Leveling Kit - Increased ground clearance?

[notabumblebee]

Anyone know what kind of increased ground clearance you get from a leveling kit?(if any)

Given the front end is lower than the rear I assume you'll get some kind of increase.

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[M3H7363]

I don't know. Mine looks pretty level from the factory. Clearance from top of tires to wheel well looks about the same to me.

 

[rmreid22]

Measure on level ground thru the center of the wheel to the fender molding lower edge on all four corners.
With my level kit of 1.5" on the front and back I got 1.5" of lift, if that helps at all

 

[Major Kong]

I don't know. Mine looks pretty level from the factory. Clearance from top of tires to wheel well looks about the same to me.

For visuals only
Not for measurement
Yellow lines through axle plane
Red dash through door handle plane to indicate rake
BS's would to some degree contain a nose down rake
Just how much is hard to say
Also never can trust camera angles to get a proper read

 

[notabumblebee]

Measure on level ground thru the center of the wheel to the fender molding lower edge on all four corners.
With my level kit of 1.5" on the front and back I got 1.5" of lift, if that helps at all

Thanks! I really want to hit 10 inches of ground clearance and assume the lowest part of the car is near the front end. Adding a 1.25 inch lift to the front and 245/65/17 might get me there.

 

[M3H7363]

For visuals only
Not for measurement
Yellow lines through axle plane
Red dash through door handle plane to indicate rake
BS's would to some degree contain a nose down rake
Just how much is hard to say
Also never can trust camera angles to get a proper read

I'll take the "visuals" over having a bigger gap in my front wheel wells. Take your lines on my picture and raise the front end to level it out. The bigger space between the tire and top of the fender well would look ridiculous. IMHO

 

[Major Kong]

Yeah, point taken
It's really not as drastic as the lines may portray
top yellow line should be intersecting red dash at a point over the rear wheel
drops the gap quite a bit
your measures are good measures
Ford may have made the rake with the wheel well compensation factored in
eye of the beholder is what matters
camera angles can throw the whole thing off as well
green arrows probably better suited to display angle

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