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It can hang pretty low in a Speedster. If you keep the suspension a little higher than is typical—say an inch up, which is close to where a stock VW suspension would be—then the stock pan is fine. David Stroud ran a stock pan in his car and (he'll correct me if I'm wrong) it did not scrape.

If you're at "normal" SOC-er ride height (which is technically about an inch or an inch and a half below what the factory VW spec would be) then the Subie pan is riding a bit low—3.5 or 4 inches from the pavement, probably—and will occasionally buy it on a speed bump or driveway ramp.

Small Car makes this heavy-duty aftermarket pan that saves about two inches over the stock unit. I have one on Bridget and never regretted the purchase. Bridget is set on the low side and the pan's about 5 inches from the ground; never scraped.

12/5/187:02 PM

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