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Old Nov 21, 2018 | 11:44 PM
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Hello everyone! I would like to thank all the people that have posted there setup in this thread and others! I have used it a lot when buying and modifying my 2018 supercrew. Before I detail my current setup let me give some background info. I am kinda old school and have always liked the white letter tires. Unfortunately for me there are very few options when it comes to AT tires in white letter. One of them is the 35x12.5x18 BFG. So at the recommendation of my tire dealer I had a 3" level installed to accommodate the BFG'S. That was a mistake! The truck was approx 1.5" high in the front with a really sharp angle on the front drive shafts. So long story longer I Just had them replace the 3" level with a Supreme Suspension 2" level and kept the 35x12.5 BFG KO2's tires. So far I haven't had any scrubbing issues on the crash bars or the UCA and the truck is about level. I haven't seen a truck with this tire and OEM wheel setup so let me know what yall think. Thanks again for all the info and post!


looks good. same size level and same wheels as me. my tires are toyo open country at2 285/75r18 (34.8x11.3) and they rub like hell on my rear crash bars. I wish I knew the difference in our trucks. I'm going to cut my rear crash bars out soon.
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Old Nov 22, 2018 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by lhill1995
looks good. same size level and same wheels as me. my tires are toyo open country at2 285/75r18 (34.8x11.3) and they rub like hell on my rear crash bars. I wish I knew the difference in our trucks. I'm going to cut my rear crash bars out soon.
In all fairness I do anticipate some scrubbing on my rear crash bar when I go off road, but normal driving is fine. I do belive each truck is a little different. Some scrub and some dont from what I have read in this and other threads. One thing that my tire guy told me as to why the 3" level was so high was (I thought at the time was bs) is that my truck had Raptor springs on it?? Regardless it does seem to have something to do with the stiffness of the springs.
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Old Nov 23, 2018 | 04:28 PM
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285/65/20 BFGoodrich K02, Autospring 2.5" level, 1.5" Bora wheel spacers


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Old Nov 24, 2018 | 06:13 PM
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2" level / 285/65-20 Ridge Grapplers / 5100 rear shocks
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Old Nov 25, 2018 | 11:46 PM
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Wondering if anyone does a differential drop kit for lifts/levels 2.5” to 3”. I know there pretty common on Toyota’s for anything over 2.5”. Diff drop kit save the cv boots and less wear and tear on the axels.

Im just a little concerned as I will be using 4x4 often off road and on road up in the cold white north...

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Old Nov 26, 2018 | 12:00 PM
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Pretty sure I am set on a 2.5" level on the front and factory 1.25" blocks in the rear. Wanting to fit some 305/55/20's when these Michelins wear out. FWIW, I am RWD, just want it to look more like a "truck" with a little more aggressive tires. Leaning toward Falken Wildpeak AT3.
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Old Nov 26, 2018 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by ABF150Fan
Wondering if anyone does a differential drop kit for lifts/levels 2.5” to 3”. I know there pretty common on Toyota’s for anything over 2.5”. Diff drop kit save the cv boots and less wear and tear on the axels.

Im just a little concerned as I will be using 4x4 often off road and on road up in the cold white north...

Replacement CV shafts are only $100 each....... Probably cheaper to replace them when they start making noise !
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Old Nov 26, 2018 | 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Tucker's F150
285/65/20 BFGoodrich K02, Autospring 2.5" level, 1.5" Bora wheel spacers


Looks great! Did you need the spacers? Or are they just for looks?

Also, did you have an alignment done? Any extra piece parts needed?
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Old Nov 26, 2018 | 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by mhuber
I am running a 2.5 autospring level. I chose that one because of all the positive feedback from forum members. I am also running raptor wheels on the 315/70/17 K02s that the raptor has. With my set up I do not have rubbing and did not do any cutting. I also replaced the rear block with a 3in for some of the rake back. I also replaced the rear shocks with fox 2.0 rears. Here are some pictures to get an idea


Any issue with the coils hitting on the front? Anything needed to get an alignment done?
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Old Nov 26, 2018 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Phil48315
Replacement CV shafts are only $100 each....... Probably cheaper to replace them when they start making noise !
diff drop kit usually around 50$ takes 1/2 hr to install and chances of breaking a cv shaft out in the boonies is a lot less.
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