how low can you go and still be practical

stevil, the pic of your sedan, is that at the 3" mark youo mention.. I think it sits perfect in front (and rear) but I am a sicko and love shit really low..

alittle scraping and/dragging is good. it tells you that the car is not to high.

tucking the tire is good, tucking the rim is better on a full fender car

 

My oil pan and exhaust are between 3&4" from the ground. I know I will have to drive with caution. If you look in the magazines, lots of the best looking cars have oil pans at that height. I am talking Model A's, 32's and 33-34's

 

if anything hangs under the rim, its too low. very dangerous if you get a blow-out.

 

I have 3 1/2" on "bad karma" and it just barely gets the speed bumps. It high centers a bit on uphill transitions but I can live with it.

 

also you might want to make sure you can still fit a jack under it,it sucks to have to find a bunch of people to lift up on the fender, everytime you want to put you're jack under the car to work on it!.

 

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also you might want to make sure you can still fit a jack under it,it sucks to have to find a bunch of people to lift up on the fender, everytime you want to put you're jack under the car to work on it!.

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I usta carry a bottle jack with my MGA and it fit just fine for jacking it up and changing the oil.
Than one morning about 3:00 AM I got a flat and found out the bottle jack only fit if the tires had AIR IN THEM!
I ended up putting my shoulder under the fender and lifting and kicking the jack upder the frame...That wouldn't work with the weight of a "real" car though!

If you actually carry a spare and jack ( I can't believe how many people don't?!) it's a good idea to check that the jack can be used when a tire's flat not just aired up!

 

Most folks with BigNLittles CANT carry a spare! At least one that fits both sizes. Cell phone and credit card.

 

OEM scissor's style jack's work really low, be sure to secure a crank handle.

 

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OEM scissor's style jack's work really low, be sure to secure a crank handle.

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I carry one out of a MitsuToyda something or other that happens to fit and I found it on the side of the road.

I carry a spare that fits the littles and figure the differential gears won't suffer too much in a pinch if used on the rear.