sellermoore Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 Just acquired a 2013 Cmax SEL that had been purchased new by my parents. This is going to be an extra car for us, I imagine I will use it to save money over my current daily that only gets about 20mpg. As it is on the ford global c platform, I am looking at spacers to lift it about 1" to allow larger tires to fit. Most c platform spacers seem to be aimed at the focus, but I imagine they should fit on the cmax as they share a platform. Anybody have any experience with this? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestead Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 Don't care about larger tires but would love it if my c-max sat a little higher off the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellermoore Posted October 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) Looking at something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Tema4x4-Complete-FOCUS-C-MAX-2012-2018/dp/B073F99S91/ref=pd_sbs_263_1/147-9239965-5571232?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B073F99S91&pd_rd_r=23ddf887-8a8d-4da7-ab55-c6a2cd9f8955&pd_rd_w=J72Id&pd_rd_wg=aCHGG&pf_rd_p=b65ee94e-1282-43fc-a8b1-8bf931f6dfab&pf_rd_r=XXS7J2SQB9E15A6XNMQD&psc=1&refRID=XXS7J2SQB9E15A6XNMQD Edited October 21, 2020 by sellermoore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellermoore Posted October 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 Looks like we should be good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbov Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 19 hours ago, sellermoore said: ... allow larger tires to fit ... Why? What are you trying to achieve? Make the right choices and you'll have another 20 mpg car! Tell us more! sellermoore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellermoore Posted October 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 I plan to use this as the car we use for camping and light off roading (think forest access roads to be able to get to more remote campsites, not actual off roading/rock crawling). Seems to be a lot more all-terrain/on road tire options in the 215/60/R16 and 216/65/R16 range. Going to put some 16" wheels and larger tires on, thinking adding .75" of lift should provide enough clearance to avoid any rubbing issues. The tires will undoubtedly be heavier than stock tires, but the wheels will be a little lighter than the factory wheels, so overall the weight increase should be minimal. I'm sure there will be a slight aerodynamic compromise being a little higher in the air, but I don't anticipate a huge mpg decrease. My current car gets about 20mpg AND requires premium gas, so as long as I can get 30+ and don't have to use premium, the savings should be significant and it has a lot more cargo room than my daily! I found this guy from Alaska in another car group I am in who has done a similar small lift and tire change on his Cmax to run beefier winter tires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P0ptart Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 Hi, did those work out? Thinking of doing the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparktocmax Posted April 26, 2022 Report Share Posted April 26, 2022 Please let us know if that worked out. I moved to a more rural area and boy is my c-max not fitted for those driveways. I *think* even at stock height you can up the tire size one notch to 235/50R17, and the lift kit would give it that extra but of clearance to avoid scraping off the fabric(!?) under the car* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparktocmax Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 (edited) For those still interested, the Tema4x4 lift kit on eBay / Amazon installed fine and gave a decent lift, no longer scraping at splaces it used to! I think this car should have been this height from the beginning. Edited November 12, 2022 by sparktocmax Wheatridger and homestead 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheatridger Posted November 30, 2022 Report Share Posted November 30, 2022 On 11/12/2022 at 12:25 PM, sparktocmax said: For those still interested, the Tema4x4 lift kit on eBay / Amazon installed fine and gave a decent lift, no longer scraping at splaces it used to! I think this car should have been this height from the beginning. That looks good! Was that the 20mm or the 30mm kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparktocmax Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 This was the 30mm kit. The shadow seems to mask the lift some but there's a good amount of space above the tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestead Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 30 mm is 1.18 inches, Is that the lift you ended up with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theasset Posted July 27, 2023 Report Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 11/12/2022 at 2:25 PM, sparktocmax said: For those still interested, the Tema4x4 lift kit on eBay / Amazon installed fine and gave a decent lift, no longer scraping at splaces it used to! I think this car should have been this height from the beginning. Looks great, not too agressive .. have you noticed any reduction in performance (read: cornering, range/fuel economy)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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