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@Dooks-Fatberg
Yep. Tighten the screws in the claw in the back (or add more springs) till the bottom of the bridge plate is roughly parallel with the top of the guitar. Strat orthodoxy is to have just enough tension that ur usual bending doesn’t pull the whole thing flat. Some folks like a touch of up-bend (small gap between the back of the bridge and body) but some like it clamped to the body so that a hand resting on the bridge can’t accidentally push it sharp. I like a bit of a gap so that when you bend with the trem it’s more of an up and down movement around the note. I also only have one strat and it’s set up with heavy strings and a high action for slide so… your preferences may vary.