Reply to "Ride height"

Ford/DeTomaso would have you make the car perfectly level as measured from the rearmost lower a-arm attach bolts front & rear, to the ground (see Red Owners Manual for spec's). A better setup with less crawling around underneath is to measure from the frontmost horizontal edge of the rocker panels to ground, setting your Pantera such that the front is about 1/2" lower than the rear. The resulting 'rake' improves high-speed handling without the need for a spoiler (up to a point; then regardless, you'll need a spoiler to keep the front wheels on the ground.) Virtually anything you do to the chassis changes wheel alignment, so make as many changes as necessary but do a complete realignment as the last step. Do not be surprised if the two sides are at different heights even if the car is perfectly corner-weight-balanced. Most Panteras have slight twists or distortions to the chassis. This does not necessarily make for a poor handing car as most can be compensated for.