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Old May 25, 2018 | 03:21 PM
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Not to beat a dead horse here but I have a question about a leveling kit I had installed. It was a front and rear kit. When I measure from the ground to the middle of the wheel well my rear is 2.5 inches taller than my front which I think is causing it to look too raked. If I take my stock rear blocks and reinstall them which are 1.25 if I'm understanding this correctly I should still have 1.25 inches of rake? I appreciate any responses.

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Old May 25, 2018 | 03:36 PM
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You stacked a block on top of your factory block? What size block did you add? Or are you saying you replaced the factory block with a taller block and are considering pulling the aftermarket block and installing the factory back? If so, what size is the aftermarket block? Yes the factory block is 1.25".

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You stacked a block on top of your factory block? What size block did you add?
I would never stack blocks no I replaced my factory with one I believe the rear block is a 2" that came with the kit it's a motofab kit.
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Old May 25, 2018 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by jphelps14
I would never stack blocks no I replaced my factory with one I believe the rear block is a 2" that came with the kit it's a motofab kit.
2" Block puts you 2.5" higher in the rear. Replacing that 2" Block with a 1.25" Block would lower the rear .75".
2.5" minus .75" is 1.75" rake after replacing the blocks.
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I think that would look alot better the rake is kind of ridiculous right now.
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Originally Posted by antho
2" Block puts you 2.5" higher in the rear. Replacing that 2" Block with a 1.25" Block would lower the rear .75".
2.5" minus .75" is 1.75" rake after replacing the blocks.
This is my truck right now after the level kit
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Old May 25, 2018 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by jphelps14
This is my truck right now after the level kit
What motor do you have? Yeah, I agree the rear is pretty high. On my 3.5 eco boost I had 2.5" up front and stock blocks and it was level. My 2.7 eco on the other hand needed a larger rear block.
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Originally Posted by antho
What motor do you have? Yeah, I agree the rear is pretty high. On my 3.5 eco boost I had 2.5" up front and stock blocks and it was level. My 2.7 eco on the other hand needed a larger rear block.
I have the 5.0
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These are the height measurements for my truck, at the fenders, through a variety of mods.

Mods..................Front.....Rear......Rake
Stock.................37.125....39.75.....2.625
+ 2" spacer, Decked...38.75.... 39.0625...0.3125
+ wheels & tires .....40.1875...40.25.....0.0625
+ bumper & cargo......39.75.....39.5625..-0.1875
+ AAL, - stock block..39.75.....39.875....0.125
+1" block.............39.625....41.031....1.406


For details, look at my build thread.
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Old May 26, 2018 | 11:40 PM
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To me the 157's look more raked from the factory than others. I would remove your rear block entirely and see where it sits. If you don't like it level than add the stock block.
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