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Old 09-02-2009, 10:53 PM   #173 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by SVOboy View Post
Well...

The stock insight sits about about 7.5", and the crossmember is pretty low below the oil pan, and I've never struck my oil pan, AND it's not just the plastic, the valve cover sans plastic is about 1" too high.

So, yep.
If it gets too low, you can always skid-pan it for extra protection, i.e. a skid plate attached to your belly pan, or extending from the front to rear cross member, a couple bars, anything to stop a bottom-out from allowing the pan to make contact w/ the road.
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