Pienstar

Thank you!

Pienstar

Finally got my new wheels put on! The stance came out exactly like I was hoping for, and they ride pretty nice for a fairly aggressive tire. They do rub a bit on the front crash bars close to full lock. Now I have to decide if I want to trim the crash bars or remove the level and lift it higher.... I had my local Ford dealership do the install, and my service advisor said lets lift that thing up!

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speeddemon0712

That looks awesome man!!! Have you thought about using a porta-pusher? Wedge it between the front and rear crash bars and spread them out a touch. Could save ya $2000 in a lift haha.

Pienstar

Thanks man! I hadn't heard about spreading the crash bars, but that sounds like a pretty good idea. If that would work, I would much rather do that instead of cutting them. I don't have the tool to do it, but I'll check with my neighbor who has quite a few tools in his garage. I'm leaning towards fixing the crash bar issue rather than going with a higher lift....

speeddemon0712

Yeah I've seen it in a few threads before I got my level done. I would highly suggest you try that method before cutting them out. Go watch the IIHS crash test with the 2015 super cab and super crew. The super crew has crash bars, super cab does not. Needless to say, Ford put crash bars on all 2016 F150 models, not just the crew cab, after those tests were done.

The shop that did the install on my truck cut out the fronts and removed the rears. I'm putting the rears back in here soon.

Pienstar

Yeah, I've actually seen that video and that's why I don't want to cut them! Thank you again for the advice.

Matt_RTR_FX4

Looks good man. So that is +1 offset with 295/60's? Wonder how the '15's compare to the '13's? I have mine lifted 2.25" in the front and it looks like I have all kinds of room for bigger tires. Not sure if I have crash bars either. Will have to look.

speeddemon0712

No you don't have crash bars, and yes those should fit just fine with your level. My buddy has a 2014 with a 0 offset, 2" level and 35's and his fit (with a little bit of trimming).

Pienstar

Yeah, unfortunately the crash bars are causing a major rubbing issue. After driving around for a bit, I realized how bad it actually was. I'm going to see about spreading them a bit as I don't want to cut them.....

Martian

It's the other way around. The crash bars don't create a rubbing issue. The tires do.