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I have a set of 2016 2” blocks if anyone wants them. PayPal or Venmo me the cost of shipping and they are all yours. Or pick them up in Portland, Maine if you are nearby. PM me if interested.
Hello everyone,
I referred to this thread several times trying to decide how I was going to level my truck without raising the front end. Thank you to everyone for sharing your info and experiences.
It was enough of a chore for the little lady to get in to the truck after I put 35" tires on it, so I knew better than to raise it even higher.
I ended up using the 1 1/2" blocks with a 2.5 degree taper from PMF Suspension.
Denver Spring and Suspension installed them for me, along with new U-bolts. I attached 'after and before' pictures.
I know it's a little late but I am thinking of doing the exact same thing with mine. Looks good!
According to others, it is just a matter of preference. Shackles are a little more labor intensive and your pinion angle might be affected. I went with PMF because they have the 2.5 degree shim angle to adjust. If you have all the tools and are planning on DIY, it should be whatever makes you happy.
I’m a 45 y/o cowgirl with little help from my husband – learning a lot here.
We bought a 2019 F-350 DRW truck recently.
Our gooseneck horse trailer sits a little nose high and if we adjust the coupler anymore, we won't have enough bed clearance. Blocking up the trailer is not an option.
I've been look for a simple and affordable way to lower the truck just a little bit, without any major drawbacks or impact on towing ability.
However – I’d love to get info. from those who know how all the advice here might differ for a 2019 DRW truck?
I attached some pics. One is on the lot when we bought it. Seems to have plenty of “rake.” Another hooked to four-horse LQ trailer (no horses loaded).
Also took some pics underneath (it has 5 leaf springs). However, the block/spacer/lift on it only seems to measure a little over an 1”?
The u-bolts measure 15” btw, not sure on a part number though?
Anyway – is lowering this truck possible and/or recommended, or no (we don't plan to add airbags at this point)?
I was expecting it to have the 3.5” lift in the rear but it doesn’t seem that way after looking underneath.
If lowering our truck is possible, what part number for the replacement blocks?
I’m a 45 y/o cowgirl with little help from my husband – learning a lot here.
We bought a 2019 F-350 DRW truck recently.
Our gooseneck horse trailer sits a little nose high and if we adjust the coupler anymore, we won't have enough bed clearance. Blocking up the trailer is not an option.
I've been look for a simple and affordable way to lower the truck just a little bit, without any major drawbacks or impact on towing ability.
However – I’d love to get info. from those who know how all the advice here might differ for a 2019 DRW truck?
I attached some pics. One is on the lot when we bought it. Seems to have plenty of “rake.” Another hooked to four-horse LQ trailer (no horses loaded).
Also took some pics underneath (it has 5 leaf springs). However, the block/spacer/lift on it only seems to measure a little over an 1”?
The u-bolts measure 15” btw, not sure on a part number though?
Anyway – is lowering this truck possible and/or recommended, or no (we don't plan to add airbags at this point)?
I was expecting it to have the 3.5” lift in the rear but it doesn’t seem that way after looking underneath.
If lowering our truck is possible, what part number for the replacement blocks?
AND… what part number for new u-bolts?
Any thoughts/advice?
your clearance doesn’t look too bad. And slightly nose up on the horse trailer will allow the urine to drain out the back. What’s the distance between the bed and the trailer overhang?
it does look like you have a 1” block that could be removed to gain a little extra room. Most people with 5th wheel campers are happy with 6” of clearance. I like more on the horse trailer because we occasionally have to park in pastures and the offroad gets some side to side motion.
Have an 18 F350 DRW that I would like to lower the back end on a couple of inches (or whatever amount the new blocks give). I read through the thread and it appears as though the DRW trucks need a different block than SRW? What Ford part number should I look for to accomplish this? Can I lower it a couple inches then still use ride rite or firestone airbags for towing or gooseneck?
Did you ever get any answers? We also have a DRW f-350, a 2019.
If the trailer tows good I wouldn't worry about it being a little nose-high. Just put as much weight forward as you can to keep the pin weight where it needs to be and roll on.
If the trailer tows good I wouldn't worry about it being a little nose-high. Just put as much weight forward as you can to keep the pin weight where it needs to be and roll on.
Can finally contribute to this thread after lurking a few years!
Finally got me an air bag kit so decided to pull the trigger on the level too.
With my 2019 STX, it had about a 3” rake from the factory so I felt I needed more drop than the 2016 blocks would provide. I ended up just getting some 1” spacers off of Amazon which left me with right around a 1” rake, and looks perfect. I did have to get new ubolts as the factory ones needed about 1/2” more of threads. Just went to a local shop to have some made instead of trying to play the guessing game on which Ford part numbers ubolts would be the right length.
Since the spacers don’t have the bumpstop “tang”, I had to modify my air bag kit to make a 1” taller spacer and let the bag kit rest directly on the axle (prefer this over the tang anyway as I’ve read reports of them bending with bags). Next steps will be getting some kind of onboard air setup with cab controls for the bags, but just have manual fill fittings in the fender well for now. Made a 1000mile round trip with the camper weekend after the install and did great! I think the bags really help eliminate the “donkey kick” effect in the rear!
The silver 1” spacer under the leaf, and installed bag kit:
