In order to be sure I set the gearbox in the correct location, I decided to check the ride height of the car. Without anything in the car, it sits at about 14 inches from the center of the wheel to the fender edge. With the suspension extended when the car is jacked up, it is about 15 inches, and after loading all the batteries into the car it sits at about 12 inches. So it compressed about 2 inches from all the battery weight. I’ll assume another 0.5 inches after the motor gearbox and cradle are installed. I’ll compare this against the original transmission drive-shaft location and see if I need to make an adjustment to allow the car to run better at this new ride height. I’d like to put it exactly where the original transaxle was, but since I have shorter drive shafts, I may need to make an adjustment to insure correct drive line angles.
