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Old Aug 15, 2016 | 08:37 AM
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i am ford through-through.
my question is why do F-150 come with front lower than back, there fore needing a leveling kit to look proud.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2016 | 03:16 PM
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All brands are that way.
Towing and payload will make the back squat a bit and if it was sold level everybody would complain that the back was too low from the factory.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2016 | 04:54 PM
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I actually like the rake.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2016 | 05:11 PM
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just made a deal on f-150 fx4 3.5 had them add leveling kit
 
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People who actually haul and tow want the rear end to sit higher as it will sit level when loaded.

With the front end leveled with the rear and then loaded down the rear end will squat and the headlights then point into the sky and not on the roadway. Not an issue for pavement princesses of course.

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Old Aug 17, 2016 | 06:32 AM
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never going to have that big of a load in F-150 (500lbs corn) i have a tandem axle trailer.
 
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Old Aug 18, 2016 | 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Rexp
i am ford through-through.
my question is why do F-150 come with front lower than back, there fore needing a leveling kit to look proud.
Better fuel economy, better load carrying, if they didn't everyone would be adding rake kits due to the need to change something.
 
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Old Aug 21, 2016 | 06:44 AM
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if i ran around loaded 75-80% of the time i might worry about sitting level. I don't like the head down look, can't see where in improves fuel milage.
 
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