Okay so I'm reasonably satisfied with the F150 for now. Hah!
So I just added Bilstein 5100's (fronts are set to 2" over stock), 35x12.50R18 BF Goodrich KM2's, and 15% tint all around, including over factory tint.
I love it! It sits about 3.5" higher than stock, it rides GREAT, and the tires fit PERFECT. I was told by most people that 35's would rub the lower control arm at full lock, but the BFG's fit just perfect and don't rub anything in either direction, from lock to lock. I only have about 75 miles on the tires so far, but hit plenty of driveways and bumps and anything else and nothing rubs yet. They are fairly quiet (for an M/T). Power loss is less than I expected, in fact hardly noticeable so far other than a downshift on a long hill where it used to hold O/D, no biggie.
Here are the pictures. I'll add more later when the weather is better, and hopefully I can find somewhere close to get it dirty.
Sorry for the odd coloring in the pictures, it was a dark overcast and rainy day today.
Here it is after I bought it.
After the Bilsteins, steps removed.
And now.
