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Did you do the install yourself? If so, did you compress the spring and rotate the spring cap, or just rotate the entire assembly? Overall how difficult/long was the install?
No I didn't, sorry. Had a buddy that owns a garage do it all including tires and then alignment.
With15+ you do not need to compress the springs, but you will need to drop the lower A arm to get the two studs out of the front shock, the older ones has a single bolt thru the bottom of the shock. You can drop the rear of the A arm out without touching the drive shaft, if you disassemble the shaft it needs to be in a vacuume when you reassemble, my advise pay the $150.00 bucks to have it done since yo need an alienment anyway.
I did my install this weekend. Did not have to compress the springs and rotate the cap, but we did end up needing to remove the LCA to get the shocks back in after adding the spacer. I suspect if we had it on a lift where we had better access to everything, we may have been able to get them back in. Otherwise, pretty simple install and I love the look now.
I had the Motofab 1.5in front kit put on last weekend. I wanted to maintain a slight rake and the 1.5 spacer did the trick. The 2in probably would have been perfectly level on my truck. Alignment was out of whack afterwards but they were able to get it back into factory specs with no need for adjustable lower cam bolts (which some shops were pushing as "required"). Rides great and alignment is spot on. Also added Nitto G2's 275/60R20. Great tires so far, very quiet. I'm happy the way everything turned out.
Just purchased the 2.5 front with the 1.5 rear for my 2017 F150 4x4. Plan on putting 285/65R20 on my stock wheels. With all my calculations I should still have at least a 1 to 1 1/2 inch rake when done. Anyone else with a 2017 with this setup?
Just purchased the 2.5 front with the 1.5 rear for my 2017 F150 4x4. Plan on putting 285/65R20 on my stock wheels. With all my calculations I should still have at least a 1 to 1 1/2 inch rake when done. Anyone else with a 2017 with this setup?
I installed the MotoFab Lifts F150-2.5F-3R 2.5" Front and 1.5" Rear Leveling lift kit for 2009-2017 Ford F150 4WD and 3 weeks ago and absolutely love it so far. The ride is basically the same as stock except for the bigger tires. I put 285/65R20 BFG on it which really made the difference for me. As for the install, I did it myself and it only takes about 4-5 hours (with beer breaks of course). I'd say the hardest thing was actually trying to get the strut out without removing the CV. Needless to say for me I finally gave up and just removed the CV from the hub. Spend some time and review how an IWE works and pulling the CV out will be a little less stressful. Makes it way easier. If you are just installing the 2" you may be able to get by without taking the CV out.
As for the back I added a block and the u-bolts of course were way too long, so they needed cut. I did all this without a lift and with just a floor jack and jack stands. Got the kit on Amazon for about $125.
07-15-2017, 07:26 PM
