How much ground clearance do you have?

whostorm05 · 04-30-2012, 10:04 PM

I'm moving and shipping my car 2300+ miles in May. I called around to get quotes today and was told I need four inches of ground clearance to get on the hauler.

I get home today and did some measurements of the lowest part of the undercarriage that I could which happens to be under the front suspension/motor area.

This is close....really close. Has anyone else ever measured their clearance? The guy I bought the car off did some suspension work but I'm not sure how much he lowered it vs stock. I'm assuming this is not stock height.

Here's a pic....

GaryS · 05-01-2012, 05:25 AM

When I bought my car in 2009, the official spec was 5.5" ground clearance, and I've lowered it 0.5". My previous car was an RX-8 with 4.5" official ground clearance. I think my 135i is 1/2" higher than the RX-8, because it doesn't scrape over speed bumps that the RX-8 did scrape.

1speedbike · 05-01-2012, 10:40 AM

4 inches is probably a conservative estimate so that people don't run into problems. I bet you'll be fine

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whostorm05 First Lieutenant 39 Rep 300 Posts Drives: 2012 135i Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Indianapolis, IN iTrader: (0)	How much ground clearance do you have? I'm moving and shipping my car 2300+ miles in May. I called around to get quotes today and was told I need four inches of ground clearance to get on the hauler. I get home today and did some measurements of the lowest part of the undercarriage that I could which happens to be under the front suspension/motor area. This is close....really close. Has anyone else ever measured their clearance? The guy I bought the car off did some suspension work but I'm not sure how much he lowered it vs stock. I'm assuming this is not stock height. Here's a pic.... Attached Images
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GaryS Colonel 37 Rep 2,084 Posts Drives: 2009 135i 6MT Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 135i [6.50]	When I bought my car in 2009, the official spec was 5.5" ground clearance, and I've lowered it 0.5". My previous car was an RX-8 with 4.5" official ground clearance. I think my 135i is 1/2" higher than the RX-8, because it doesn't scrape over speed bumps that the RX-8 did scrape.
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1speedbike Brigadier General 732 Rep 3,274 Posts Drives: 2022 X4 M40i, 2008 135i Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MKE iTrader: (15)	4 inches is probably a conservative estimate so that people don't run into problems. I bet you'll be fine __________________ 2022 X4 M40i - 2008 135i - 2015 F700GS On Order - 2024 i4 M50 Scruffy's gonna die the way he lived... Mmhm.
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