Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Francis's 308GT4

[francis newman (francis]

Hi Robert

What is teh factory spec height?

I went on a 65 mile mini rally today (called a tour - sort of follow a route 
and amswer questions) a load of voinatge and not so vintage exotics. Great fun. 
All ending uop at a car show. However there were some very narrow lanes, highly 
cambered, often with gravel down the centre. One particular 2 mile stretch was 
gruesome and my car was scraping along for hundreds of yards at a time.  So I 
was crawling along at about 10 mph with a queue of about 6 higher clearance 
cars getting frustrated behind me. (We had set off at 1 minute intervals and 
gthius was only 15 minutes into the run. - I eventually let them past but soon 
caught up with them when we get to some open roads ;-) )

So need to check what my ride height is - what is spec and decide what to do.

Best

Francis

On 13 Jun 2014, at 16:04, Robert W. Garven Jr. wrote:

> All,
> 
> my car is factory height checked my springs and is still so low it will 
> bottom out in the middle in a slight driveway apex.......
> 
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> Robert W. Garven Jr.
> rgarven [at] gmail.com
> 
> 
>  "The Ferrari is a dream - people dream of owning this special vehicle and 
> for most people it will remain a dream apart from for those lucky few." Enzo 
> Ferrari
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Jun 12, 2014, at 6:57 AM, Rick Lindsay <richardolindsay [at] gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Francis, et al.,
> 
> Warning: Opinions follow...
> 
> 1. Well done on the re-jetting back to factory spec.. I'm always fascinated 
> by previous owners who consider themselves more clever than professional 
> engineers! That said, everything in a car is a trade-off. My guess is that 
> your PO wanted a tiny bit more high speed grunt at the expense of drivability 
> (slow running).
> 
> 2. I definitely would restore the ride height to factory spec.. Same 
> argument. Ride should be a little softer too without sacrificing handling or 
> road-holding.
> 
> Well done on your ongoing restoration! Its an incredibly rewarding hobby, 
> isn't it?!
> 
> -rick
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