I have a 2022 f150 XLT and bought a rough country 2" leveling kit for my truck and am having an issue putting back the strut with the leveling kit installed back on the truck. I have heard that you can switch the struts around and make the install easier, putting the passenger side strut on the divers side and vis versa. I tried doing this but the bolts on the top of the strut don't align with the top strut mount. How would this work. Any advice would help out.

 

Say what??? I’ve never heard that. What exactly is the issue getting them back in? What has been disconnected on the front suspension steering so far?

 

You’re saying you don’t have enough room now with the spacer on top? If that’s the case, get a pry bar and push on the lower control arms as much as you can to get some more room

 

Yes that's my current issue. Noted....going to buy a pry bar..also to reinstall the strut back with the spacer on, is removing the bottom bolts on the strut necessary or can they still be installed with the bolts on. And is rotating the strut 180° necessary.

 

I’ve never see rotating the struts? The bottom strut bolts are pressed in. Unlike the aftermarket struts they are not.

Sounds like with the spacer you can’t get it back in.

Did you disconnect the UCA ball joint and steering linkage?

Did you remove the front axle shaft bolts?

Worst case you can remove the LCA bolts and swing it down. I think that might be your best if you can’t swing it down enough.

 

I've lost track how many levels I've done on 12 and 13th gens.
I've never loosened the LCA/UCA mounts. I always got plenty of droop by removing the axle nut, and letting the halfshaft slide back towards the diff. Sometimes I still used a 4' prybar on the LCA, things always popped into place.
Start with the top of the strut inserting as far as you can in the tower, then take your prybar and press down on the LCA.
By the nature of the tophat bolts, being used as the bolts for a spacer mount, it rotates your strut 180* from where it was. Yes, you can change sides, the easiest, or struggle with rotating the pinbar on the bottom mount so the bolts slip into lower mount.

 

On all the F150 leveling kits over 2" I've installed I remove the pressed in studs and install new bolts just like how the majority of the aftermarket struts come. Makes life so much easier and I don't have to loosen the lower control arm. I also have compressed the springs before to rotate the strut mount so the leveling will line up.