Okay i typed that in a huge hurry, this is my retyped version. I bought my f-150, 2005, before doing too much research. I knew it sat low in the front but to be honest i thought the almighty "leveling kit" and "lowering shackles" would each do there own to level it. Problem is, my truck has never been level (edit: i lied, it was level for like two weeks after the leveling kit was installed, however once it settled it lowered down an inch or so). And i REALLY want it to be either level, or nose high. I currently have a 2.5" leveling kit from hellbent steel. any suggestions would be appreciated. a few of my thoughts:

a. replace 2wd knuckles with 4wd knuckles. that is assuming it would work. any ideas?

b. find a member that bought a three inch level and wants a 2.5" level. Trade.

c. Find a small suspension lift for the front end.

Pics.

Stock stance.


Current stance with 2.5" level.




how it looked right after level was installed, before it "settled". nearly 15k miles ago.

 

Bump, edited first post.

 

I am in the same boat. I am thinking about trying to sell my 2.5" HBS leveling kit and buy a 3.5" cause my truck is about an inch lower in the front. Btw I love the look of your truck and want to do a lot of the same mods as you have done.

 

Well i appreciate it man. i "splurged" this summer. Gotta quit spending money now. 3.5" level? i have never seen anything bigger then a 3". i was thinking about putting lowering shackles back on the rear.

 

3.5"? I've never heard of that. People start to have ball joint issues with 3" kits so I don't think anybody would even buy 3.5" kits if they existed. Lowering shackles would probably be the easiest and cheapest way to go. I bought a pair for an old Chevy I used to have and it actually had 2 positions to adjust the height with, 1" or 2" drop.

 

A steel coilover spacer cannot settle.

 

I agree with Stealth, steel spacers do not settle. Check your coil springs, I bet you broke your coils and thats why you lost some lift.

 

The pictures are evident that it sits lower now then it did. I will check my coils. How much are they? truck has 128k miles, would replacing them help?

 

You could go with a OEM 4WD coil/strut and swap out your existing. Should bring it up about 1". I would be more concerned about angles though with a 2.5" spacer plus a 4WD strut. Take a look back using search- there are a couple of good threads on this. Other than that, maybe start looking into a procomp or similar kit.

 

https://www.f150online.com/forums/20...-like-4x4.html

according to this i can swap my shocks with 4x4 shocks and gain atleast 1". that correct? my stockers are shot anyways.

 

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Sorry guys, I was wrong. It is only a 3" leveling kit, for some reason I thought it was 3.5". From what I heard from other guys is that they put a 1" block in the back and it made the truck level so I don't know if that would work.

Also gcart, how far from Tampa do you live?