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Old Sep 16, 2022 | 12:26 PM
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I attempted to level my 2021 F150 powerboost but my mechanic said that there is an air conditioning line and the high voltage lines that run right over the passenger side coilover. Very labor intensive and costly. Has any powerboost owners experienced this issue? Thanks for your feed back.
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Old Sep 16, 2022 | 12:57 PM
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Bernierayner...
Welcome!

*heads-up* The F-150 has been around since 1975... The PowerBoost not so recent.

There are year specific forums which better serve non-general F-150 issues/topics.

» Late Model F150s ««« -click-
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Also...

PowerBoost is an engine option and, other than the engine, does not provide vehicle information.

Consider putting your complete vehicle information (year, model, cab, trim, engine, wheelbase, _x4 drive, mileage, maintenance, modifications, etc., etc.) in your signature to have it automagically included when you post. *Eliminates playing 20 questions when/if a post is made in the future pertaining to your vehicle.
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Old Sep 16, 2022 | 05:04 PM
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Option B: Trust that Ford knows what they're doing, and that the truck IS "level" (by the definition of the company that designed & built it). If you want to UN-level it (by raising or lowering one end), ask yourself why you bought a truck. Cars ride level because their heaviest load (passengers) goes between the axles, so if you want a "level" vehicle, buy a car. Trucks ride high in the back when unloaded because, when they're loaded, all that added weight is ONLY on the rear axle. If you're NEVER gonna load it, you bought the wrong vehicle.
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Old Sep 16, 2022 | 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve83
Option B: Trust that Ford knows what they're doing, and that the truck IS "level" (by the definition of the company that designed & built it). If you want to UN-level it (by raising or lowering one end), ask yourself why you bought a truck. Cars ride level because their heaviest load (passengers) goes between the axles, so if you want a "level" vehicle, buy a car. Trucks ride high in the back when unloaded because, when they're loaded, all that added weight is ONLY on the rear axle. If you're NEVER gonna load it, you bought the wrong vehicle.
Raising the front of my truck 2" will not affect the payload rating. My opinion, it makes the truck look much nicer without the huge rake. My prior truck was a F-250 diesel. I leveled the truck as well. Not only did it look great, It towed the exact same as before. I guess everyone has their own preference on what looks good to them. Thx for the opinion.
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Old Sep 16, 2022 | 10:11 PM
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Those lines do not interfere with accessing the three nuts at the top of the shock tower. Here's the layout:



Also, those cables are flexible. Grab the damn things and move them.
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Old Sep 16, 2022 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve83
Option B: Trust that Ford knows what they're doing, and that the truck IS "level" (by the definition of the company that designed & built it). If you want to UN-level it (by raising or lowering one end), ask yourself why you bought a truck. Cars ride level because their heaviest load (passengers) goes between the axles, so if you want a "level" vehicle, buy a car. Trucks ride high in the back when unloaded because, when they're loaded, all that added weight is ONLY on the rear axle. If you're NEVER gonna load it, you bought the wrong vehicle.
Have you not been on this forum? Many of us level our trucks. Anyone who lifts there trucks, levels them as well. That how the lifts are built. Not everyone needs to load down the back with a ton of weight, or tows much. I put of lot of gear in the back of mine all the time, enough to fill the bed. But it doesn't weigh much. And in the combined 10 years I have owned various trucks, I have only ever towed once.
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Old Sep 16, 2022 | 11:41 PM
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Bilstein adjustable shocks or a 2” puck spacer are options to coil overs.

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Old Sep 17, 2022 | 01:12 PM
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The picture you shared does not show the AC lines which are NOT flexible so I can't just "grab the damn things and move them"!!!
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Old Sep 17, 2022 | 01:56 PM
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The placement of the lines and wires on the passenger side is annoying, but there's enough room to work around them with a wrench when accessing the the strut mount nuts though the wheel well. Loosening or removing the bolt that holds the bracket for the lines/wires also makes things a lot easier.
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Old Sep 17, 2022 | 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by tuflehundon
Anyone who lifts there trucks, levels them as well. That how the lifts are built.
You're not even wrong. I guess you've never seen SCORE/CORR/LOORRS/WSORR or the Carolina squat. Just because something CAN BE DONE with a truck doesn't mean it's what the truck is supposed to do, or that a truck is necessary to do it. Even if MANY people do it (like squatting).
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