Ride height difference

[ugasouthernpride]

On my vert, the front is higher than the rear by about a half of an inch. I can fit four fingers in the front wheel gap and only three in the rear. Are y’all’s the same way?
I have the performance pack.

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[347Stang]

My car was the same way, higher in the front thought it was odd, it maybe possible that they left the (Shipping spacers) spring blocks in! Check between the tire and fender for blocks yellow in colour. Dealership left mine in, didn't notice until I got home. If that is the case they are easy to remove, just jack the car up and you can pull them out by hand.

 

[ugasouthernpride]

I have looked and did not see them.

 

[RLE55]

On my vert, the front is higher than the rear by about a half of an inch. I can fit four fingers in the front wheel gap and only three in the rear. Are y’all’s the same way?
I have the performance pack.

Yea, the front fender well lip (center) is about 28.25" off ground and the rear is about 28".

 

[Fruitstang]

That effect stays with most of the lowering springs too, unfortunately.
Steeda has spacers for the rear in different thicknesses to bring the rear up a bit.
Springs have to be removed for installation.

 

[ugasouthernpride]

Dang. Why? S550 the same way?

 

[dusman59]

Maybe an old school thing. Back in the day it was a common look on muscle cars.

 

[ugasouthernpride]

If it was any more, it would illegal here in MS for me to drive it. They just made rake Ike that on vehicles here illegal.

 

[petemossmorrone]

My 2016 vert was like that...it drove me crazy. I ordered lowering springs from steeda for it and after installing them it was worse. Apparently between the lighter engine in the front and the heavier braces and all the top mechanisms...the rear is heavy...between the 2 we end up looking up in the air. To make it worse...it seems to vary car by car. Steeda told me that a qtr inch variance is not uncommon car to car and Ford considers that "In Spec". If you have a qtr inch high in the front and qtr inch low in the rear due to car to car variance plus the weight differentials you can get what you are seeing. In the end, steeda determined that the best approach was to put the linear spring in the rear, the variable rate spring in the front and some spacers...then my car was perfectly flat.

On my 2024 convertible...I am still a tad high in the front but not too bad...and ok with it. Since i got mine off the lot i was able to check it out before buying it.

 

[Fruitstang]

Go to a metal shop and have them make you such spacers from aluminum. It's in mm, so convert to inches):

Such 5 mm spacers will lift to around 12-15 mm I think, so the ratio is between 2.4 and 3.

They will come above the springs in the rear and are also sold by Steeda in case you can't find a shop.

These leveled my S550 with Eibach Pro Kits almost perfectly:

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