00bolt

Hey guys, I recently added a 2.5" front leveling kit and a 1" body lift all around on my 2015 F150. Added 20" rims and 35" tires. Love the way the truck looks now, however it does seem to be bumpier now.


Is there a way to improve the ride quality?

JJM

Check the tire pressure. A lot of shops will inflate to max pressure.

Pigman67

You also have more tire on the ground. You will feel more of the bumps with a bigger contact patch.

jebsurf

I bet its because you went to a different Ply tire.

Jayleah

mine is same way. unfortunately i don't think its possible to have that exact set up and still maintain flawless factory ride

JJM

Unless you go with a full-on lift kit that uses the stock front coil overs. Even then, the rear shocks are swapped and that usually leads to a harsher ride out back.

00bolt

would adding better shocks in the rear help? I am pretty clueless to shocks. But doesn't seem like shocks in the rear would help much but thought I would ask. I am guessing I would need to replace the coilovers in the front with aftermarket ones? Ones that are taller and do not require the leveling kit? I assume mine are 100% of the time partially compressed and that might have something to do with it? it doesn't absorb as much anymore and therefore bouncy?

04black150

You're on the right thought process. To cut strait to it, you gotta pay to play. But realize with the level and your 35s you're going to ride rougher. If you want that factory ride go back to stock because it'll never be the same. You could replace your level with a set of bilstein 5100s.

Aopitz1

How is the ride quality of the 5100's? I've been thinking about switching to those from my stock suspension to get it leveled, but don't want to move too far from factory smooth.

techrep

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The Factory ride is far from Flawless...