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hey guys,
just wondering if any of you know of or can find a source with the stock ride height for an 05 (or anything close to that) 350z. my work has a spike strip i have to drive over every day when i leave the plant and it smacks the undercarriage of my car and drags all the way down it every time i go over it. there's a few complaints on record, but the response has been that it's in compliance with standards and that vehicles at regulation ride height should have no problem getting over it
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just wondering if any of you know of or can find a source with the stock ride height for an 05 (or anything close to that) 350z. my work has a spike strip i have to drive over every day when i leave the plant and it smacks the undercarriage of my car and drags all the way down it every time i go over it. there's a few complaints on record, but the response has been that it's in compliance with standards and that vehicles at regulation ride height should have no problem getting over it
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Ride height is measured at fenders. This is from the Factory service manual:
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hope this helps you get them to remove/modify the road bumps.....
Taken from my SUSPENSION 101 THREAD:
https://my350z.com/forum/8293471-post9.html
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hope this helps you get them to remove/modify the road bumps.....
Taken from my SUSPENSION 101 THREAD:
https://my350z.com/forum/8293471-post9.html
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wikipedia tells me that ride height isss:
THAT'S what i need to know. does the factory service manual have anything to say about that?
Ride height (ground clearance or simply clearance in British English) is the amount of space between the base of an automobile tire and the underside of the chassis
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print out the FSM pages and show your employer and give your measurements from the underside based on those measurements.
FSM: https://my350z.com/forum/maintenance...anual-fsm.html
LOL at wikipedia for nissan ride heights...
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yeah i'll do that, i'm just trying to see if i can find something official somewhere since they could just say there's no proof that i haven't lowered my car. it's pretty rough to hear spikes scraping along the bottom of my car every time i leave work ![Bang Head](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/52.gif)
thanks for your help though
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yeah i'll do that, i'm just trying to see if i can find something official somewhere since they could just say there's no proof that i haven't lowered my car. it's pretty rough to hear spikes scraping along the bottom of my car every time i leave work ![Bang Head](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/52.gif)
thanks for your help though
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it doesnt really matter.. this is the best picture i can get to describe what i'm talking about:
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you run over the spikes one way and they go down so you can get over the bump, then ones your tires cross they shoot back up and smack the underside of my car and then is dragged along it for the duration of the crossing. annoying
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you run over the spikes one way and they go down so you can get over the bump, then ones your tires cross they shoot back up and smack the underside of my car and then is dragged along it for the duration of the crossing. annoying
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How about your tires? Tread measurement or air pressure? Are they stock tires (what sizes - 245x45x18? or something like that) Seriously.. it must be close and something like that could be a factor.
Even if your car does meet some standard.. I doubt they will rip out the spike strips for your complaint alone... Worth a try though
Even if your car does meet some standard.. I doubt they will rip out the spike strips for your complaint alone... Worth a try though
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What you're looking for is the "ground clearance". While not listed in the FSM, it has appeared in Nissan specs like those shown on the website, in the sales brochures and pass on to car mags for reviews.
It's actually published here... https://my350z.com/nissan-350z/2008-...ers-rebate.php
but there's no way to verify that as it's not in the official brochure for the 2005 models.
It's actually published here... https://my350z.com/nissan-350z/2008-...ers-rebate.php
but there's no way to verify that as it's not in the official brochure for the 2005 models.
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thanks dave for finding that number
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Before you leave next time get out of your car with a measuring tape and measure them yourself and see. Although, if it is on a speedbump type deal where it is already raised a little, and then the spikes themselves are 4 inches, that may be why its scraping.
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that's what i was thinking. we'll see. i'm not sure if i can get out and measure it though... i work at a nuclear power plant and i'm pretty sure security would freak out if they saw someone getting out of their car and sizing up their spike strip lol