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Wingnut · 01-13-2009, 02:39 PM

I've spent months reading. Thanks for all the great information!
I have a 2SS on order and trying to figure out if I'm going to get it in my garage. I have a steep break over angle and I see different information in the Wiki about wheelbase dimension. One spot shows 112" and another says 119". The only info I can find says the underclearane in 5". Can anyone confirm which numbers are correct?

NUCAR · 01-13-2009, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Wingnut

I've spent months reading. Thanks for all the great information!
I have a 2SS on order and trying to figure out if I'm going to get it in my garage. I have a steep break over angle and I see different information in the Wiki about wheelbase dimension. One spot shows 112" and another says 119". The only info I can find says the underclearane in 5". Can anyone confirm which numbers are correct?

112.3 is correct. Not sure on ground clearance number.

kanys · 01-13-2009, 02:46 PM

I remember seeing the ground clearance number and it was at LEAST 5.0, probably a little higher like 5.3 but that is just based on memory.

Mr_Draco · 01-13-2009, 09:35 PM

Ground clearance is 5 inches. I only remember it because it is exactly 1 inch higher then my Z28 which is 4 inches.

zebra · 01-13-2009, 09:37 PM

which one is 5", the V6 or V8? the FE3 suspension is about 1/2 inch lower than FE2 if i remember right

*radz28* · 01-14-2009, 09:12 AM

It looks to be around 5-inches. I've only seen photos though; never seen the car in person :( I never really rubbed on anything in either of my two 4th Gens. as long as I was careful and planned my route over speed bumps and over/up driveways.

Rodrunner · 01-14-2009, 10:30 AM

I've been wondering about that measurement too. I need 4" min. to get up my 45deg. incline driveway, well depending on front overhang beyond wheels, but I should be ok. The 350Z doesn't scrape.

Wingnut · 01-14-2009, 01:30 PM

Looks like I'll make it. My driveway is about 12 degrees, but the garage has a 1 inch step going in which is added to the under clearance of the car. Awesome!
It might not make it after all the tread is burnt off!

Thanks for the answers

EMB135Driver · 01-14-2009, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Rodrunner

I've been wondering about that measurement too. I need 4" min. to get up my 45deg. incline driveway, well depending on front overhang beyond wheels, but I should be ok. The 350Z doesn't scrape.

you have a 45 degree incline in your driveway....surprised you can walk up it...thats pretty steep------do you have a winch to pull your cars up the driveway. thats probably about the same angle as a staircase in your house.....a 45 degree driveway that is 50ft long would be 25 feet higher at one end than the other......I seriously doubt your driveway is this steep....if it is, I'd think about moving.

ucla1ove3 · 01-14-2009, 09:26 PM

yea your 350z would DEFS scrape on a 45 degree incline.

Camaro Lives On · 01-14-2009, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ucla1ove3

yea your 350z would DEFS scrape on a 45 degree incline.

A stock H2 Hummer would scarpe at 45 degrees

Wingnut · 01-15-2009, 07:47 AM

MAN, I complain about my 12 degree driveway. My parents have a 20 degree slope on part of their driveway(the most allowed by their city) and my truck barely makes it up without spinning the tires.

Beau Tie · 01-15-2009, 08:04 AM

Even the steepest driveways in San Fran are not 45 degrees. That is some serious slope.

Rodrunner · 01-15-2009, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by EMB135Driver

you have a 45 degree incline in your driveway....surprised you can walk up it...thats pretty steep------do you have a winch to pull your cars up the driveway. thats probably about the same angle as a staircase in your house.....a 45 degree driveway that is 50ft long would be 25 feet higher at one end than the other......I seriously doubt your driveway is this steep....if it is, I'd think about moving.

Well of course it doesn't instantly go from level to 45 degrees, it's graduated at the base, but for about 20' it really is 45 degrees. It's a pretty easy angle to recognize right in the middle of horizontal and vertical, and I certainly have no reason to exaggerate. So, if my Trig. is correct, the house is 14' above the road. It affords a great view though up there on the hill, and a damn good workout mowing the front yard, even with a self-propelled walk behind! Oh, and NO the 350Z DOES NOT SCRAPE!

EDIT: This is interesting - I had a guy come to do some pressure washing in a Ford, I guess an F150, maybe 6-banger, with a large tank of water in the back and he could not get up the drive(it's concrete), got about the whole truck onto the incline and had to just set the brake.

01-13-2009, 02:39 PM	#1
Wingnut GOT IT....LOVE IT!!! Drives: 2010 2SS, Silver Ice Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Antonio Posts: 193	Break over ground clearance I've spent months reading. Thanks for all the great information! I have a 2SS on order and trying to figure out if I'm going to get it in my garage. I have a steep break over angle and I see different information in the Wiki about wheelbase dimension. One spot shows 112" and another says 119". The only info I can find says the underclearane in 5". Can anyone confirm which numbers are correct?

01-13-2009, 09:37 PM	#5
zebra just can't seem to leave Drives: your mom wild!! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: cold & windy Posts: 10,625 View My Garage	which one is 5", the V6 or V8? the FE3 suspension is about 1/2 inch lower than FE2 if i remember right __________________ Eve ('00 FRC): hot-air intake Rowan ('09 H3): 5spd mom-mobile Penny ('99 Sierra): 5.3 / HD 5spd... gone but not forgotten Samson ('18 HD): compounded 408

01-14-2009, 09:12 AM	#6
radz28 Petro-sexual Drives: Ultra-Grin Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Crazy Coast Posts: 15,192 View My Garage	It looks to be around 5-inches. I've only seen photos though; never seen the car in person :( I never really rubbed on anything in either of my two 4th Gens. as long as I was careful and planned my route over speed bumps and over/up driveways. __________________ '20 ZL1 Black "Fury" A10, PDR, Exposed CF Extractor Magnuson Magnum DI TVS2650R // RFBG // Soler 103 // TooHighPSI Port Injection // THPSI Billet Lid // FF // Katech Drop-In // PLM Heat Exchanger // ZLE Cradle bushings // BMR Chassis-Suspension Stuff // aFe Bars // Diode Dynamics LEDs // ACS Composites Guards // CF Dash // Aeroforce // tint // other stuffs

01-14-2009, 10:30 AM	#7
Rodrunner Senior Member Drives: 2010 SS/RS, '06 350Z Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: So. Maryland Posts: 2,333	I've been wondering about that measurement too. I need 4" min. to get up my 45deg. incline driveway, well depending on front overhang beyond wheels, but I should be ok. The 350Z doesn't scrape. __________________ 2SS/RS - Black/Black - CGM Rally Stripes - Auto - VIN 10171

01-15-2009, 08:04 AM	#13
Beau Tie Drives: 2006 Cobalt, 2007 Camry Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 145 View My Garage	Even the steepest driveways in San Fran are not 45 degrees. That is some serious slope. __________________

01-13-2009, 02:46 PM	#3
kanys Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Houston Posts: 872	I remember seeing the ground clearance number and it was at LEAST 5.0, probably a little higher like 5.3 but that is just based on memory.

01-13-2009, 09:35 PM	#4
Mr_Draco Drives: 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 7,182	Ground clearance is 5 inches. I only remember it because it is exactly 1 inch higher then my Z28 which is 4 inches.

01-14-2009, 01:30 PM	#8
Wingnut GOT IT....LOVE IT!!! Drives: 2010 2SS, Silver Ice Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Antonio Posts: 193	Looks like I'll make it. My driveway is about 12 degrees, but the garage has a 1 inch step going in which is added to the under clearance of the car. Awesome! It might not make it after all the tread is burnt off! Thanks for the answers

01-15-2009, 07:47 AM	#12
Wingnut GOT IT....LOVE IT!!! Drives: 2010 2SS, Silver Ice Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Antonio Posts: 193	MAN, I complain about my 12 degree driveway. My parents have a 20 degree slope on part of their driveway(the most allowed by their city) and my truck barely makes it up without spinning the tires.

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