Installed Mach-E Rally Springs on my 2023 RWD ER

[giwu42]

Their prices are usually ~30% off MSRP. I think they’re somewhere in the Midwest. They shipped it to me within a week of ordering.

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[giwu42]

I think the website is Bommarito Ford’s parts department.

 

[Triggerhappy007]

It SHOULD be a job they can do but most Ford dealers don't like installing parts on a car that originally did not come with them because they believe it would void the warranty. In this case, that is not true but just don't think you will find a dealer that will be willing to do the job. Like giwu42 above, I would find a reputable suspension shop or any good car mechanic and have them do it. It is not a difficult process. I have done at least 7 Mach-E's here at my home but then I do have a lift and some of the special tools required for the job. Takes me about 3-4 hours for the entire thing.

Since it raises the front by 0.7" installing the front springs, could you just install the rear springs and not have that problem?

 

[giwu42]

The stock MME's rear is taller than the front already, so just installing only the rear springs would make the discrepancy even higher. The car is about 0.8" taller as a whole, just the front is raised more than the rear because it is lighter.

 

[Mache_Nor]

Forgot to ask; any change to the efficiency in low / high speed scenarios?

 

[McSquashy]

@giwu42, thank you for the info!
This is a mod that I'm very much interested in for my '23 Premium 4X.

My MME is more of a daily commuter than a go out and carve up a twisty mountain road vehicle. If I'm able to get even a slightly more compliant ride and additional ground clearance, I'm all for it! Even if it means sacrificing a bit of performance.

You may have already mentioned it, but is it necessary to change the struts as well? Wasn't sure if the Rally uses different struts with longer travel.

 

[nicholsjon]

You can actually figure it out with math. Measure the whole length of the control arm to which the sprung is attached from its frame pivot point to the center of its ball joint. Call this A. Then measure the length of the control arm from its frame pivot point to the middle point of the spring pan. Call this B. The amount you want to lift the car is L. The spacer thickness is S. ??

So, S = L * B/A. ??

This gets a little hard to measure given 3-point control arms (aka A-Arms) because you have to use an imaginary point as the frame pivot point defined by the intersection of the line between the fore and aft control arm pivots and the line between the ball joint and the center of the control arm spring pan. Easier with 3D modeling, but doable with common measuring tools if you are careful. ??

Yeah - I tried to do the calculation just as you described with some rough measurements . For some reason it came up short. So after that, I was able to come up the ratio between spacer and lift of about 80% ish spacer to lift. It seemed rather high to me, but that's about what it came out to. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[giwu42]

Forgot to ask; any change to the efficiency in low / high speed scenarios?

no change in efficiency during city driving. I’m taking a road trip soon so will report back for highway

 

[giwu42]

@giwu42, thank you for the info!
This is a mod that I'm very much interested in for my '23 Premium 4X.

My MME is more of a daily commuter than a go out and carve up a twisty mountain road vehicle. If I'm able to get even a slightly more compliant ride and additional ground clearance, I'm all for it! Even if it means sacrificing a bit of performance.

You may have already mentioned it, but is it necessary to change the struts as well? Wasn't sure if the Rally uses different struts with longer travel.

nope I kept the stock shocks. I don’t think its possible to retrofit the Rally’s magneride shocks on non-magneride cars

 

[McSquashy]

nope I kept the stock shocks. I don’t think its possible to retrofit the Rally’s magneride shocks on non-magneride cars

Thanks for the reply. I momentarily forgot that the rally has the Magneride setup.

I look forward to your road trip review!

 

[giwu42]

Forgot to ask; any change to the efficiency in low / high speed scenarios?

I'm getting 3.5-5 mi/kwh in the city and roughly 3-3.1 mi/kwh on the highway at 75mph. Honestly don't really notice too much of a change so far.

 

[Mache_Nor]

I'm getting 3.5-5 mi/kwh in the city and roughly 3-3.1 mi/kwh on the highway at 75mph. Honestly don't really notice too much of a change so far.

Thank you for the research! Do you know if that page you referred to earlier ship things abroad? As a Norwegian resident it’s not exactly in my backyard. Secondly, are there other parts than the two mentioned I need to order? My idea is to get everything needed and dump it on the dealer, and if they won’t do it we have a body shop close by they likely would do the job. Lastly; all the numbers in your first post is corrected? If so it makes it easier to point like a ape at the page and say “me want this” to the guys Alternatively a tl;dr for the techs (part x go to y with numbers z) so they CANT go wrong? (trust me, some people can’t read more than four lines. And the reason why I can say this is because I at least acknowledges that I am too thick to try to do this myself haha!).

 

[giwu42]

Thank you for the research! Do you know if that page you referred to earlier ship things abroad? As a Norwegian resident it’s not exactly in my backyard. Secondly, are there other parts than the two mentioned I need to order? My idea is to get everything needed and dump it on the dealer, and if they won’t do it we have a body shop close by they likely would do the job. Lastly; all the numbers in your first post is corrected? If so it makes it easier to point like a ape at the page and say “me want this” to the guys Alternatively a tl;dr for the techs (part x go to y with numbers z) so they CANT go wrong? (trust me, some people can’t read more than four lines. And the reason why I can say this is because I at least acknowledges that I am too thick to try to do this myself haha!).

I'm not sure if they will ship to Norway. You'll probably have to reach out and ask. You will need 2 front spings and 2 rear springs and these adjustable camber bolts to align the front suspension

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CB3QUI?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

 

[Naren]

I would order it directly from fordpartspros.com. They offered a pretty big discount compared to to the dealership. I found a local reputable suspension shop to do it for me.

If you don't mind, How much local shop charged for installation?

 

[giwu42]

If you don't mind, How much local shop charged for installation?

$500 original spring installation + $300 for spacers + $120 for alignment

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