Lowered Front Lip Height IS350F
Hey guys,
I have a 350 F, I love the car and garage it to keep her clean.
My driveway has a incline and in stock form the front bumper has a .5" clearance to enter my garage without scraping.
I really want a light drop/19's and was hoping some of you guys with a similar setup can measure from the ground to the bottom of the front bumper so I can see if it will still be able to enter my garage if I lower and add wheels.
My stock 2015 Is350 F is sitting right at 7.2" in the center/plate area of the bumber.
THX for any info! Ryan
I have a 350 F, I love the car and garage it to keep her clean.
My driveway has a incline and in stock form the front bumper has a .5" clearance to enter my garage without scraping.
I really want a light drop/19's and was hoping some of you guys with a similar setup can measure from the ground to the bottom of the front bumper so I can see if it will still be able to enter my garage if I lower and add wheels.
My stock 2015 Is350 F is sitting right at 7.2" in the center/plate area of the bumber.
THX for any info! Ryan
Last edited by rp2000r; Sep 15, 2015 at 01:32 PM.
We need to know exactly what size tires you want to run on those 19's.
The stock 18" (rear) tires on the F-Sport are 255/35/18
Say you went with basically the same size tire, only the 19 inch version (255/35/19), the car would then sit 0.5" higher.
Now, at this point you would have 1.0" clearance to your garage.
So from there, either you would have to make sure whatever springs you put on the car to lower are no more than an inch (less to be safe), OR you could go with bigger tires on the 19's (say 255/40/19) and in that case you will have gained a whole inch higher to begin with giving you two inches of clearance BEFORE lowering the car. (Though keep in mind bigger tires don't look so appealing to some people, especially with aftermarket rims)
The stock 18" (rear) tires on the F-Sport are 255/35/18
Say you went with basically the same size tire, only the 19 inch version (255/35/19), the car would then sit 0.5" higher.
Now, at this point you would have 1.0" clearance to your garage.
So from there, either you would have to make sure whatever springs you put on the car to lower are no more than an inch (less to be safe), OR you could go with bigger tires on the 19's (say 255/40/19) and in that case you will have gained a whole inch higher to begin with giving you two inches of clearance BEFORE lowering the car. (Though keep in mind bigger tires don't look so appealing to some people, especially with aftermarket rims)
Aleriance,
I kind of crunched the same number with bigger wheel, tires and drop but would hate to spend $2-3k and not be able to garage her.Hoping a few can measure and post up real world numbers.
It's a bad driveway and backing in at angle is a pia daily especially with 2 cars/truck in a small 2 car garage.
I need a new house or new driveway!
I love clean lowered cars
I kind of crunched the same number with bigger wheel, tires and drop but would hate to spend $2-3k and not be able to garage her.Hoping a few can measure and post up real world numbers.
It's a bad driveway and backing in at angle is a pia daily especially with 2 cars/truck in a small 2 car garage.
I need a new house or new driveway!
I love clean lowered cars
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