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Old Apr 26, 2021
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Please take a look at my rear wheel wells and advise...

Hello, I am new to this forum and new to Ford Rangers. I drove one for years with my former employer but now I bought a 2021 Ranger FX4 XLT. I have owned it for about 6 weeks and never taken it off road (yet). So the other day I noticed that the passenger side wheel well is about 1.5 inches higher from the top of the tire as compared to the drivers side. Please see the pics. I called the dealer and they said bring it down so they can look at it because they were not aware of any other customers with this issue. I will take it down next week but has anyone experienced this problem? Do you know if something needs to be adjusted to level the rear passenger side height to match the driver side?



 
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Did you measure it on level ground, or just in your driveway?
 
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The picture was taken in my driveway however I measured it both on the street, a parking lot and in my driveway. I'm aware not to measure on a slope. Thank you.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2021
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Originally Posted by MauiBoy
The picture was taken in my driveway however I measured it both on the street, a parking lot and in my driveway. I'm aware not to measure on a slope. Thank you.
If you hang around here long enough, you'll understand why I had to ask.
 
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How about from the ground up ?
Have you verified that both rear tires are the same size?
 
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Old Apr 28, 2021
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Did the truck have a full tank of fuel? It would be funny if ford never did anything to correct the ranger lean
 
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Yes a full tank of gas. I found out my first measurements were not level ground. There's only 1/4 inch variance at the rear on level ground. I assume the extra weight of gas is the reason.
 
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Originally Posted by Fordzilla80
Did you measure it on level ground, or just in your driveway?
You were correct. I rechecked my positions and discovered they were not level. There is 1/4 inch difference on a level surface. I need to do a better job and use a small line level. Thanks again.
 
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