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Not sure if you lifted enough to notice but I had a customer who put a 3 or 4 inch lift on a subaru with eyesight ADAS cameras and it was lifted enough that it had to have the cameras recalibrated. Due to the hood being that much higher he was getting premature braking etc from the cameras POV being changed.
Not sure if MachE would need this re-calibrated for a small lift though.
 
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I'm kind of digging it! Thanks for posting! I've also given some thought to a lift. For the past 9 years, I've driven a Subaru with 8.7" of ground clearance. Even if I don't feel like I'm necessarily sitting lower in the Mach-E, the thought of not having that extra clearance makes me feel a little uneasy. Only thing I might do different would be to run the smallest wheel size (18"?) and some mild AT tires to complete the "off road" look. My Subie, below.
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That looks awesome! I definitely would’ve lifted more if I wanted a more rugged look. The reason I didn’t go with Eibach lift kit is because I didn’t want that much of a lift on mine. Although it was a lot more expensive, Spaccer gave me more freedom on how much of a lift I wanted to add.
 

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That is the coolest Subaru I've ever seen. What model is that?
Thanks! It's a 2016 Crosstrek. Stock height with 15x7 Method Rally Wheels and Geolander A/T. That was 4ish years ago. I'm currently back on the stock 17" rims with Falken WildPeak A/T Trail rubber.
 


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Really like the wheels, but prefer the looks and handling of the lower stance for an exclusively on-road vehicle.
 

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how many of you people are taking their mach-e off road that you are worried about ground clearance????????
 

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how many of you people are taking their mach-e off road that you are worried about ground clearance????????
Thing is, it's not always about going off road. The Mach-E has one of the lowest ground clearances of any SUV type vehicle out there. There are several members here that cannot even get into their own driveways/garages without scraping or having all four wheels on the ground because of steep angles. This is why several here have lifted their cars. Another reason is the rear suspension on the Mach E has such a short travel (2 1/2" non GT, 2" GT) compared to any other SUV, when you load the rear of the car with 2-3 adults without any luggage you can easily bottom out the the suspension going over a small bump. Lifting the car in that situation gives a much better ride when the car is loaded with passengers/cargo.
 

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Following up on this... how many of the 12mm spaccer rings did you use on each corner? I'm assuming 2? Anything special that had to be done or added to re-align the suspension back into spec?

Spaccer and tires I got from Discount Tire. I got a local guy that works on alignment to install mine.
 

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Thing is, it's not always about going off road. The Mach-E has one of the lowest ground clearances of any SUV type vehicle out there. There are several members here that cannot even get into their own driveways/garages without scraping or having all four wheels on the ground because of steep angles. This is why several here have lifted their cars. Another reason is the rear suspension on the Mach E has such a short travel (2 1/2" non GT, 2" GT) compared to any other SUV, when you load the rear of the car with 2-3 adults without any luggage you can easily bottom out the the suspension going over a small bump. Lifting the car in that situation gives a much better ride when the car is loaded with passengers/cargo.
Could this be done with a Rally? While the Rally is slightly taller, I think it could use more.
 

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Could this be done with a Rally? While the Rally is slightly taller, I think it could use more.
While you can easily lift the rear with spring spacers (have done this several times on different Mach-E's to get the preferred height) you cannot lift the front end with spacers. Eibach makes lift springs but they give you no more height than the Ford Rally lift springs.
 
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Following up on this... how many of the 12mm spaccer rings did you use on each corner? I'm assuming 2? Anything special that had to be done or added to re-align the suspension back into spec?
If I'm recalling correctly, I got two spacers and two rubber units to get a little over an inch lift.
 

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I went from having a Volvo XC60 and didn't like how low this vehicle sat to the ground. I decided to put a lift kit on it and upgraded to Hankook Ion EVO SUV tires. Can honestly say I am very content with it now! Figured if I'm going to keep it a long time, then I might as well make mods to my liking. Definitely gives it more of an SUV feel now.

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I clicked on this thinking I would hate it. I actually love it. Good job and well done. I think you nailed the proportions of everything to keep a very good balanced look.
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