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What most guys think is settling is simply the front suspension swinging into it's arc which can only be done if there's weight on the tires by rolling the truck back or forward about 25 feet, at least. Not directing this at you, just muttering under my breath.
Exactly!!!!! I've tried to explain that more than once, maybe the way I explained it people couldn't understand.
Anyway, good to see someone else say that.
What most guys think is settling is simply the front suspension swinging into it's arc which can only be done if there's weight on the tires by rolling the truck back or forward about 25 feet, at least. Not directing this at you, just muttering under my breath.
I hear you. A spring spacer won’t cause any settling. New springs will settle a bit though. They’re new and have not had any weight on them, ever. I lowered my Mustang with a complete Eibach set up. Even the instructions recommended waiting a few days before an alignment due to the parts meshing and settling. All the parts settle in, the springs finally drop that extra little bit and everything Jives together.
Oh and for what it’s worth...Firestone has a Lifetime Alignment plan. It costs as much as 2 alignments. But if you play with the suspension like I do or plan to keep the vehicle for a while it’ll pay for itself in a year or less. Get it aligned one day, hit a pot hole/curb/etc. the next day...take it back for another alignment. Already paid for! I e probably used it 5 times on my mustang over the past few years.
Not as high as that. Plus, you have a 4WD which always arrived from the factory sitting a wee bit higher than do the 2WD... one reason is the rear axle spacer block that a 2WD doesn't have, and because of the (at least-) 7 different spring rates made for the F150 front coils, the firmer of which are used to support the extra weight of the transfer case and front driveline.
Looking to get, FROM the ride height seen in this (reposted) photo, 1-1/2 - 1-3/4" (using the 6112's 1.5" circlip gro0ve) increase in the front height, and 1-1/4" increase in the rear ride height (by replacing the 1" lowering shackle with the OE shackle, and adding a tweak of additional preload to the RAS [which will have to be removed temporarily while I do the rear shackles).
Believe me, arriving at this conclusion has required a lot of forum reading and photo-looking of others' experiences, and it has involved the demise of many brain cells... Thank goodness there are so many left that have never been used!
Why are you raising it? Your truck looks good as is. I get it though, a true gear head is never happy!
As you mentioned, I have the 1.25” rear block from the factory. Not sure if the front spindle/knuckles are different heights in the 4wd models to give the front a little extra, besides the various spring rates for 2 vs 4wd.
Some guys get lucky and buy a leveling kit and it does exactly that. Others buy one and still have to lift the rear. Or still have tons of rake. Lots of research helps for sure!
Thanks, Schmitty! Two reasons: one, while I don't rock crawl off road, I do travel desert BLM roads which pass through ravines and smaller water crossings that have eroded an otherwise civilized dirt roadway... I need a little more ground clearance, and with the increase in tire radius combined with the over 1" in suspension ride height I'll be better off.
Secondly, the increased overall tire diameter and offset difference of these wheels (0) compared to, say, a Raptor take off [Edit: +34 mm] is enough to kiss the rear crash bar and fender lining at full steering "throw". A increase in static height there will eliminate that issue.
Appreciate the compliment, though! because you never really hear folks complimenting a stock-height truck (with a 1" drop at the rear).
I was asked to post a side shot of my truck to determine how big the leveling kit I have is. 2" is the guess so far.
I'm taking back what I said about a 2" level. Did you measure from the center of the hub to the fender lip? I see you've got an FX4 too, so that 22.5" measurement should be accurate for a stock level. Unless it's the angle of the photo, or you have the rear lifted too, that isn't looking like a 2" level. Photo I added is stock 2020 strut.
Last edited by johnday in BFE; Jul 27, 2020 at 09:20 AM.
