Have been thinking about installing a leveling kit on my 01 150. Just wanted opinions on installation and how easy or difficult they are to install.

 

is your truck 2wd or 4wd?

 

if its 4wd then u just have to crank your torsion bars and get it aligned

 

it is a 4wd

 

I would search around for a bargain on the install, i found a shop to do it for $70, which is a hell of a deal...but i guess my trucks set up different on the front end than yours..

 

Your truck has torsion bars/keys. So you can do the following to level and at no cost.

1. Lift your front end off the ground.
2. Look under your truck, there is a cross member that has two rods going into it, coming from your lower control arms (one on drivers side, one on passengers side). Those are your torsion bars.
3. There is a keyway that the torsion bar goes in thats located in the cross member with a bolt through it. Mark an index on the bolt or simply keep count of how many turns you make as you tighten each bolt. Make sure you turn each one the same amount to start. By doing this adds preload to your torsion bars and will essentially stiffen your suspension so your front end does not compress as much with weight on it. After several equal turns let the truck back down.
4. Take a measurement and see if each side (ground to fender) is the same height. If one is higer than the other, either let off the high side or tighten the low side.
5. Once equal GET AN ALIGNMENT

 

Thanks mdhawkin for the detailed info..

 

No problem, hopefully you will find it helpful. PM me if you have more questions about it.