I just put a 2" coil spacer level on my 97 f150. It doesnt seem like it has done anything. Even my friends say they cant tell it is "level." I feel like i wasted money on the kit, wheels, and tires. Unfortunately, I dont use "daddy's" money like most guys around here so its not like i can go get some big lift for it. You guys have any ideas?

 

1 inch drop shackles in the rear. They are adjustable from 1-3 inches. Depends what you're into.

 

I'm assuming your 2wd?
What size tires did you get for it?
How far off from level is it?

 

maybe a bodylift that will give you 3"s and they are pretty cheap

 

first off junior, drop the attitude. none of us need your ****y tone around here. i can guarantee you, theres a very small percent of members here that get much, if any financial assistance from a family member for their vehicle mod fantasies. we all work hard, save up and buy our upgrades for our trucks just like you do. so take a chill pill and we would all be happy to help you if you act and come across like a real gentleman.

as other member have already asked, some questions that will assist you in your quest for answers are:

are you 2wd or 4wd?
what size spacer did you get?
did you measure from ground to apex of wheel well prior to buying to see how much you needed to come up?

typically which ever spacer size you get you can expect to add a half inch due to the angles of the coil assembly. i put a front and rear kit on my truck with a 1 1/2" spacer up front but actual change was 2". there are ways to fix as members have mentioned. i would probably say now that we have elaborated a little more for you, it might be in your best interest, and the cheapest to get a set of spacers in the next size up and sell the others on ebay. whatever you do though, and i believe this applies for all year models of f150's, do not get a 3" spacer. you will most likely have the "bulldog" look of sitting nose high. you will put much stress on your front end and you will go through ball joints like you change your underwear. especially if you upsize your tires and add more weight. so i would start by measuring how much more you need to bring up your front end from ground to apex of wheel well as i mentioned to achieve the balance you are looking for.

and please, we are all here to help eachother at some time or another. so for the future, please ask nicely and politely.

 

^ Agreed

 

@STXXXSTAR13. Dude I dont have an attitude. I know yall work hard, just like me; I'm on your side. When i said "daddy's money around here" I was refering to my hometown, not F150online. No need to turn this into a drama website like Twitter or Facebook. All the guys before you responeded nice and had no problems.

Now, yes my truck is two wheel drive. I put in the 2" coil spacer as recommended on here by so many people (not complaining). but it is sitting maybe about half an inch lower in the front. You can obviously see rake still in my truck.

I'm not really into dropping it, my goal was to go higher, lol. 3" body lift has been an option but idk if hat would look funny with my 265 70 17 tire size. And I also dont know that pros and cons of a body lift, but I'm pretty sure it has been covered on this website to where I may find it.

Thanks

 

alright man, apology accepted. your original post just seemed to come off a little harsh for asking for some info and input thats all.

with what you responded to otherwise is pretty typical. its quite difficult to get a truck to sit perfectly level with just dealing with front spacers. more money will need to be spent if you want it dead perfect. i personally think having a half inch of rake to the front looks perfect. as the bull dog outcome looks like garbage making the negative space in the front wheel wells looks twice that of the rear. my truck also has about 1/2 inch of downward rake as well. i say you did good for spending a small amount of money. a half inch wouldnt prevent you from increasing your tire size much. i would think even on a 2wd you would have no problem getting some 33's under there to also give you a little boost upward.

 

its all good. i posted that really late last night so thats why it may have sounded a little harsh.

so i should have gotten the 2.5" so when it settled it would have been 2." Personally a small squat looks cool in my opinion but i would have fixed it by putting blocks in the back. My dad is a machinist and we started making custom blocks for the back in our shop so that my pinion angle would stay stock. but now that the coil has settled in, lifting the back some would give it tons of rake. my ultimate goal was to make it sit like a stock 4x4 cause the 4x2 is just toooooo low.

and i just got brand new tires for it, cant afford 33's just yet. i'll try to post a picture later let yall have a look.

 

Pros of body lift: 3" of lift.
Cons: install is a pain. And not cheap if you can't do it.

Tire wise, the ones you got you could've cleared stock height without the level. Still though with a 3" body lift they won't look completely outta place. It's be like a 4x4 running stock tires with just a level. But when they're gone I'd step up to something a little bigger.

Or another option, if you want it perfectly level is swap the spacer for a 2.5" one. Only problem there is then you need another alignment and you'll need aftermarket control arms.

If you want it to look like a stock 4x4 add a 1.5" block to the back. And you'll have 2" of rake like them and be about the same height.

 

yeah i knew the tires fit stock, but i didnt want 285 to look stuffed even with the level. but i was thinking, when we put the level kit on, we took the rubber peice off the top of the coil spring, was that supposed to stay on there? cause when i measured the actual spacer, it was only 1.5" but about .5" of that was cut out so the coil could fit on it. So really lift wise, the spacer was 1." The directions said that was normal and i would get more lift out of it.

(Spacer=lift) 1=2, 1.5=2.5, and 2=3.

 

Yup you get more lift than the spacer's thickness. As for the coil spring isolater it depends on the type of spacer you got. If it's one of the metal ones that go underneath the spring, you should put it back on top, it'll give you roughly .5-.75" of lift. If you got a daystar style spacer that's rubber or something like that and goes on top of the spring then no you don't need it.

 

well this one is metal, but we put it on top. My dad said it didnt look like it fit right on the bottom.

 

What brand was it? All the metal ones I've seen the instructions say bottom. Either way the rubber isolater should be up there and the spacer should be at the bottom.

 

its a small company called Rox Suspension. it looks like this