear].

See this thread and attached excel spreadsheet [with nifty calculator for inches to mm ]

LOTS of the drovers on this board are below "euro" height and fender measurements are ALL OVER THE PLACE b/c these cars are 20+ years old and things [fenders, pan, strut towers, etc...] have been tweaked.

Also, consider the measurements people mention and the suspension upgrades they have done. Stiffer torsion bars and springs allow for lower height as suspension will compress less. Again, many here have BTDT and can chime in on what they are running and whether they are catching fender lips.

Good luck.

*corner weighting [drover weight in car, 1/2 tank of gas] and alignment will change these numbers [four corners] from being "level" [unweighted, not corner balanced].
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