Just picked up a Birkin S3.

[JB455]

Been a member here for a while, but just yesterday I brought home my first Seven. I've put a few miles on it already. Fixed a few minor issues, have several more that I need to address, including adjusting ride height. Front is too low and the rear seems a little high. I've discovered that it's a good idea to remove and install the hood from the passenger side... especially when you're wearing shorts. 😜 The fresh burns on my left shin helped me learn that lesson! 

 

I know you guys like photos, so here's a couple. Parked next to my daily/work truck, the top of the roll bar doesn't even make it up to the door handles and I think the whole car is shorter than just the cab. 

 

[panamericano]

Congratulations.  Enjoy.

 

" The fresh burns on my left shin helped me learn that lesson! "

Rest assured there are some mistakes one only makes once.

[MV8]

Ride height looks good to me for unloaded. A silica blanket wrapping the muffler under the guard with phenolic washers would help to reduce the guard temp.

[JB455]

The front is definitely too low for my location. The oil pan skid plate is only about 2" off the ground... and I live on a dirt road.

The muffler guard temp is not an issue- the problem came from putting my shin right on the header as I pulled the hood off immediately after driving. Just not paying attention to what I was doing. 😳

[slowdude]

25 minutes ago, JB455 said:

The front is definitely too low for my location. The oil pan skid plate is only about 2" off the ground... and I live on a dirt road.

The muffler guard temp is not an issue- the problem came from putting my shin right on the header as I pulled the hood off immediately after driving. Just not paying attention to what I was doing. 😳

Slightly Taller tires and a dry sump will fix this. You can only do so much with suspension without screwing up geometry. I just live with scraping my muffler a bit.

 

Look up how the stance people go over bumps, youll have to do that after some time.

[wdb]

Yup, the sump hangs low. Be glad you have a sump guard! I destroyed two oil pans in a year. Bit the bullet and dry sumped it. 

Edited September 15, 2025 by wdb

[Slonie]

On 9/14/2025 at 10:04 AM, JB455 said:

The front is definitely too low for my location. The oil pan skid plate is only about 2" off the ground... and I live on a dirt road.

 

Do you have the stock oil pan or a Raceline (or otherwise lower-profile) sump? If it's the former, the Raceline sump could get you up to a whopping 3" of clearance, maybe...*

 

*this is actually a guess, I'm not sure how much more clearance the Raceline has. If it looks aluminum and is full of fins it's probably the Raceline sump though.