I'll pitch in.

2.25" ReadyLIFT Strut Extension (Level)
285/65R20 Cooper Discovery AT3 XLT

No rubbing at full lock, in any direction, in any motion.

 

My dealer made it clear that Ford and Roush are installing 2.250'' spacer on most of there Lifted F150's built by both Ford and Roush and Ford now offer's this for anyone owning a F150 2015 and newer. And it does not hurt your warranty and by a Ford dealer installing the kit I get a Warranty for 24,000 miles or 2 years. Any Ford Performance Dealer can do the work for you! That's for there labor only because I brought my own parts. If you buy the parts from Ford Performance via the Ford Dealer , you will get parts and labor!. Hope this helps!

 

Do it. If you're not sure, go with Bilstein 5100's and choose something less than max lift. If you are doing it yourself (as opposed to paying someone), you could always re-do it at a different level if you dislike it. Unfortunately, the lift levels seem to vary by truck. I put my Bilsteins at max 2.1" level, but still have some rake. I'm pretty happy w/ how it sits, though.

 

Evening gents, I have read every single line of this thread and I can't seem to find a real answer. I have a 2018 F150 Lariat Super Crew 3.5 EB with 5.5 bed. I just ordered the Bilstein 5100 struts for the front and shocks for the rear. My dilemma is which strut setting to use and what size tires to run. I DO NOT want the front end to be taller than the rear. I would like for the truck to be as level as possible without the negative rake. I have pretty much settled on Nitto Ridge Grapplers. SO I think from everything that Ive read my best bet will be to run the struts on the 1.76 setting....does anyone disagree for any reason I'm not seeing? Also, what size tires do you guys think will fill the wheel well the most WITHOUT any rubbing or requiring trimming of any kind? Thanks for the help, I'm having a hell of a time deciding this stuff

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1.76" will be fine. I have a 2.25" level and the front sits .5" lower than the rear, 1.76" leaves a very minimal rake look. Tire size will be dependent on what wheels you will be running. A tire approximately 34.5"x12" tire will clear on stock wheels for mostly street use, and without mud flaps. Your best bet to limit any type of rubbing is to stick to a tire 34" or smaller, metric measuring 295/60R20 or smaller. If you are using aftermarket wheels, with the offset they come with you will need a slightly smaller tire than what can be used on a stock wheel.

 

Looks good man. Perfect amount of rake IMO

 

I Battled with this very same thing. The last thing I wanted was to be nose high or perfectly level leaving the potential for being nose high when towing my trailer. Alot of this depends on what your current measurements are and what you're trying to fit. Are you keeping the oem wheels or are you going with something with a different offset?? It looks as tho factory rakes, on even the same models, can be very different and are all over the place. I originally went with the 1.76" setting and had about a 1/2" of rake. I didn't like it so I removed everything and went a notch lower to the 1.26" setting which I prefer. Went from the factory 22" to 20x9" +2 offset fuel wheels with 33x12.5 RGs. Originally thought I had no rubbing but it turns out there is minimal rubbing only in reverse at full lock. Tip* Do a headlight measurement from about 25' away before you install and remember to adjust them after with the truck parked in the same spot. Nothing I hate more than a leveled truck blinding me at night because they didn't adjust their headlights after the fact.

 

Looks GREAT! Question about those tires... are they the "LT" version or the P-metric version? I know in many sizes both are offered. I went w/ the ligher P-metrics, but man the sidewalls are weak. Not sure if I want to lose more power/torque by going with the heavier tire, though.

 

Thank you!
They are the LT's. Needed 10 ply for when I tow. No real power loss, had actually made my 10 spd work better. I am very biased when it comes to power loss though, I experienced it in far worse conditions when I had jeeps on 35's and 37's.

 

Yeah, the LTs weigh a solid 20lbs more per tire than the P-metrics. I don't really tow heavy, so my thought was retain more power and fuel mileage. How's your mileage? Note, I have 20's, so that also limits me on both of those items.