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Old Jun 5, 2017 | 12:10 AM
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Not sure why it's so difficult to ad a picture. Maybe it's me?
When you post there is another box below the one you are typing in that says "additional options".... click the "Manage attachments" button.
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Old Jun 5, 2017 | 12:28 AM
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Old Jun 5, 2017 | 01:23 AM
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There ya go !
Sweet looking truck
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Old Jun 5, 2017 | 01:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Phil48315
There ya go !
Sweet looking truck
Thanks for your help!
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Old Jun 5, 2017 | 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Turbo_Bimmer
I took some pictures before and after to show the angle difference with a 2'' AS spacer.




That angle tho. Man every time I think about doing a 2" level I look at these images and it changes my mind.
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Old Jun 5, 2017 | 08:25 AM
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Same here, I am on the fence about a level.

Thinking about a size bigger tire and maybe 1.25" bora spacers instead. Or something on that order.
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Old Jun 5, 2017 | 03:29 PM
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Its just a CV shaft, don't let it worry you.
The part #s are TX738 rt side and TX739 left side. (rock auto)
They only cost around $100 each and only an hour labor to change !
I say go for it, make your truck look the way you want!
The worry is about premature wear... not immediate failure.
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Old Jun 5, 2017 | 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Phil48315
Its just a CV shaft, don't let it worry you.
The part #s are TX738 rt side and TX739 left side. (rock auto)
They only cost around $100 each and only an hour labor to change !
I say go for it, make your truck look the way you want!
The worry is about premature wear... not immediate failure.
I've owned many CV 4x4s and SA ones and I can say I've changed many CVs on trails and side of road. Now days not a fan of having to work on my truck in the Texas heat lol
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Originally Posted by Iamraiderpower
I've owned many CV 4x4s and SA ones and I can say I've changed many CVs on trails and side of road. Now days not a fan of having to work on my truck in the Texas heat lol
I have never been stranded by one or had to fix on the side of the road.
They usually make quite a bit of noise to let you no they are going bad.
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Old Jun 5, 2017 | 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Gunpar
What's up guys, I have a 2017 F-150 and I plan on adding a leveling kit. I currently haven't bought the kit yet. The rear fender off the ground measures 41" and the front fender measures 37". This is from stock. Do I need a 2" kit or 2.5" kit to level the truck out? I don't want the front higher, I basically want the truck level. Also do I need to add rear blocks, if so what size do you guys think?
According to Ready Lift, for a 2017 F150 (screw short bed 4x4 anyway), a 2.25" front spacer will level it exactly.

That said, I wanted a very slight rake, so went with a 2" autospring spacer on the front.

After installing it, it was almost perfectly level - if anything, I felt it looked a little nose high - esp if there was anything in the back (I think just the weight of the diamondback cover weighed it down just enough to look off - though measuring it, it was darn near perfect).

I ended up replacing the rear 2" block with a 2.5" block to get just enough rake to look right to me and be able to have something in the back without squatting.



Now I just need to decide on some larger tires to fill out the wheel wells. Leaning toward 295/70r18 34" Yokohama Geolandar G015's (the others I am looking at - today anyway - are Michelin Defenders or Nitto Terra Grappler G2s).
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