Level it?
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12-03-2008, 10:01 PM
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Here is the step by step process posted by another member.
https://www.f150online.com/forums/su...t-install.html
https://www.f150online.com/forums/su...t-install.html
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12-03-2008, 10:56 PM
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I hear those 2 statements all the time. My ball joints are bad because of the leveling kit...and that the stock shocks are crap. IMO, they work great. It's a truck with a rough ride. The stock shocks stop all body roll and bounces with the first bounce.
seeing posts like that, it really makes me wonder. I am a very **** retentive driver. I avoid every bad section of road that I can. But then I see 9/10 people "deliberately" hit that pothole I just avoided.
the front goes up 2 to 2.5" taller...and the rear bumper will go downwards by about 1"
seeing posts like that, it really makes me wonder. I am a very **** retentive driver. I avoid every bad section of road that I can. But then I see 9/10 people "deliberately" hit that pothole I just avoided.
I have zero problems with the kit...and there are tons of other people the same way. I think the roads we drive on are a bigger factor, and so is the drivers ability to avoid road obstacles....most people just blindly plow through anything
either way, msalle, we'll just have to agree to disagree. A leveling kit is perfect for the trucks that see little to no offroad action...I agree though that a lift kit is the "right" way to do it...if you 4x4 alot. Otherwise, you are blowing a ****-ton of money to "Do it right" unless you are after a certain look...which I am coincidently...hopefully my f-150 will be lifted within the next few months
boththe front goes up 2 to 2.5" taller...and the rear bumper will go downwards by about 1"
Oh and believe me, i dont deliberately hit potholes. Theres a reason my truck is almost 95k miles old with almost zero issues. But some of the county roads out here are incredibly old and are littered with DEEP potholes that often times you cannot see or avoid without swerving out.
And the stock shock ares great for the first 15k miles or so. But once they go bad, heh, they are BAD. As with most shocks that go bad though. Just wish they would've lasted longer, thats all.
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i hate how my dads truck drives with that spacer now, everyone says ride quality doesn't change, but IMO on his truck it did. speed bumps are much more harsh now and i feel much more out of the front end. his is the only leveled truck i have driven tho, so thats just my opinion on his truck
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12-04-2008, 11:29 PM
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Man i cannot agree with you more, After i had the leveling kit on for 15k miles on my 05 f150, every bump i hit was just ridiculous, I was surprised how bad it was, now on the new truck i am saving up to get the bilstein leveling shocks all i have heard is good things about those shocks!
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12-05-2008, 12:59 AM
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#42
12-05-2008, 10:55 AM
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12-05-2008, 11:15 AM
I measured my 05 from the hub (top of center cap) to the bottom of the fenderwell.
Front is 24.5" and back is 26.5".
If I used a 2.5" leveling kit I believe the nose would be sitting higher than the back.
I think a 1 3/4" leveling kit would be perfect. I'd like me truck to sit just a smidgeon higher in the back so when I have any weight in the back, or I'm towing, the truck doesn't look like a sagging Dodge.
Front is 24.5" and back is 26.5".
If I used a 2.5" leveling kit I believe the nose would be sitting higher than the back.
I think a 1 3/4" leveling kit would be perfect. I'd like me truck to sit just a smidgeon higher in the back so when I have any weight in the back, or I'm towing, the truck doesn't look like a sagging Dodge.