Lowering a Super Duty
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Lowering a Super Duty
I know zip about this topic. I have noticed my truck is about 2.5 - 3" higher in the rear than in the front. I was talking to a Fox Shock specialist a couple of days ago and he wanted to know if my truck had a lift? I laugh and said if anything I would like it lower. He mentioned he thought that would be easy to do - something about a block?
My question is one can that be done - leveling the truck by lowering the rear a couple of inches? Two - if it can be done what are the pros and cons? Again remember I know nothing about this topic.
Thanks for any input.
My question is one can that be done - leveling the truck by lowering the rear a couple of inches? Two - if it can be done what are the pros and cons? Again remember I know nothing about this topic.
Thanks for any input.
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Why would you not want to be able to just go straight over the curb/meridian from the parking lot to the main road instead of taking the long way around lol I did this yesterday over a huge curb, got a lot of funny faces but with my retractable running boards I knew I had all the clearance I ever needed lol
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The only advantage to a Superduty for me is how high you CAN lift them. I'd be sporting an 8" on 38s if I was driving one. As for lowering back end there's no problem until you hook something up. Lowering and putting in airbags would solve both problems.
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The rear of my 17 350 SRW is crazy high IMO. Looks ridiculous from the back. 2 options--lift the front but then need bigger tires and I'm not ok with giving away my Michelins. The other option is to find a 2" lower block for the rear. The rear axle on mine has a 3" block in between the axle and springs to lift it up. I hooked to my 5th wheel this evening for the first time and it sits perfectly level with all the weight on it. Looks great! 70% of my miles will be empty so I'm looking for a shorter block for the rear and airbags to keep it that way when I haul something heavy enough to squat it. That's my solution for now. When I need tires I may put the block back in and 2" lift/level the front and run a 35-37" tire. We'll see though. I like how it sits now with all the weight on it and level on the stock Michelins.
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So after reading some of these posts its seems the major con on lowering the rear would be the rear settling lower than the front with enough load. That can be handled with air bags which I assume opens another issue - installing all the components needed for that operation.
Since I believe the rear is about 2.5-3" higher is it reasonable to assume you would want to keep that difference for load handling purposes. So if you lowered the rear say 3" you would want to do the same in the front or use air bags to get the ability to adjust as needed.
It also sounds like the block the guy was talking about is between the axle and the leaf spring.......
I appreciate the discussion - I like learning about things I have never actually dealt with.
Since I believe the rear is about 2.5-3" higher is it reasonable to assume you would want to keep that difference for load handling purposes. So if you lowered the rear say 3" you would want to do the same in the front or use air bags to get the ability to adjust as needed.
It also sounds like the block the guy was talking about is between the axle and the leaf spring.......
I appreciate the discussion - I like learning about things I have never actually dealt with.
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