How to enlarge clearance for Ford Focus

Clearance is the distance (ground clearance) between the expensive and lower point of the middle of the car. On the car of foreign manufacture, including the Ford Focus, small clearance. And over time it becomes even less. As a result, the car is harder to overcome bumps and pits, which we have a lot on the roads. The motorist has to increase the clearance. How best to cope with such work - and it will be discussed further.

Ford Focus is an excellent mid-class car, just should not constantly overload it. Use, for example, to transport vegetables with cottages. After all, the springs lose their elasticity and sneak. If you carefully exploit Ford, then the equipment will be less.

The reason for the reduction of the road lumen could be a burst spring. Specialists recommend inspection of the chassis of Ford Focus every 10,000 mileage. If the motorist did not do this in a timely manner, then he is time to seek help to the masters of the car service. Here You will find yourself the nearest STR (maintenance station) in your city.

Increase clien 2-3 cm using spacers. They are installed between the spring and the body of the car. It is only necessary to take those spacers that are suitable for your transport. Make it easier to find them in online stores, the cost of supports and their delivery will not hit the pocket.

Material for the manufacture of spacers is used different: aluminum, plastic, rubber and polyurethane. Experienced masters advise to use rubber and plastic. After all, these materials are durable, not subject to corrosion. When they are used, the deformation of the body is excluded, such spacers are almost not noticeable. The only drawback of rubber supports is in winter they are faster than plastic.

Specialists will install spacers in a few minutes. If you decide to make installation yourself, then you will need time. Initially, get the car on the lift. If on the jacks, then at once from two sides, we raise the front of the car. Otherwise, the pendant will challenge the torsion, the spacer can not be inserted. Unscrew the fastening bolts and hubs, remove the wheels. Then drives from the axis of the hub. Unscrew the bolts that fasten the racks, remove them. Secure the spacer with the screeds or plastic homutics (see the instructions of your insert, is described there how to fix them).

With new bolts, screw the racks (they are longer, go in the set with inserts). It is desirable that on the bolt's hat there is a digit: 10.9, and not 5.8 (the number of hardness steel). We put on the place of the wheel, secure discs. Rear wheels are removed in turn, it is not necessary to drag at once from two sides. Do the rest, like with the front.

There is another way to increase clearance - change rubber. Highly profile tires will allow to increase the lumen by 5 cm. Find such tires in the Internet, for example: here on website Or by calling in Moscow: 215-20-23, from Mobile: +7 (495) 215-20-23. The disadvantages of this method are deterioration of the car manageability, high cost.

As you can see, you should not be upset if your Ford asked a little. You can find ways to repair the car cheaper. If the driver has at least some skills, he will also cope with troubleshooting.