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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 08:09 AM
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Ground Clearance

Hello does anyone have the specs on where to measure the aerostars ground clearance? I could be being paranoid but over the past year my van looks like it's sinking lower and lower. None of the springs are broken but I'm wondering if they're all getting really weak.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 12:41 AM
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It's very likely that your springs are sagging. I replaced my rear springs about a year ago, and now the van looks a lot more even than before.

A common place to easily measure ride height is the distance between the wheel center and the lower lip of the fenders. My AWD shows 16 inches all around. This may be 1 inch higher than a 2WD, as I recall that was the difference in ground clearance between the two. Sorry, I don't remember the exact specs for the clearance, nor where it would be measured.
 
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