yea ok, well go install the 4x4 coilovers, and a 2 1/2" spacer. and when it doesn't work come back here, post that it didn't, i need a good laugh.

you need to think about what you are saying. 2 1/2" spacer will fit MAX with decent angles. 3" will start destroying parts. you are wanting to do a minimum of 4 1/2" of lift (2" from 4x4 coilovers + 2 1/2" spacer= 4 1/2") so explain how me and the other people telling you IT WILL NOT WORK are wrong

 

hahahah whomever is arguing the fact that you can lift the suspension on a 2wd truck without modding anything but adding a spacer and 4x4 struts is a complete idiot. you obviously do not understand the suspension on these trucks or how they work.
You have a spindle, a lower control arm, an upper control arm some type of hub assembly and some type of coil or torsion bar.
if you look at the suspension on the truck stock, notice all the angle that the ball joints are sitting at, when you add more lift to the coil set up it is going to alter all of the ball joint angles, normally 2.5" is as high as you want to go without messing up any parts.

Now i cant tell you this right now, the guy who said it can be done has never delt with the suspension on these trucks or any type of IFS suspension ever before because if he did he would understand you cannot increse these angles to much.
why do you think suspension lifts are so expensive? do you think all they come with is a big spacer or a big coil in front? no you need to re adjust the whole front end by adding a lowering crossmember to lower the position the lower control arms sit in, you get a longer knuckle or spindle to reach from the newly lowered control arm to the upper control arm to accept the spacer or bigger coil. please dont post you can anymore in this thread because your only making an *** of yourself. you dont know what your talking about, stop putting bad ideas into other people that arent farmiliar with suspension -heads.

if you still think you can, iwill ship you my fx4 coilovers and my AS 2.5" spacer for free, but you need to take a video of you trying to get the upper control arm back into the spindle for me. just so i can laugh at you.

 

O and if any of you 2WD guys are looking for some FX4 coilovers i will have my set off by thr end of this week so PM me ill sell them cheap

 

i think he thinks if he puts 4x4 coilovers on his 2wd he will have the same angles as a stock 4x4 lol. but in reality he will have the same angles as a 4x4 with a leveling kit.

 

exactly. i mean after someone explained it i would think he would of just stopped posting but heinsisted to tell 06yz250f he was wrong so i figured i'd post the whole front set up and tell him what was up.

 

I was going by the advice that was given to me by Tylus who is a member on this site. He seems to very knowledgeable about these trucks. If I am mistaken, I apologize. I just did several searches and ran across the information.

 

Like I said, the conversation took place a few weeks ago. You actually posted in the thread. You posed right after me and Tylus' conversation.

Posts 25-29 in the thread below:

https://www.f150online.com/forums/20...options-2.html

 

You should check out this lengthy discussion as well:

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

Go read about this front end that you know so much about. There are even pictures on there for ya. Same set up.

 

You guys need to realize that the control arms are the exact same. The coils are the exact same. The spindles are the exact same.

 

eff one fitty, thank you for the long explanation. i did not feel like explaining it that much

 

im not reading through a six page thread to learn nothing but wrong information, i dont car what anyone else on this site tells you i have installed lifts on multiple IFS suspensions, i know thier limits and what you can do with them. i dont know what tylus is talking about, go find him and message him telling him to post in this thread because i know you cannot add 4.5" of lift to a 2wd truck by just adding spacers, or bigger struts. until someone else but you comes in here to correct me that has done this and will show me proof i will not beleive it can be done and drivable.

 

hell, it took me working on my friends f150 to learn that there is a limit for stock suspension to lift without a subframe. i just didn't wanna take the time to post a 2 paragraph explanation for him to understand it.

 

If you dont want to go into the thread because you dont want to find out that you are wrong, then dont.

I have no idea where you are getting the 4.5" lift from. The 4x4 shocks might raise it a full inch and the 2 or 2.5" level kit brings it to 3-3.5 inches total.

 

 

Written by 05RedFx4:

The front colis are the same height, they may have different part #'s for different engines but they are all the same length. The shocks are different, the spring perch is 1" higher on 4x4 front shocks. Combined with the taller tires that come on 4x4's and you get the appearence of a much higher front suspension.

If the OP wants a stock 4x4 height all he needs to do is put on a set of 4x4 front shocks and the rear inch and 5/8 blocks and he will be at a stock 4x4 height. If he wants to have a leveled 4x4 look, then he can add a AS spacer on top of the 4x4 shocks.

Regardless of what the internet mechanics say, yes you can combine a leveling kit with stock 4x4 shocks. If you couldn't, then you would not be able to put a leveling kit on a 4x4. Think about that before you type a stupid response and show everyone how ignorant you really are.