2011 F250 crew 4x4 Question
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2011 F250 crew 4x4 Question
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I was wondering if there is a way to lower the rear of the truck about an inch without voiding the warranty or hurting the tow/hauling performance. The back of the cab of the truck is just a little too tall to get into my garage. Thanks in advance.<O></O>
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1000 pounds of sand should do it! 
Seriously, I almost came to the same problem as you are having. My F350 clears my door by less than 1 inch. I don't think you can do anything "cheaply" to the suspension to get the clearance.
I am modifying the door because the clearance on top is too tight as well I need to tuck the mirrors to get it in. If the garage door is not a load bearing wall, modifying it is not a big issue that a contractor can do for you. Mine is load bearing and I need to put in another header to allow me to have the 10 foot wide door I want.
Seriously, I almost came to the same problem as you are having. My F350 clears my door by less than 1 inch. I don't think you can do anything "cheaply" to the suspension to get the clearance. I am modifying the door because the clearance on top is too tight as well I need to tuck the mirrors to get it in. If the garage door is not a load bearing wall, modifying it is not a big issue that a contractor can do for you. Mine is load bearing and I need to put in another header to allow me to have the 10 foot wide door I want.
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Thanks guys, I have the clearance on the garage door, I just have a steel beam that runs across the center of the garage. I put 800 pounds in it the other day and the front end came up a little. I still cleared but it was soooooo close. I would like to have a little wiggle room if i could. Just hate to have that thing sitting outside. Any other ideas? Thanks again.
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It is holding the house up I guess, its boxed in drywall but I took the bottom piece of drywall off and thought that would give me enough room but I still need a little more. Thanks
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I would advice against it, the reason being the f250 already sits almost exactly level, there may be .5-1" more height in the back but thats it. you would be sagging the back with no load on the truck by doing that.
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