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Equipment & Gear => Power Equipment & RV => Topic started by: Mossy on December 01, 2015, 05:49:10 PM

Title: Leveling kits
Post by: Mossy on December 01, 2015, 05:49:10 PM: What are your thoughts on them? Hell bent steel has one for my truck on sale for $70 at the moment.
Title: Re: Leveling kits
Post by: KFhunter on December 01, 2015, 05:53:04 PM: what truck and year?

I just installed one on a F-150, 2007 king ranch

should say helped install, he had most of the work done but needed help
Title: Re: Leveling kits
Post by: syoungs on December 01, 2015, 05:57:17 PM: Every truck I have had for the past 10 years has had at least a levekingnkit, moat 4"-6" lifts, I'm tired of the lifted truck game, going back to a leveling kit on my next rig.
Don't think it's to hard on components if not Bubba'd together,I like the look of a leveled truck way more then stock, and it allows room for bigger tires, without going overboard.

What's it going on?
Title: Re: Leveling kits
Post by: Mossy on December 01, 2015, 05:58:33 PM: 2013 FX4
Title: Re: Leveling kits
Post by: KFhunter on December 01, 2015, 06:00:23 PM: I think it's the F-150 as it's listed for $70

The job is pretty easy if you have any mechanical abilities, two floor jacks and 4 jack stands make the job easier. We used air tools.

Do get new shocks and soon as you get the kit on get a new alignment pronto.
Title: Re: Leveling kits
Post by: Mossy on December 01, 2015, 06:05:15 PM: Alignment for sure but the shocks are only a couple years old with 15k on them
Title: Re: Leveling kits
Post by: syoungs on December 01, 2015, 06:07:46 PM: I'd be willing to bet it'll firm your ride up a touch, which imho most truck now a days benefit from. I doubt you'll regret it, especially at that price. I think they look great leveled, shoulda came from the factory that height.

Be ready to re aim your headlights, and re-set and weight distributing hitch you might have
Title: Re: Leveling kits
Post by: Mossy on December 01, 2015, 06:23:02 PM: Quote from: KFhunter on December 01, 2015, 05:53:04 PM
what truck and year?

I just installed one on a F-150, 2007 king ranch

should say helped install, he had most of the work done but needed help

Did you up your tire and wheel size?
Title: Re: Leveling kits
Post by: KFhunter on December 01, 2015, 08:27:29 PM: Quote from: Mossy on December 01, 2015, 06:23:02 PM
Quote from: KFhunter on December 01, 2015, 05:53:04 PM
what truck and year?

I just installed one on a F-150, 2007 king ranch

should say helped install, he had most of the work done but needed help

Did you up your tire and wheel size?

same wheels, larger tires. Wasn't my truck I was just helping out. The kit that was used was 2.5 inch I think and it came with a block for the rear leaf springs. The $70 kit you found doesn't have a block for the rear, we did the front first and a block was needed for the rear to make it look right. I think it was 2.5 inches up front and .72 inches in the rear.

He went to a BFG T/A K02 loves them. The truck looks and rides great. You'll want to make sure you don't need a longer stroke shock, his kit came with shocks.
Title: Re: Leveling kits
Post by: bigsads on December 01, 2015, 08:44:35 PM: I have one on my tundra crew max, no ride difference noticed, I left the rear blocks out, like the look better as with them it did not look level
Title: Re: Leveling kits
Post by: whacker1 on December 01, 2015, 09:11:40 PM: make sure to disconnect the battery on that 2013 fx4 before installing. I don't know the details, but i know two people that have screwed up the electronic measured/electronic rack and pinion steering. I think it keeps track of the center position, or something to that effect. anyway, it cost both people $1800 to fix that piece of the leveling kit install. It could be complete horse pucky, but i found it odd that two different individuals dealt with the same problem. apparently it was a change in the 2011 and newer F150s
Title: Re: Leveling kits
Post by: jackelope on December 01, 2015, 10:56:01 PM: Steering angle sensor maybe?
Title: Re: Leveling kits
Post by: whacker1 on December 02, 2015, 02:44:23 AM: Quote from: jackelope on December 01, 2015, 10:56:01 PM
Steering angle sensor maybe?

Sounds probable, is it an expensive part?
Title: Re: Leveling kits
Post by: huntandjeep on December 02, 2015, 08:04:26 AM: Is it a complete kit for $70 ? Or is it just the blocks for above the springs. I bought a 2 1/2" level kit for my 2012 F350 from Readylift that's a complete kit. It came with the blocks for the springs, the brakeline drop brackets , the sway bar drop brackets , bump stop drops and the drag link drop bracket ( without this it shifts the front axle towards the driver side 1/2"-3/4") depending on how high your going. Also came with shock drop brackets which I didn't use because I just ordered Bilstien 5100's for a 2" lift. Granted it was $315 but its alot more complete than just a block that doesn't address all the other things you need to address when lifting ( leveling ) a truck. Install took me 2 1/2 hours by my self.
You don't need blocks for the rear since you are only leveling out the front. Your shocks with 15k miles on them will be short ( since they are for a stock truck )so it will not allow the tire to droop all the way
Title: Re: Leveling kits
Post by: Mossy on December 02, 2015, 06:17:04 PM: It's just the spacer for up front which I ordered today
Title: Re: Leveling kits
Post by: Magnum_Willys on December 02, 2015, 06:20:30 PM: For 1500 Rams its just a shock change to Bilstein 5100's. Be dragging without it.
Title: Re: Leveling kits
Post by: huntandjeep on December 02, 2015, 07:04:04 PM: Quote from: Mossy on December 02, 2015, 06:17:04 PM
It's just the spacer for up front which I ordered today
How are you going to address all the other things ?
Title: Re: Leveling kits
Post by: Mossy on December 02, 2015, 07:32:31 PM: Quote from: huntandjeep on December 02, 2015, 07:04:04 PM
Quote from: Mossy on December 02, 2015, 06:17:04 PM
It's just the spacer for up front which I ordered today
How are you going to address all the other things ?

Not sure what you mean besides an alignment afterward. It's a strut extension
Title: Re: Leveling kits
Post by: huntandjeep on December 02, 2015, 08:02:40 PM: Nevermind yours is IFS
Title: Re: Leveling kits
Post by: Mossy on December 13, 2015, 10:05:59 PM: Got it installed this morning with a little help from a buddy's shop lift. Everything went smooth and it'll be getting aligned in the morning. With the 2 inch kit, the front is 1 inch lower than the rear. I'm pretty happy with that because I had worries of being nose high.