Leveling Kit for F150

[lindy rig]

Considering putting a leveling kit on my 2013 F150. Mostly because I think it looks cool to have a little higher lift. I know gas milage will probably drop slightly. Does anyone have experience with this vs. a regular lift kit? Pros and Cons, I don't know much about it.....

[JOHNBIGDOG]

I have seen these kits installed at the dealership and have had to deal with them with maintanence Stuffs.

My opinion is to not waste your money.

Depending on what year truck you have all it will do is bring the front of the truck "level" with the rear. Now they stance the truck on purpose so that when you haul stuffs your truck will sit level and your headlights will illuminate the road properly.

Now you install a leveling kit, throw stuff in the back, now the trucks nose will point tword the sky.

[fishhuntwork]

I put a 2" leveling kit in my 2009 F150. It is easy today and have had no issues with it at all. I did how ever put 2 1/2" blocks in the rear end. It probably took me about 3 hrs to do it and if you have access to a hoist it will make it easier yet.

[lindy rig]

I do wish my truck sat up a little higher. Both for looks and clearance. Am I better off just doing a lift kit (same on front and rear) to keep the ratio the same? It's a 2013.

[311Hemi]

I would measure the rear bumper height unloaded and then loaded the truck down pretty good (still a fairly normal load you may carry) and then measure the rear bumper height again. From there you should have a pretty good idea on how much the rear sags and how the 2" level kit would affect the stance when loaded. There is always the possibility of adding a 1" blocks to the rear to raise the rear up a little with the 2" level kit....although I don't know how this affects drive line angles on that truck.

You other option as you mentioned is a lift kit. The kits available for your truck look to mostly be 4-6" lifts, and that is getting up there height. You will need some decent sized tires to make them look ok, probaly 35" tires). I think you will notice this kind of lift more when going down the road, just in overall performance....especially if you run 35" tires. These kits run anywhere from $1200-2000 for the kit, then the labor on top of that.

Last, I would call your local dealer and ask them about warranty. Legally, any of these kits should not affect warranty and the dealer is require to prove that they caused a failure before they can deny a warranty. But, what the law says and how the service department actually works are two different things when it comes thinks like this and the factory warranty.

I would also call the local dealer and ask them if they sell/install lift kits. That might make it easier to deal with when service work is needed.

[lindy rig]

Thanks for the info Hemi. Guess it is not that high on the priority list for that kind of money. I did call a local mechanic, and they quoted me $500 for the 1" leveling kit installed. Said they did not recommend going 2", but I'm guessing that's without the rear blocks. And I guess realistically it would be harder to reach for stuff in the bed of the truck if I went up much higher anyway....