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Riding Height Specifications

Check tire pressure. Specifications are found on door pillar or in glove box. Trunk must be empty (except for spare tire and jack). Front seats should be moved back. Fuel tank should be full. Normalize springs by bouncing vehicle up and down.

If equipped with Automatic Level Control, deflate system and disconnect air line from superlift port on control valve. Measure ride height at locations "A" and "B" as shown in Fig 1.

Fig 1: Ride Height Measuring Points (All Models)
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RIDING HEIGHT SPECIFICATIONS

Application Front "A" Rear "B"
AMERICAN MOTORS 
  Concord & Spirit
    2 Door Liftback 8.8" 5.9"
    2 Door Sedan 8.4" 5.3"
  Eagle
    2 Door Liftback 12.2" 9.7"
    2 Door Sedan 11.8" 9.1"
CHRYSLER CORP. 
  Cordoba, Imperial and Mirada 8.9" 7.5"
  Diplomat, Gran Fury and New Yorker 7.8" 7.2"
  Aries & Reliant 8.1" 7.0"
  Horizon, Omni & 024
    2 Door 8.9" 7.8"
    4 Door 8.4" 8.9"
  Dodge 400 & LeBaron 8.4" 7.3"
  Rampage ..... .....
FORD MOTOR CO. 
  Fairmont 7.7" 7.0"
  Ford ..... .....
  Granada ..... .....
  Mustang 7.8" 6.9"
  XR7 ..... .....
  Thunderbird ..... .....
  Continental ..... .....
  Town Car ..... .....
  Mark VI ..... .....
  Capri 7.8" 6.9"
  Cougar ..... .....
  Mercury ..... .....
  Zephyr 7.7" 7.0"
  Escort & Lynx
    3 & 5 Door 7.4" 7.7"
    4 Door 7.4" 7.3"
  EXP & LN7 7.9" 7.5"
GENERAL MOTORS 
  Buick 
    Electra
      Coupe & Sedan 9.6" 9.5"
      Wagon 9.8" 10.2"
    LeSabre
      Coupe 9.6" 9.8"
      Sedan 9.8" 9.9"
      Wagon 9.8" 10.3"
    Regal
      Coupe 9.0" 9.1"
      Sedan 5.0" 9.1"
      Wagon 9.3" 9.8"
    Century 8.1" 8.0"
    Riviera 9.4" 9.3"
    Skylark 8.1" 8.2"
    Skyhawk ..... .....
  Cadillac 
    Brougham
      Coupe 2 Door 8.4" 7.6"
      Sedan 4 Door 9.2" .....
    Deville
      Coupe 8.4" 7.6"
      Sedan 8.4" 9.8"
    Fleetwood 8.8" 10.2"
    Cimarron 8.7" 8.4"
    Eldorado 10.1" 9.4"
    Seville 9.3" 9.3"
  Chevrolet 
    Camaro 7.6" 7.6"
    Caprice & Impala
      4 Door Sedan & 2 Door Coupe 9.2" 9.5"
      Wagon 9.4" 9.9"
    Chevette 8.2" 8.0"
    Corvette 8.0" 7.7"
    El Camino 9.2" 9.6"
    Malibu
      4 Door Sedan 9.0" 9.2"
      Wagon 9.2" 9.6"
    Monte Carlo 8.7" 8.8"
    Cavalier 9.5" 9.4"
    Celebrity & Citation 9.1" 9.2"
  Oldsmobile 
    Cutlass Supreme
      2 Door Coupe & 4 Door Sedan 9.3" 9.3"
      Wagon 9.0" 9.4"
    88 2 Door Coupe & 4 Door Sedan 9.3" 9.5"
    98 9.5" 9.7"
    Firenza 8.6" 8.6"
    Cutlass Ciera 8.3" 8.4"
    Omega 8.2" 8.2"
    Toronado 8.9" 9.0"
  Pontiac 
    Bonneville 9.4" 9.4"
    Firebird 7.6" 7.6"
    Grand Prix
      2 Door Notchback 9.0" 9.3"
      Wagon 9.5" 9.9"
    T1000 8.2" 8.0"
    J2000 ..... .....
    6000 8.0" 8.3"
    Phoenix 7.9" 8.0"