'01 Supercrew 4x4. Im getting a 3" body lift, what do i need to do to level it out?

 

A leveling kit

 

I herd something about torsion bars....what do you do with those? and are there different types of leveling kits?

 

you can turn them to give u about 2 inches of lift..they only come with the 97-03's...im not sure if that will level you out i dont think so..wandell can help u out with that though

 

You have torsion bars. Take your truck to shop and have tham crank em. My local shop tried not to charge me for it. I threw him a 20$. 33's and aftermarket rims.

 

Right. You don't need a leveling kit. Just crank up the preload on the torsion bars and have the front end aligned.

 

Im looking to do the same with my 02 crew.would this excessivly wear the balljoints and would i need new shocks up front?

 

my local off road shop would not crank the torsion bars due to the excessive wear on the cv angles and what not. Looks like I gotta wait till I get the money to lift it.

 

Any time you crank up the preload on the torsion bars you increase the angle of the CV and ball joints. Of course this increases wear and tear. But so does installing larger tires and wider wheels. So does offroading your truck. The same goes for towing/hauling increasing wear and tear on the engine and drivetrain. Everthing has to be done within reason.

 

Crank your torsion bars. You don't have to do it that much though to get a leveled look. I cranked mine just enough to clear 35s on a 3" body lift so there was no rubbing. The front still sat a little lower, so I took off the bottom air valance. It looks level and I didn't have to crank the torsion bars too much, to decrease wear and tear.

Also, you should be able to crank your torsion bars on your own, they're pretty easy. Good luck

 

on the topic of t-bars.
can you guys please take a look at this thread.
https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=290078

 

The only thing I can figure is Ford put too much Loctite on your adjustment bolts, or they are rusted up. Try heating them up a little.

 

jk007 ur truck looks NICE i want the same look for my 02! btw i have the same color as u,i have a question-did you have the factory 17's?if so will 16"s clear the brake rotors?

 

thanks Yes, 16s will clear the brake rotors on on the older style trucks like ours. I'm running 16s with 35s (well 315/75/16s with no rubbing). I would ask Wandell about making sure you have the correct backspacing though, I don't know too much about that.

I'm going to throw a set of ATs on my FX4 stock rims and probably run them in the winter time here in Michigan.

Let me know if you have any other questions, I can try to answer them to the best of my ability.

JK

 

let me know when you finish installing the new liftkit honda....i wanna know how it went.......i plan on ordering mine here soon.