Guys I did it, put in the entire drop kit by myself from various kit pieces, but I'm worried this is lower than it suppose to be the clearance is tighter than I imagined.... Is there a such thing as a 3 inch lift shackle for the rear? I might need to install the spacer I got with the coils in the front.

 

It would be best if you posted a picture so it can be compared to what it's supposed to look like.

Which part is too low? I don't know a whole lot about lowering, so other people will be able to help a lot more. But I know if the rear is a flip kit, it needs to be raised back up to achieve 4" because that lowers the rear like 5.5" or something like that.

This might help too
https://www.f150online.com/forums/st...8-f-150-a.html

 

What year and model truck? what lowering kit? Pics would be helpful.

 

I think he's got an 04-08 IIRC from previous posts, but no idea on drivetrain.

 

Sorry fellas I wrote the post and tryed adding pics and wasn't sure how to do it then tablet died. But here's another go at it, I did djm flip kit in rear with 2 in lift shackles and the front is 2 inch belltech drop coils and eibach struts valved for 2 inch coils. I have an 08 lariat 4x4, did all work myself.

 

Don't take this just from me, but that looks REALLY low. That looks like more than a 2/4 drop on a 2WD. So it looks like 4/6 territory. It could just be that you have relatively big tires. 305/50/20? Looks pretty damn good though.

Just brainstorming, did you possibly put on a 2WD kit? 4x4s are 2" taller stock?

The fenders are already cutting up your front tires when you hit a bump.

Post #5 is a 2Wd with a 2/4 and 31" tires IIRC
https://www.f150online.com/forums/su...d-lowered.html

And this is 3(.5)/5 on a 4x4
https://www.f150online.com/forums/me...e179178-a.html

 

those tires are 32 inches tall. That looks like a 2wd 4/6 drop

 

Wow if its a 2wd 4/6 then that would mean for a 4x4 I went 5/8 right? I didn't think the drop kit made a big difference between 4x4 and 2wd, just different heights when stock right? Are you suppose to get different kits between the 2 drive trains? I need to add that I bought the truck with 275/55r20 tire and limited rims on them. The rims and tires in the picture are part of the sale, I wanted to see how they look and would rather f#@! up these tires that my good Michelin's on the limiters. Just need some confident opinions before I go possibly waste money on trying to get an alignment done and make need to redo something

 

4/6 on a 2WD is like a 6/8, but I don't think you can even go that low with basic stuff. But I definitely think that looks like a 2WD 2/4, and there are definitely different kits for each drivetrain. So I would call up whoever you bought that from and ask what his truck was.

There's a whole 2" difference up front between the two, which has a huge effect on CV and upper ball joint angles. 4WD can't go anywhere near as low as a 2WD without running into issues, but I don't know what that "lowest" height is.

Knowing what the kit is is the most important thing, then taking pictures of all the angles up front is the next step to see if you can safely keep it at that height. I won't be of much help for that unless they're completely horrid angles.

 

This is AZmidget FX2 for reference.



When you do get the struts grind twice as much out of the alignment holes, I did and at 4.5" I am maxed out but still in spec.

For reference here is my truck 4.5/5.5 drop
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I have read countless times belltech has poor measurements. If you want a 2" drop up front, belltech makes drop spindles. Factory geometry is kept intact.

 

Yeah but spindles are only for 2wd, I bought my shocks all around from AZmidget actually and he told me the front coil overs were valve for a 2 inch drop coils so i mention i already had those so thought i was good to go and a 4x4 is supposedly only 1 inch taller in the front than a 2wd so it made sense that I would have 3 inches of drop in front when all is said and done. What size tires should I have on if these are too big if I need to downsize?

 

I personally would recommend a 275/40/20 or 295/40/20. That would help with the tire issue up front and open up the gap about 1.25 inches or so. It would also drop the truck that much more. It would look pretty sweet. AZ knows his shiz and you can pretty much take what he says to the bank. Patman is another that has valuable info to contribute.

 

4x4s are a FULL 2.0+" taller. Believe me, I've measured dozens

 

I know they are 2 inches in the rear but I read many threads stating a 1inch lift in the front over 2wd by 4x4's

By the way I read up some more and see that my rear is actually at 5 inches drop in rear for a 2wheeldrive, so i didn't understand I had to get the front hangers to be at 4 inches of drop, thought that's something you get if you might wanna eventually try going even lower.