2012 Kia Sportage

[peter_374410740]

Can anyone who has a 2012 Kia Sportage let me know the measurement from the centre of the wheel to the centre of the underside of the wheel arch as mine appears low.
Comments would be appreciated.

 

[Bill.D]

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[Parksy]

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[ProfJohnL]

Can anyone who has a 2012 Kia Sportage let me know the measurement from the centre of the wheel to the centre of the underside of the wheel arch as mine appears low.
Comments would be appreciated.

Hello Peter,
There are three dangers of trying to make a comparrison with other peoples cars:-
There will be some manufactures tollerance in the dimension you are questioning, so its unlikley that any two cars would be the exactly the same.
The car may be defective,worn or already have some items of load that will change the criteria being measured,
and secondly the person doing the measurement may not do it in the same way as you and thus not give you the information you are looking for.
Clearly this is an issue with which you have some considerable concern, If it is as noticable as you seem to think, then you must have deeper concerns about possible defective components, and that must have some implication towards the safety of the vehicle. I should have thought the obvious thing to do here would be to have the car checked by the Kia dealer, who should have access to the manufacturers specifications. They would also be best placed to tell you if there is anything to be concerned about.

 

[Bill.D]

Will try again, have enabled compatibility mode so here goes.
Peter, sorry it took so long to reply by the time I measured up I had forgotten where I saw the post, (looking on Kia forum, in vain for obvious reasons)
Measured my 2013 KX4, from top of tyre to highest part inside wheel arch is approx 170 mm. (rear wheel)
Bill D

 

[Bill.D]

Eureka
Bill D

 

[peter_374410740]

Thank you Prof John L and Bill D for your comments, Kia are trying sort out my problem with the suspension.
Peter