So i just bought a 2010...yah i know why not wait for the new stuff right!!! So what i need right now is to get a couple of inches out of the front. I know i can do this with a leveling kit, but i plan to lift it in the near future and put some adjustable coilovers..struts.....whatever in the front. Im not too familiar with them or suspension lifts other then i know the brands. So is there a coilover i can use now to level with and then keep the same one later when i lift it? Hopefully thats not to stupid!!!!

 

i would just get a spacer kit for now then you do the lift get one with coil overs

 

Kings you can rebuild and im sure they use the same size coil on the f150s even if you have a lifted truck. For instance the coils stay the same size but the shock shaft gets longer the bigger you go. Ask FX4LIFE because if i remember correctly he said the coils were the same size as his stock coils.


As you can see here everything is rebuildable on those things. You get what you pay for.
http://www.kingshocks.com/replacement-parts/

 

Matt hope you dont mind me posting this link of your album lol

https://www.f150online.com/forums/me...rize-lift.html

 

Mhockey is right, king would be the way to go. Buy there 'leveling' coilovers, then down the road when you get a lift get the longer lower shafts from them for the 6", 8", etc.. In the picture Mhockey posted the portion I'm talking about visible, but here is a picture highlighting the area that changes with each different size lift.



Thats an expensive leveling kit though, and who knows how much king would want for those extension shafts

 

I see what you mean.....those are pretty expensive....id be interested in seeing how much the extensions would be for later on. For some stupid reason the first time i paid to have a leveling kit put on......that was a 400 dollar mistake after alignment. so it wouldnt be too much more then that, but it would be cheaper to almost wait on the coilovers other then they look pretty sweet!Thanks for the info fellas. Nice job on your trucks, hopefully ill have a blue version of em!

 

I guess for future reference...which of these do you think is worth the money.. I see there are a bunch of different options to choose from. remote...emulsion....piggyback? ive also seen people using the bilsteins 5100's....you think those are worth it...I may just say screw it and do a 2 or 2.5" Autospring and call it a day!

 

If your happy with the ride I would say go with the autospring. If you think the ride quality could use improvement then check out the bilstein 5100's.

Emulsion shocks are simple mono tube shocks with a combination nitrogen and oil charge and a larger diameter shaft. They tend to overheat and lose dampening easily... Either get a shock charged with a single dampening medium, either air or nitrogen or better yet get a liquid charged shock for the rear.

The other two you mentioned, the remote and piggyback, are most often oil charged shocks/coilovers. Simply put a remote reservoir just means the canister of extra oil is detached from the shock body and connected with a hose so it can be mounted elsewhere. A piggyback shock is one with the canister of extra oil attached in a fixed position to the shock body. For our coilover application a remote reservoir is the only way to go. If you had a solid axle application, like a superduty, the piggyback is the easier route to take; but either would work.

In the rear either remote or piggyback will work just fine.

 

I thought i was right . But yeah who knows how much they want just for the longer shock shafts but as long as you know if you got it and went higher thats the only thing you need to replace.

 

I'll bet those lower extensions aren't too terribly expensive but I'd definitely call and find out how much they are. If I were in your shoes I would probably buy an Autospring kit for now and then when you decide to lift it buy a kit with coilovers or buy a basic kit and get the coilovers from King. In my case I bought a 6" Fabtech basic kit and I'm planning to purchase a pair of Kings sometime next year when I install the gears, 37's, and rear lift shackles.

 

Well i think that pretty much settles it for me then.....coilover are later...hello Autospring