I'll start this post off by saying I'm a college student who doesn't have a ton of expendable income to throw into my truck. Also, I'm making payments on it, and I expect it to last me for quite a few more years. It is a 2004 Lariat SuperCrew with almost 80k miles on it (picture below). I would really like to level it out and take care of the hideous forward rake, however I was wondering if it will seriously decrease the longevity of the parts in the frontend... I was also curious as to which leveling setup seems to be the best, right now I'm leaning towards a Rough Country 2.5" spacer. http://www.roughcountry.com/ford_f150_leveling.html



P.S. one more thing, is this going to look dumb with my brand new 275/65 R18 BFG Rugged Trails?

Thanks guys!

 

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^^^This sounds almost exactly like me haha! I'm also in college and just got my Supercrew

Anyways, I too am leaning towards a 2.5" level in the near future. From looking around the forum, it seems to take care of the "rake" which I too do not care for.

I think your new tires should look fine. You'll probably want to get something a little bigger after the level, I know I will.

 

dang! same crowd.. i got mine shortly after i grad. class '11 and been makin payments..i went with wheels $750 and get tires/level < $1700 but get alignment built into price y not do both and have warranty..i have an 06 so im just going with 2" but ive read alot and seems that 04/05 go with 2.5" for level and 06-08 go with 2"

-Brute

 

Autospring 2" is what you want. If you need new shocks look into the bilstein 5100 or the rancho quick lifts. You can find the AS on eBay. I have had both with zero issues. And, any leveling kit on the market accelerates wear on front end parts. Good luck.

 

[IMG][/IMG]Had a 2 1/2" Daystar kit on my '04 for over 5 yrs with no problems with the front end. Truck had right at 100K miles when I sold it to get my '11 which is also leveled.

 

The more you go, the faster the front end components will wear. I went with a 2 inch on my 04 screw.