Bed Rail Height Concern
Post Fiend
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 6,521
Likes: 11
From: Greenwood, SC
I just want to throw an idea at you all.
I'm a big air bag endorser. I like the Firestone ones.
If you have a height issue, do as Rodney suggests and install a 2" block at the rear.
The beauty of air bags is, when set up correctly, they can give you the 2" of lost height back any time you want it. So lowering your truck and adding air bags can provide together a situation with no down side.
I'm a big air bag endorser. I like the Firestone ones.
If you have a height issue, do as Rodney suggests and install a 2" block at the rear.
The beauty of air bags is, when set up correctly, they can give you the 2" of lost height back any time you want it. So lowering your truck and adding air bags can provide together a situation with no down side.
Prolocutor
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 13,618
Likes: 1,245
From: Western MA
I just want to throw an idea at you all.
I'm a big air bag endorser. I like the Firestone ones.
If you have a height issue, do as Rodney suggests and install a 2" block at the rear.
The beauty of air bags is, when set up correctly, they can give you the 2" of lost height back any time you want it. So lowering your truck and adding air bags can provide together a situation with no down side.
I'm a big air bag endorser. I like the Firestone ones.
If you have a height issue, do as Rodney suggests and install a 2" block at the rear.
The beauty of air bags is, when set up correctly, they can give you the 2" of lost height back any time you want it. So lowering your truck and adding air bags can provide together a situation with no down side.
Joel, no one is worried about lost height this time around. The new trucks are too tall to begin with so we are looking to loose height, not gain it... I agree, bags are the way to go on trucks that squat but I think that will be less and less with the new gen trucks. I'm thinking Firestone and Air Lift will be loosing some sales on the new 2017s...
Prolocutor
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 13,618
Likes: 1,245
From: Western MA
No, that's dead Bill. I had it figured out and the additional cost of the 450, new plow, new tonneau, and winter tires and wheels came to an extra 13k. I would also have to register and insure commercial in MA at additional cost. Not the end of the world, but some decent coin. I also didn't really want to drive a 450 every day. Then Ford released the new GCWR for the SRW 350 and that was all the incentive I needed to drop the 450 idea that I was forcing to begin with. As I've posted before, I'm not super concerned with ratings and am very happy with how my current truck tows my hauler. However, I was moderately concerned about more states starting to enforce ratings by checking private rigs with RVs. For the longest time it was CA only. Then TX started. Recently I found that PA had started and that hit a little closer to home. So, I was considering the 450 to future proof myself. However, that's moot with the 28.7k rating for the SRW 350. So, I'm back to the truck I really wanted in the beginning (SRW 350 CC SB) and saved some serious coin in the process... Win win for me!
Prolocutor
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 13,618
Likes: 1,245
From: Western MA
My truck and RV already set level when hooked up and I don't have bags now. The new ones will sit 1.5" taller and squat less with the new spring design. So, being nose high in my case is a certainty...
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Jul 2016
Posts: 466
Likes: 2
Talked with my dealer today and he checked with his go to mechanic and between the blocks and hangers that are available they feel sure that they can lower it the 2 inches that I need to maintain the clearance above the bed rails....yeah i can still have 4wd..
Dan
Dan
Prolocutor
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 13,618
Likes: 1,245
From: Western MA
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Ford Trucks Coming to Mecum Indy 2026
Brett Foote
5 Best / 5 Worst Ford Truck Wheels of All Time
Joe Kucinski
Cargo Master
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 2,898
Likes: 184
Are they going to do the swap gratis?
At least we have some choices 2" or 3". Also now I might be glad that I won't be the first one to get the new truck that pulls a RV. You goes can do the leg work for me and I can just follow along.
JDF- Donald
Tuned
Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 303
Likes: 35
Same concerns (don't want to go to a 2wd, but I also noticed that on all of the SRW trucks that the 2wd has a 2100 pound higher tow rating than the same truck in 4WD - interesting?? The DRW trucks are only 300 pounds difference between the tow rating on 2wd versus 4wd.
Senior User
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 274
Likes: 0
From looking at the 2017 2wd pics on autotrader. They look a LOT lower than the 4x4 in the rear. It looks like their is more than a 2" block causing this because it looks more like 4-5" inches lower. do they have different leaf springs also?
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post