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Old Aug 4, 2014 | 08:58 AM
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ONE INCH LEVEL KIT 2010 4x4 Screw questions

I have an F150 4x4 super crew with 5'5" bed. I want to level it but my problem, which seems to be a litttle different than others is, It is only 1.25" out from being level. I see where lots of folks say a 2" kit wont get you level. Not in my case. Anything higher than 1-1/4" will make me nose high. How much actual lift will the one inch lift give me? Ive heard the one inch is actually a one inch puck, resulting in 1.5", which is the same as the autospring 1.5". Can anyone give me some specific input on how to go? I dont want to add a rear block.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2014 | 12:22 PM
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Leveling kits are sold by lift height, not the actual measurement of the spacer. A one inch leveling kit should lift your truck one inch, but the spacer itself may only be 3/4 of an inch tall.
 
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Old Aug 5, 2014 | 09:59 AM
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How did you measure

Originally Posted by undertheradar
I have an F150 4x4 super crew with 5'5" bed. I want to level it but my problem, which seems to be a litttle different than others is, It is only 1.25" out from being level. I see where lots of folks say a 2" kit wont get you level. Not in my case. Anything higher than 1-1/4" will make me nose high. How much actual lift will the one inch lift give me? Ive heard the one inch is actually a one inch puck, resulting in 1.5", which is the same as the autospring 1.5". Can anyone give me some specific input on how to go? I dont want to add a rear block.
I just picked up a 2014 SCrew, 5.5' bed (145" WB). How did you measure to determine your needs?
 
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Old Aug 9, 2014 | 01:27 PM
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I just picked up a 2014 SCrew, 5.5' bed (145" WB). How did you measure to determine your needs?
Center of the wheel hub cap straight up to the wheel well lip on level, flat ground. Then just average the front heights together and the rear heights together, take the difference, and that's the height you need.

If you try to measure from the ground you may come out a bit off due to the including the tire tread and air pressure differences.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 01:47 PM
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I've measured every way I can come up with and ALL I can find is a 1-1/4" height difference from front to back. No wonder why all the F150's I see are nose high
 
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Old Aug 13, 2014 | 11:35 AM
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What year F150 are you dealing with here? It is possible if you only have 1.25" difference betwween front / rear that you have sagging rear springs as well.
 
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Old Aug 13, 2014 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by undertheradar
I've measured every way I can come up with and ALL I can find is a 1-1/4" height difference from front to back. No wonder why all the F150's I see are nose high
That's weird, but here's how you fix it: 2" front level and 3" rear blocks
 
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Old Aug 13, 2014 | 06:39 PM
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Literally every truck is different even if it's the same trim, year, etc.

So your blanket statement really doesn't apply.
 
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