Technical 4x4 Ride Height

[Dak138]

Hi everyone,

My 2014 panda 4x4 has a 6 inch difference in ride height betwheen front and rear. Unloaded with a full fuel tank rear ride height to the wheel arch is 70 inches, front is 64 inches. I would expect a slight difference to allow for loading but is this correct?
What is the best way to raise the front a couple of inches?
Grateful for any thoughts/advice...

 

[RSInfotech]

'Ground Clearance B' is the information you're looking for in the attached data from eLearn... All different dependent upon model/engine/tyre combinations:

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Hi everyone,

My 2014 panda 4x4 has a 6 inch difference in ride height between front and rear. Unloaded with a full fuel tank rear ride height to the wheel arch is 70 inches, front is 64 inches. I would expect a slight difference to allow for loading but is this correct?
What is the best way to raise the front a couple of inches?
Grateful for any thoughts/advice...

I'd be lowering it if I were you

 

[Dak138]

'Ground Clearance B' is the information you're looking for in the attached data from eLearn... All different dependent upon model/engine/tyre combinations:

Thanks. Thats really useful. Although the 4x4 is not featured, my front, at 652, is about a cm lower than the climbing. I have bottomed out a couple of times on rough roads so I checked - it does seem to be quite a difference!

 

[euroben]

Thanks. Thats really useful. Although the 4x4 is not featured, my front, at 652, is about a cm lower than the climbing. I have bottomed out a couple of times on rough roads so I checked - it does seem to be quite a difference!

My 2014 4x4 TA is quite low at the front and quite high at the back. I am just about to have the springs and shocks replaced all round. Either the springs at the front have had it or at some point someone has fitted ones for a standard panda rather than a 4x4. Easily done because when you search online there are so many options of spring and they are all different lengths. I also ground out quite a lot and that is not right in a panda 4x4. My previous one, I never grounded out once. Will let you know what mine is like when I have had the new springs and shocks. It’s going in two weeks for it to be done.

 

[Herts Hillhopper]

It sounds very much like you have the wrong springs fitted at front . The 4x4 should sit more or less level, but around 50mm higher than the standard models. There are several variations in the springs listed for the Panda; 2 or 4 wheel drive, but also different depending on the engine (since a 4 cylinder diesel weighs more than a 2 cylinder TwinAir)

Just measured mine: road surface to arch at front is 670mm (first photo). At rear it’s around 700mm unladen (second photo). This is a Diesel 4x4 on 175/65r15 tyres. A 4x4 Cross will be 6mm higher than this owing to its marginally taller tyres. Third photo shows ‘slightly nose down’ attitude.

A rough indication is that there should be about 150 to 160mm between the ground and the lowest point of the engine undertray/sump guard.