How much ground clearance to the aluminum pan on your LS swap?

[grobb284]

I have mounted the LS engine in my Studebaker,the oil pan is essentially flush with the bottom of the front crossmember, as well as the frame rails. I'm at 4 7/8 ground clearance. I've got 3/8 spacers under my pedestal motor mounts, and would like to remove them. That would put me at 4 1/2 ground clearance, and the pan would definitely be the lowest item on the car. Would this invite disaster like I think it would, or are many of you running your aluminum pan that low?

Any of you running a skid plate to protect the aluminum pan?

[robertjra]

my pan is that low on my camaro I'm thinking of making a skid plate or some thing like it its on my build thread (1969 camaro wicked impression)
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/05/249268_219851731366662_100000255100572_8-1.jpg

[Taylor1969]

my pan is that low on my camaro I'm thinking of making a skid plate or some thing like it its on my build thread (1969 camaro wicked impression)
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/05/249268_219851731366662_100000255100572_8-1.jpg

I would think about getting a new pan... $400 from holley, Mast (my choice), autokraft, etc. can save you from a world of hurt.

[robertjra]

this is with my air bags all the way on the ground when the air bags are up i just got this one from summit the headers will hang lower than the pan and i will build a skid plate to protect the pan.