Leveling Kit
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From: San Antonio
Leveling Kit
Aight, I've waited a whole month without doing any mods to my truck and its driving me nuts. Looking at a leveling kit and some "appropriate" tires.
That being said, what kind of leveling kit are you guys using, how hard is it to install and how much tire are you running now. OH! And does anyone know if it effects the Ford ESP?
That being said, what kind of leveling kit are you guys using, how hard is it to install and how much tire are you running now. OH! And does anyone know if it effects the Ford ESP?
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From: Michigan
I got a 3 inch from hell bent steel. I would stay away from aluminum or the poly ones. The first side took me a hour and a half and the other about a hour. It was really easy. Im running 33's but I was running them before the leveling kit. Im going to 35's next and that as big as you can go. I got a General Electric Warranty and I called them and they said as long as its not a drastic change your ok. I was like so a 3 inch leveling kit will be fine and they said ya. I think if they can I think ford should
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From: nc
I have a 2.5 auto spring kit, most everyone runs them. No compressor needed. Took me about 2 hours to install with basic tools. When putting the strut back in is the bear. We used 2x4's and crowbars to get mine back up to line up with the hole. I'm 305/70/17 with a 17X9 wheel and 4.5 back spacing. If you are using stock wheels you can go 35's no problem.
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From: Midlothian, TX
I got mine from Hell Bent Steel. 3". Then I put 1" blocks in the rear from Fat Bob's Garage. I have a 2wd 2004 Screw. I run 285's but wish I had 33s. I would have to buy wheels and I ain't ready to sink that much in it yet. I had Firestone put my front lift on for $149. I don't have the tools to do it myself, but I put the blocks in. Still could torque to 84lbs, so a good salesguy at Discount tire did it for me. He got a tip.
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A lot of people agree that 3" is too much because it puts the CV shafts and ball joints in too much of an extreme angle. In reality all leveling kits do this but most agree that 2.5" is the max.
Autospring seems to be the brand of choice. They are available on ebay for about $80 for the powdercoated version. Whatever brand you choose make sure you get an "offset design"(Most of them are anyway). This prevents spring contact with the upper control arm.
It is a fairly easy job requiring just a few tools. I used a crescent wrench in place of most of the metric nuts. There is a detailed write-up in the suspension section on f150online.com.
Autospring seems to be the brand of choice. They are available on ebay for about $80 for the powdercoated version. Whatever brand you choose make sure you get an "offset design"(Most of them are anyway). This prevents spring contact with the upper control arm.
It is a fairly easy job requiring just a few tools. I used a crescent wrench in place of most of the metric nuts. There is a detailed write-up in the suspension section on f150online.com.
