Dragging bottom

Trimjc · #1 (**permalink**) 03-22-2008, 08:55 PM

Ok, I have hit bottom one time too many. Any one know where to get a short oil pan?

351W

CHANMADD · #2 (**permalink**) 03-22-2008, 09:00 PM

It sucks when your bottom drags!!!

Danr55 · #3 (**permalink**) 03-22-2008, 09:08 PM

How about taller wheels and staying off of dirt roads? What kind of oil pan do you have now?

Trimjc · #4 (**permalink**) 03-22-2008, 09:34 PM

Dan
Not sure what kind of pan I have. Has a rear well and is about 8-inches deep. Just wanted to know if a lower profile is available before I start asking around.

Any ideas?

mikiec · #5 (**permalink**) 03-22-2008, 10:30 PM

What kind of car? My pan is 7.5 inches deep.

Mike

FST FOX · #6 (**permalink**) 03-22-2008, 10:37 PM

well what is your ground clearance, I have a low oil pan but i am adjusting my suspension up to give me another .5 -1inch of clearance i am at 3inches now and thats just to close in dallas

Barnsnake · #7 (**permalink**) 03-22-2008, 11:23 PM

I had a stock pan with a drain plug in the bottom and it was by far the lowest thing on the car. I changed to a Canton 680S road race pan with the drain plug in the side and gained over an inch of clearance. The pan is no longer the lowest point. Additionally, that pan is the "extra thick" 14-gauge "skid plate" version for Cobras. With a remote filter and oil cooler it holds 10 quarts.

John-Tucson · #8 (**permalink**) 03-23-2008, 09:24 PM

Check your ride height first.