I am new to this site and i just purchased my 2001 F150 supercab 4X4. I am looking itno buying a leveling kit or a body lift. I can not find any leveling kits available for my truck but i see other people have them. Where can i get them and whom should i get them from? How much? Also i see the body lifts and i am very capable of doing the body lift install. They are $130 but you have to get the space fillers to make it look good which are more expensive. I am just trying to do a cheap upgrade to make the truck look more aggresive and then put some good tires underneath it. Im not planing on doing anything insane with the tires. Im going to play it safe and do 285/70/17 i think. Everyone says this is the size to go without recalibrating anything. I am looking into the Cooper discover sst tire because i can get a discount on coopers. Can anyone just help me out i am new and dont know what to get. Thanks for the help guys.

Will

 

I'm currenly doing a 3" summit bodylift on my truck and while they look simple...for me at least...there have been alot of headaches. That is the cheapest route for tire clearance though, and personally I don't think what shows is that bad. Really all that shows on my truck is the suspension, but larger tires will in turn, cover that. As far as leveling kits go you should be safe just getting front lift springs. Summit PN- eXP-24122 lists 1-6" You could try spring spacers, which would be much cheaper, but I personally have not had alot of luck with them. The choice is yours! Good luck!

 

You don't need a leveling kit because the front ride height of your truck is adjustable by the preload on the torsion bars.

 

isnt there a way to adjust the torsion bars to give your truck a "lift". one of my friends always mentioned that he would tighten his front torsion bars so that the front of the truck would sit level with the rear.

i do not do any towing or any offroading. i just want to level out the height of the truck. and im thinking about adding 2" block to my rear. so what would be the best way for me to go about the entire situation? when i go with the block for the rear, what should i do to ensure that the front of the truck is level.

 

Yes, if you have a 4x4, you can adjust the torsion bars to get an inch or two of lift.

 

how do i do it? do i need to put the truck on jackstands or just leave it on the ground? any special tools i need?

 

Just jack the truck up and turn each adjustment bolt an equal number of turns. Don't forget to get an alignment afterwards.

 

turn them clockwise our counter clockwise??

 

Clockwise (tighten them) to raise the truck.

 

alright sweet. i will wait to do this until after i add the block to the rear. what else should i do to the front to keep it at a level height with the rear?

 

That's about your only option other than a full suspension lift.

 

i know nothing about this....ive only lowered vehicles with dropped spindles. is there like a "raised spindle" or something equivalent that may be pretty easy

 

No, not for 4x4's.

 

i am starting to hate my truck more and more