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![[Linked Image]](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1963/45107377831_cc601e0519_z.jpg) IMG_1169 by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/165056183  N04/] Tzone heres my truck!!!!!!!!! 295 with nitto ridge tires.. Picture has a bad angle they look wide, but the width is barely pass the fender wall. That is a sweet looking truck! That could almost get me into a Ford.... Almost. 
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I also have a 2016 F150 and installed the Billstein 5100’s front and back. I set the fronts at the highest setting of 2.10” and it sits perfect with 33” 285/70/17 tires. You will need an alignment cause mine was pretty out of whack after.
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lots of folks do it up here. Never been a fan, as badger said most melt your eyes with their damned headlights. I guess if you don't plan on using it as a truck leveling makes sense? They look retarded to me.  I dislike the look of them too. To me they look like a dog dragging his ass. It's mostly only done by the city kids around here that just use them for cruising.
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L lots of folks do it up here. Never been a fan, as badger said most melt your eyes with their damned headlights. I guess if you don't plan on using it as a truck leveling makes sense? They look retarded to me. I dislike the look of them too. To me they look like a dog dragging his ass. It's mostly only done by the city kids around here that just use them for cruising. A leveling kit does not cause the front to be higher....”leveling kit.”
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Change of plans for mine, ordering the Bilstein 6112 front shocks with coil springs and rear 5160’s plus 3” block to keep the rake in my truck then putting a set of 285/60R20 Duratracs on it.
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If you would like to have flexibility and more control over adjustments, check out the Boss coilover adjustable shocks. You can adjust the lift to whatever height you want. Very good reviews over on the F150Forum.
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If you would like to have flexibility and more control over adjustments, check out the Boss coilover adjustable shocks. You can adjust the lift to whatever height you want. Very good reviews over on the F150Forum. Those would be very nice but too much money for me...decided to put the 5100 in the rear. $689 for all 4 shocks
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L lots of folks do it up here. Never been a fan, as badger said most melt your eyes with their damned headlights. I guess if you don't plan on using it as a truck leveling makes sense? They look retarded to me. I dislike the look of them too. To me they look like a dog dragging his ass. It's mostly only done by the city kids around here that just use them for cruising. A leveling kit does not cause the front to be higher....”leveling kit.” Huh? As stock, the front sits lower than rear. Leveling it either brings the front up or the back down. Either way is gayer than a subaru.
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IMG_1169 by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/165056183 N04/] Tzone heres my truck!!!!!!!!! 295 with nitto ridge tires.. Picture has a bad angle they look wide, but the width is barely pass the fender wall. That looks really good! Is that just a 2” level in the front? Any cutting, trimming or moving the crash bars to avoid rubbing with the 295’s?
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I cant remember but i think it was 2.5 in front the like a 1 inch in back with a blocker. To avoid sag.. No cutting or trimming.. Only time it rubs is when in reverse downhill turn the wheels to the left.. Weird but i have like 10k on those tires and its gone.. Was very minor rubbing to begin with..
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I like the ass-end higher than the front. I get better mileage going downhill all the time....
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IMG_1169 by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/165056183 N04/] Tzone heres my truck!!!!!!!!! 295 with nitto ridge tires.. Picture has a bad angle they look wide, but the width is barely pass the fender wall. That looks really good! Is that just a 2” level in the front? Any cutting, trimming or moving the crash bars to avoid rubbing with the 295’s? L lots of folks do it up here. Never been a fan, as badger said most melt your eyes with their damned headlights. I guess if you don't plan on using it as a truck leveling makes sense? They look retarded to me. I dislike the look of them too. To me they look like a dog dragging his ass. It's mostly only done by the city kids around here that just use them for cruising. A leveling kit does not cause the front to be higher....”leveling kit.” Huh? As stock, the front sits lower than rear. Leveling it either brings the front up or the back down. Either way is gayer than a subaru. No. If it's lower than the rear, they did it wrong or lowered it in the rear. And yes, that looks gayer than AIDS.
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I think up until the early 1990's a leveling kit consisted of a rick of firewood.
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No. If it's lower than the rear, they did it wrong or lowered it in the rear. And yes, that looks gayer than AIDS.
You're making my head hurt. Trucks come from factory higher in the ass end. Some folks raise the front ends to "level them" . Thus unless they alter the trajectory of their headlights they blind everyone else on the road. Then if you actually want to use the truck as a truck, you have to put bags or helper springs or whatever to keep it from going total Richard Simmons. This practice is gayer than an altar boy in a subaru. I added the emoji to keep from hurting feelers.
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A much cheaper solution is bags of sand from Home Depot. That makes the ride smoother, too. You can take a bag out if your golf clubs put it a half bubble off level.
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Go with Bilstein 5100’s with the ring one below the tallest setting. That way it won’t have soo much rake but doesnt look stupid when you put weight in the bed or hook up a trailer. 275/70/18’s (33”) will fit perfect. Before ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/DallSheep4me/Mobile%20Uploads/2017-03/A7914C6D-D483-4487-9DD9-4F1B98EC8445_zpsgtnum3e7.jpg) After ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/DallSheep4me/Mobile%20Uploads/2017-03/54053270-8ECD-48AC-A488-F05631EDD3E3_zpsjm7hg9oq.jpg) To my eye, the before looks better.
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No. If it's lower than the rear, they did it wrong or lowered it in the rear. And yes, that looks gayer than AIDS.
You're making my head hurt. Trucks come from factory higher in the ass end. Some folks raise the front ends to "level them" . Thus unless they alter the trajectory of their headlights they blind everyone else on the road. Then if you actually want to use the truck as a truck, you have to put bags or helper springs or whatever to keep it from going total Richard Simmons. This practice is gayer than an altar boy in a subaru. I added the emoji to keep from hurting feelers. I don’t get hurt feelers from the internet. Who do you think I am, seafire?  I understand the lights and I do understand what you’re saying. But I want to get rid of the rake so adding to the rear gets me back to where I am now, just higher. Lol
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A much cheaper solution is bags of sand from Home Depot. That makes the ride smoother, too. You can take a bag out if your golf clubs put it a half bubble off level. That would work awesome if I was a golfer. Sand bags get in the way of the rest of the stuff being carried. It’s never not carrying something.
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New struts in front, lifted 2”, blocks and shocks in rear lifted 1.5”. New shocks in rear. Looks much better and rides better than factory. New 33.5” duratracs which also provided some lift
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I get the raked set up from the factory. Unfortunately, many times it puts the front bumper waaaaay too low. Hell, for a while the Subaru’s had more ground clearance up front than a F150.
I’d rather go up a bit front and rear.
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