XLT Transformations
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From: Alberta, CA
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From: Iowa
You can level via just spacers for as little as 100 bucks.
Rough Country sells a kit with spacers, shocks, blocks for $200.
4x Bilsteins is $300ish
Rancho Quicklift system is $500ish
Lots of options and price ranges. You do NOT have to spent $1000+ for coilovers/shocks. Especially if little or none of your time is done off roading.
Rough Country sells a kit with spacers, shocks, blocks for $200.
4x Bilsteins is $300ish
Rancho Quicklift system is $500ish
Lots of options and price ranges. You do NOT have to spent $1000+ for coilovers/shocks. Especially if little or none of your time is done off roading.
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Totally reasonable to ask. In my case, the XLT with this option package had most of the things I wanted and also allowed for 6 people seating. But the main part was price. This optioned XLT was discounted almost 11k by ford last year making it cost about 33k. With the savings, I was able to put 7k into it doing almost all I wanted without coming close to the 50+ I was looking at spending on a fully optioned FX4 that I would end up hacking up anyway. This way it's mine, I made it look the way I wanted and saved 10k+ even after mods. Still leaves me plenty of room to buy a new boat to pull with my bad *** custom truck 
The only thing I miss are the heated cooled seats. I figured out how to add them to the body computer and aftermarket nav which already has the seat controls built in. So I'm looking for the front seats now.
The only thing I miss are the heated cooled seats. I figured out how to add them to the body computer and aftermarket nav which already has the seat controls built in. So I'm looking for the front seats now.
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From: Midwest
I was trying to wait for the Bilsteins to come out for the 2014s but got impatient and ended up going with the Rough Country 2.5" inch level that included a 1" block for the back. It was $200 on their site. It came with pretty good instructions to install but the job was pretty thorough. I put my tires on before I installed the level and noticed the biggest change after switching tires because the BFG KO2s are 10 ply and I'm running them at about 40 PSI so the ride is a lot stiffer. I almost think the ride quality improved a bit after installing the level but that might all just be in my head. It definitely didn't get worse though. The tires are 275/65r20 which comes out at 34".
