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Old 08-11-2024, 11:31 PM   #388 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Phase View Post
Well the base height is about 6 inches of ground clearance. It would be nice to drop to 4 inches on the highway or raise up to 8 inches in snow or dirt road or steep driveways
Seems reasonable to me.

I find the limiting factor usually comes down to a road that gets plowed, or one that doesn't. The times when a couple inches more clearance are useful in snow are rare, because snow rarely falls precisely within that narrow tolerance.
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