Body dimension

[Orville H.]

1966 Coupe. Looking for the distance from ground to bottom of fender at centerline of tire. Orville Hunter oshjr@ptd.net.

[Edward J.]

Re: Body dimension

Orville, there may be some differences from year to year and depending on the tire size, and body shimming and mounting varies because 66 uses rubber mounts. I can tell my 63 is about 26 3/4 with a 760/15 tire.

[Don H.]

Re: Body dimension

Like Ed said, there are many variables. The Assembly Manual (at least '65) has some vehicle heights listed in the suspension section and possibly other places. Good luck, Don H.

[David H.]

Re: Body dimension

Orville,

If you are just need general vehicle height information, the Vehicle Information Kits available from the GM Heritage Center have the ground to center of the headlight distance as part of the AMA specifications. The kits do not have specific fender height information, as stated before the A.I.M. would be the most likely source.

https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/gm-heritage-archive/vehicle-information-kits.html

Once on the GM page, scroll down and select "Corvette". Select the year in question (in your case 1966) and accept the usage agreement. A pdf copy of the Vehicle Information Kit will download. In the case of 1966, the headlight height above the ground is on page 101.