So I am about to drop the dime on a leveling lift and come across a this site,and this guy is talking about a "built in lift" this is what it says

SO ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS MOVE THE SPRING SEAT TO THE HIGHER GROVE. HERE'S HOW ITS DONE SIMPLY REMOVE YOUR TIRE COMPRESS THE SPRINGS WITH A SPRING COMPERSSOR THAT YOU CAN BORROW FROM CHECKERS, PEP BOYS, OR AUTOZONE, PUSH THE BOTTOM SPRING SEAT UP ABOVE THE NEXT GROVE, TAKE OUT THE SPRING SEAT RETAINER RING WITH A SCREWDRIVER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT PUSH THE RETAINER RING UP TO THE GROVE, REINSTALL YOUR TIRE AND YOU HAVE A FACTORY APPROVED "LEVELING KIT FOR FREE
does anyone one verify this?
I looked at my setup several times and I'm just not seeing it.. I would like to verify before I go to the trouble of checking this out
I have even tried to get ahold of the guy to ask more questions about it...but, haven't got a reply back yet...
he owns a f150 site that sells aftermarket parts...even lifts but no leveling kits..,I would like to think he would know what hes talking about but I'm just not seeing it...

what are everyones thoughts??

 

he is talking about aftermarket shocks like bilstien

not the Ford shock



the bilstien has a setting for 0" of lift, 1" of lift, or 2" of lift.

 

the way he was talking its the factory ones..i have seen the other..more than i would like to pay...

 

Whats his website?

 

Yeah, Bilsteins will do the lift that way by relocating the spring perch.

On Tundras a lot of people are seeing increased outer tire wear. I'm not sure on the F150s, but when my buddy pulled up in his '05 F150 with a leveling kit with a block in the rear, his ball joints were pretty stressed out just by the looks of things.

-rockstate

 

I did a LK on my 2009 because of how much better it makes the truck look. I also did a 2.5" LK on my 2004 and had to replace my ball joints at 90,000 miles. I figured with how much nicer the truck looked in 2004 it is worth doing it again oon my 2009 even if I have to do ball joints again in 90K.

 

90K isn't too bad. I love the look of leveled trucks. I always pull up next to trucks and compare height haha.

So far I've got that my truck sits the same height as an '04-'08 F150 with a 3/1 (or maybe a 2.5/1 whatever has the rear block). My mirrors sit a few inches taller though.

It sits just a hair above an older F150 ('98ish). And the new ones sit about par. I'd bet a leveled '09 would take the cake.

-rockstate

 

i send an email asking a few more questions...this is the reply.....


"All this info is from the designer and builder of the Shocks it works. It is a design from the factory and yes it is easy to do you just need to; set your truck on stands remove the wheel, use a spring compressor to compress the spring, take dead blow hammer and gently move the bottom spring seat up far enough to remove the retainer ring, move the ring up to the next detent and snap it in then just lower the bottom spring seat over the ring release the spring compression tool re mount the tire and repeat for the other side, it does not bind the cv joint and the ride will stay the same or very close, this is the way Ford prefers it to be done........"


anyone ever replace the front shocks before on the newer style??
i have looked and don't see a retaining ring unless it is up inside the coil seat...where it cannot be seen,unless the coil is compressed...anyone ever have one of these apart and see extra grooves to raise and lower the coil on the shock , i would imagine it would be kind of like the bilstiens 5100 shocks...

i know i should have bought that spring compresser at that garage sale last year....

 

I just had Bilstiens put on yesterday and I don't think the struts are adjustable on my 03-15-10 build F150. The factory strut is tapered and I don't see any groves like the replacement Bilstien has, I went with the HD version and I wish I went with the 5100 instead. I don't want any lift and thought the 5100 gave a minimum of 1/2" lift but the instructions that came were for both and it shows a no lift groove in the 5100 strut.

The HD version did raise the fenders 1/4" over stock in front. I wanted a stiffer shock to help with sway while towing and the shocks are better than stock but not as stiff as I wanted. The factory shocks are a joke, one of the fronts offered a little resistance but the other I could cycle by hand easily, and I only have 1800 miles on the truck.

I can say it does handle better on washboard roads, I have about a 3 mile drive to pavement and the back end would kick out stock now it is better but I wish I had the Job 1's 4 leaf spring packs instead of the Job 2's 3 leaf pack.

I do have a spring compressor and have done struts on an Explorer but I didn't think it was strong enough to compress the F150's springs.

 

the lower spring seat is welded to the shock body