Why does my car seem lower than others?

[nonliberal]

Actually it hits the front lip more than anything else and that's what I'm worried the most about. The except for that one dip that goes just a little lower on the passenger side header collector the exhaust is pretty level with the K-member and other parts. I just put the can at the very lowest part just for reference in the pic. You can see better in this pic>>

 

[nonliberal]

I would be happy if I could just add .5" in ride height without needing to swap springs again. I like the BMR's but I can't have it scraping all the time.

 

[BMR Tech]

Unfortunately, having a lowered car can cause some issues for some.

As for the struts and lowering the car, etc....it is not true that 05-10 struts lower the 2011+ cars. It is also not true that GT500 mounts raise a car, because they have thicker material. I am not quite sure how any of that info, that I see posted many places, ever came to fruition.

The Koni Struts, for 05-Current Mustangs, from what I have experienced, can cause the front end to sit about 1/4" lower, when compared to the OEM, or other struts.

Our springs, are designed/engineered based on a naturally aspirated GT. With added weight, they can and will sit slightly lower.

As for clearance issues, it is definitely unfortunate. There are several options, including a spring change up front, adding thick isolators to the dead coils on our springs, or shimming between the strut tower and the upper mounts. I like our front spring design with the dead coils, because you can use some heater hose around the first 2-3 coils to raise the car up.

 

[nonliberal]

I'm sure that is probably the issue. The car does have a blower and dual fan IC which is adding weight. It sounds like between these options I should be able to get the extra height I need and still be able to keep the springs which is great!!

 

[03Sssnake]

Yeah the LT's are definitely making it worse, but I can't even drive onto the 5' ramps without driving on a board first or the front clip scrapes. The pic on the trailer is the front clip actually bottomed out to the point it was pulling on it. A friend of mine has the same springs and it's not as low. Wonder what could make a difference?

I got used to doing that with my C5Z, lowered on stock bolts and long tubes...I had to use boards and low profile ramps. I ended up buying two harbor freight low profile jacks as well...Getting that car all the way in the air was a PITA. You might think about going up a size on the wheels/tires, would give you a little more clearance...or you could try some heater hose on the bottom coil springs, would bump you up a tad.

 

[nonliberal]

I got used to doing that with my C5Z, lowered on stock bolts and long tubes...I had to use boards and low profile ramps. I ended up buying two harbor freight low profile jacks as well...Getting that car all the way in the air was a PITA. You might think about going up a size on the wheels/tires, would give you a little more clearance...or you could try some heater hose on the bottom coil springs, would bump you up a tad.

That's what I'm thinking My M&H front runners are only about 1/4" taller total though so it probably only gains 1/8 in ride height.

 

[nonliberal]

The tires on it are 235-35-19.
The M&H front runners are 185-55-17.

 

[Paul.]

The tires on it are 235-35-19.
The M&H front runners are 185-55-17.

Stock wheels are 27" tall. Your teeny tiny 19s are only 25.5" tall, so that's part of your problem.

The front runners are only 25" tall, which makes it even a little worse.

 

[nonliberal]

Stock wheels are 27" tall. Your teeny tiny 19s are only 25.5" tall, so that's part of your problem.

The front runners are only 25" tall, which makes it even a little worse.

I never have been good with tire sizes. What size tires would I need to go with on the 19s to gain about .5" ride height back? The front runners I can deal with since they don't see much street use.

 

['14 Shelby]

Conversion on google is your friend...but to make it easy either get a wider tire ie 255-35-19 or a taller tire 235-40-19.

The middle number is a % of the first (width) and they're all in millimeters.
With a 35% width
235 ~ 9 1/4" (wide) - this width gives you about 3 1/4" height (or 19" + 6 1/2") CURRENT
255 ~ 10" (wide) - this width gives you about 3 1/2" height (or 19" + 7")

If you went to a 40
235 ~ 9 1/4" (wide) - 3 5/8" (or 19" + 7 1/4")
255 ~ 10 (wide) - 4" (or 19" + 8")

 

[nonliberal]

Conversion on google is your friend...but to make it easy either get a wider tire ie 255-35-19 or a taller tire 235-40-19.

The middle number is a % of the first (width) and they're all in millimeters.
With a 35% width
235 ~ 9 1/4" (wide) - this width gives you about 3 1/4" height (or 19" + 6 1/2") CURRENT
255 ~ 10" (wide) - this width gives you about 3 1/2" height (or 19" + 7")

If you went to a 40
235 ~ 9 1/4" (wide) - 3 5/8" (or 19" + 7 1/4")
255 ~ 10 (wide) - 4" (or 19" + 8")

Thats good info! Thanks!

 

[nonliberal]

This issue was fixed. 245/45/19s on the front raised the car about a half in and filled in the wheel well a half inch so even though it sits higher it still looks even lower with very little gap between the tire and fenders.great. A couple days of driving I have had zero scrapes on anything!!