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.

 

[euroben]

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.

I have just had new shocks and springs fitted all round and can confirm that on the twin air the ride hight at the front is 650mm from road surface to the top of the wheel arch and 700mm at the rear. And underneath it is 160mm from the lowest hanging part to the road surface. So almost identical to the diesel example above. Mine sits ever so slightly nose down but almost level.