New here. Have my 1st f-150, 15’ lariat. I love the leveled look. But am not a mechanic. Iv found out that 2-2.5” life is good. But it rides like a caddy and I don’t want to ruin the ride or handling.

ive also been told that it can damage the struts and a-arms faster.

advice please. And thx

 

Factory std. is best, you can't tell it's leveled from the driver's seat. It is built that way for comfort and best performance.

 

STD? lol. Sorry im an electrician. I only speak sparky.

 

Yeah you can’t tell it from the drivers seat. But I have to look at every day. And I do not like the *** end jacked up like that. Reminds me of muscle cars in the 70s with “hijackers”…

 

Agreed. I much prefer the leveled look. I’m just not a grease monkey and don’t want to mess up the thing. lol

 

go with a nice set of coilovers to retain the ride quality.

 

Welcome. I put new front struts w/2" leveling pucks in my 05 2WD F150 & IMHO it no effect on the ride quality.

 

Everyone's tolerance for ride quality is different, but stay at 2" and you'll maintain some ride quality. It really does make sense to get some high quality coil overs as well, Fox 2.0 or similar. Just know that it will get stiffer either way, it's just physics.

Think of it this way - I believe the 13th gen has 8" of suspension travel, so think of a total suspension range of 0" to 8", with the neutral ride height at the 4" position when stock, 4" up travel and 4" down travel. If you put a 2" level on, for example, you're now at the 2" mark in the total range, meaning you have 2" of down travel and 6" of up travel. Therefore, when you hit something like a pothole, your tire will only drop down 2" before it pulls the truck down with it, creating that rough ride feeling. In stock form, the tire is allowed to drop down into the pot hole and absorb the impact without affecting the body movement of the truck. There are other factors but that's a simplistic explanation of what you're doing with the a level.