How to Measure Approach Angle?
Place a 36" Yardstick or Tape Measure at the Base of Your Front Wheel. Raise up the Yardstick or Tape Measure Until It Hits the Underside of Your Car (The...
- Place a 36" yardstick or tape measure at the base of your front wheel.
- Raise up the yardstick or tape measure until it hits the underside of your car (the spoiler/splitter/air dam).
- Measure vertically from the ground to the end of the yardstick or 36" point on the tape measure.
How do you find the angle of approach?
Take the other end and lift it until it hits the lowest point at the front of your car, usually a piece of bumper. Throw a protractor at the bottom and check out the angle as compared to the ground and voila, you have your approach angle.
What is a good approach angle?
A good general rule with regards to approach, ramp-over and departure angles is: smaller double-digit figures are fine for light-duty AWD off-roading – for example, a Mitsubishi Outlander AWD has rather modest approach (19.5 degrees), ramp-over (19) and departure angles (21).
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