Kingofwylietx

You can put Bilstein 5600's in the front. You can select 3 height levels with those. The shocks can be had for a bit over $300. You'll probably want a shop to install them unless you have a heavy duty spring compressor.

RLXXI

I was in the same boat of thought as you are wanting to just lift the front, unfortunately no such lift kit exists, at least it didn't when I lifted my truck.

There was one company that had a 2" lift spindle but they made it so that the front wheels would stick out farther than the rear, stupid design but apparently it's what the California squatters like to run, front wheels out and nose high.

The only choice is to lift the whole truck. I used Rough Country as it's the most economical and does the job.

This kit would work on your truck, http://www.roughcountry.com/ford-sus...it-555-22.html
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Cobrakev

Wrong,,,, All you are changing on a top of the strut leveling kit is the height of the body. Nothing below the strut changes. The ride on my has stayed the same.

Truckin

iTrader: (4)

Lol.. Sorry dude, it does change geometry.
Goggle cv joint angle and read up

RLXXI

Apparently your not very familiar with suspension/alignment. I've been doing it for a living for over 35 years. You change every angle on the front suspension and driveline using those leveling kits.
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stainlessman

I just had Bilstein 5100 shocks and struts installed. The front struts have 4 settings. I had mine installed up one setting from stock, I believe 7/8" lift the paper work said up one setting. But others have gone up to the top setting for full level, but I was afraid of throwing the steering and wheel alignment out of whack and wearing tires ect. You must be familiar with theses struts RnL ? The truck drives perfect. So I shouldn't need an alignment ? or have any issues by leaving it so close to stock ?

RLXXI

Not really familiar with the brand but I understand how they work. The higher you go the more extreme the change, going as low as you did, did change the angles resulting in the alignment being off. Best bet is to get it on a machine to save the rubber.
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cody6766

I put a 2.5" level on my truck and didn't really notice a difference in ride quality. I'm sure there is some difference, but it wasn't really even noticeable. I second the new rubber. The stock tires look pretty small in the wells when the truck sits higher. You don't have to go huge, but you'll probably want 33s or 34s to fill things out correctly.

Tgunsthought

Thanks you all for the valued input. I'm pretty confident the leveling approach is not the best choice for my application. This being 2017, and it seems there are several lift kit brands to choose from. Now I just need to decide if a no cut bolt on lift kit approach is a better, more appropriate choice than a lift kit that requires cutting. I like the idea of not having to cut on a new truck, plus being able to return it to original specs. If and when needed...even though I don't believe that I will go back to stock once lifted. Again looking for good ride quality, and aesthetically correct wheels and tires that fit within the stock fenders. I'm interested in the 3 - possibly a 4 inch lift, for a super crew, currently running 275/55/20s, which I would like to run for as long as I can. I also will be pulling a couple different trailers, largest of which is 27 ft. 6400 lbs,

sdmartin65

It sounded pretty simple until you brought up towing, that usually makes having a lift a little more complicated.