Is there a way to raise the front of a 2WD to level it and maintain the factory ride?

 

from what ive read you want to stay away from leveling kits. maybe you could look into a spindle lift. i dont know how much if any lift over all but maybe you could also look into a coil spacer. somebody will probly come by and give you some more info.

 

I own a Fabtech leveling kit. It consists of new coil springs and some longer shocks. The only problem with the leveling kit,since I own the 4.2L v-6, is that the engine doesn't weigh as much as the 4.6 or 5.4, so it doesn't actually level the truck. Go figure. Some would say the alignment is a problem, but that isn't true. It's a cheap alternative to those over priced spindle kits.
Damon

 

do you have coil springs up front? if you do, look into the daystar coil spring boosters. i have the rough country leveling coils and they work great, but my truck is an 89 and im not sure if they make them for your year. worth a look though! god luck, hope this helps!

 

I agree with Donate54. Check out the Daystar spacers. I have their 2 inch spacers on my Grand Cherokee. I got mine from Off Road Unlimited. I thind they make a 1 or 1 1/2 inch spacer for F150s.

 

Here's what I found crain,

A 1.5" spacer that should fit your front end coil spring is:

Manufacturer: Daystar
Macromotive Part #: DAY-KF09105BK
Our Price: $76.11
This is from www.macromotive.com

They say their spacers range from .75" - 3"
But I only saw the 1.5" and 3".
This seems like a decent option...Fairly inexpensive but involves some serious work and a spring compressor. The markup on these polyurethane spacers seems like a gyp. The only bad thing about putting spacers in is I think it might put more stress on the ball joints causing premature wear...who knows?

Another option is a generic rubber spacer from JC Whitney for a measly $9. Be advised, its rubber so it'll probably gush out the side of a compacted spring.

A good website from a 4runner driver is:
http://home.earthlink.net/~larsdennert/4runner/lift/

Good luck if you decide to do this. Let me know...I just went
to look at my truck...the front is indeed 1.5" lower than the back.


Last parting thought:
Before you do a front-end mod realize why its like that. Ford probably designed the front end to be lower than the rear (or the rear to be higher than the front).
Daveman had a good point in another post:
His quote:"I think Ford and most manufacturer's make the front lower or more than likely make the back higher to accomodate a load without making the headlights point to the sky. It seems to me that all manufacturer's seem to lean towards making trucks a little higher in the rear and Ford is no exception. At least on the 4x4s, it's easy to adjust for the out of level with the torsion bars. The only drawback is a little stiffer ride up front. "

Cheers,
Eagledriver

 

Look, I made the mistake of puting leveling springs on my truck to level the front end and save some cash. It would have been hundreds of dollars cheaper if I had went with spindles in the frist place. The extra money spent on new tires(prematrue ware), alignments (yes, more than one, because it won't stay alligned), new front end parts(also premature ware), and spindles(because you will eventually buy them after you get fed up with the springs). Your ride also suffers greatly any you will hate yourself for screwing it up in the first place. Spacers do the same thing as the longer springs. If I had it to do again, I'd go with spindles first off. Do what you want, but I just don't want to see anyone go through the same headaches I went through.