Leveling Kit info

[ticopowell]

yeah, I guess people will pay more "knowing" that there is less weight so it is worth more... but yeah, I think it isn't going to make sense to buy a weaker product for more money...
Yes aluminum is strong, but steel is for sure stronger, so I would think that it would be best to get the stronger... , especially if it is cheaper.

[str088]

Awesome! I just wanted to get the one that covers my grill. Not the fancy one where it covers the lights and all. It's okay bro, I'm glad you reply this community is of much help to me. thanks

[ticopowell]

that isn't what I would buy, but it should do the trick...
and yes, this forum is great for getting actual help without too many side conversations, but those can be fun too

[Longshot270]

Actually the aluminum ones are a tad heavier because they are a solid chunk that is milled out while the steel ones are two plates welded to a cylinder, but neither one should be any weaker than the other. The aluminum ones are for people that want the blingy look.

And I've really liked my kit and haven't had any trouble with them. The company also sent them pretty quick when I ordered. Just take your time installing them and you wont have any trouble.

[str088]

Lol and some forums have really snotty dudes who just reply to add comment count. It
gets pretty annoying after awhile. I see, I'm not really a flashy guy and I dislike chrome
so I guess I'll just be staying with the steel ones. Had another question, does the kit
come with a manual for installing or it just comes with the spacer and bolts?

[ticopowell]

I would bet that it does come with a sheet of paper that says "remove shocks, install spacer using original bolts, use provided nuts to reinstall shocks"... well it might not be that simple, but pretty close if it doesn't have a manual or something I am sure that you can find stuff online.

[Longshot270]

Yeah, I can't stand people who make random posts just to show they can type. Luckily that is not an issue over here. I'll usually post to a thread to show the OP that people are reading just because it often slow over here.

They came with some pretty decent directions but it is also a pretty intuitive assembly. The most important things are the torque specs. Also, make sure you look at the truck and have a socket for just about every part. I ended up having to take the struts out so you may need a wrench big enough for that big bolt...but you may be able to muscle it. I was a skinny 120ish kid when I installed them myself.

[MileHigh04SCREW]

Longshot has some great advice. Make sure you have sockets and or wrenches big enough for some of the LCA bolts. If I remember correctly, the bottom strut bolt is 1.75" nut or something.

I put on a 2.5" ProComp leveling kit. ~$100 and installed in 2 hours. Make sure you secure those back tires, these trucks are heavy, and a bit intimidating up in the air on jack stands.

I also fabricated a 1" rear block to add to my current 2" factory supplied block that the FX4s come with. So I'm 2.5" up in the front and 3" up in the back. I have a heavy bed cover so I'm pretty close to level now.

If you are planning on towing anything, your truck will sag, and air bags come in very handy, however, if you are planning on doing any 4-wheeling (like me!) , the air bags drastically limit the rear end articulation (not like it has a bunch anyways...).

I would definitely recommend HBS too. They make a quality product, but no complaints with my ProComp setup.

Cheers,
MileHigh

[str088]

Yeah so actually I received the package expeditiously, It didn't come with
an actual instructions manual but they did give me some high speed stickers
lol. It's okay though as they sent me to the website and had a pdf of the
manual which I think is a lot better in a "green" sense. So I just shot it to
my ipad and looked from time to time as my girlfriends stepdad and I worked
on it.

Yeah bro, I hate those dude's that just leave useless comments and stuff, it's
funny cuz they think their sarcastic and bs statements are helping the poster
when in fact it's just annoying.

As I stated up there though I didn't receive instructions but was guided to the
website. Actually my girlfriends stepdad didn't even need the manual that much
he just looked at the pictures from time to time, this is because he was a prior
ford mechanic, just to see how they did it. But all in all didn't even really need
to borrow any parts from autozone because he had impact wrenches and
all the sockets and wrenches that were necessary for the job. didn't even
need a torque wrench cuz the impact corrected many of the torque specs.
All in all the job took us less than an hour and ten minutes. Would have been
faster, but he took the first side slow so I can memorize the system. And I
did the other side by myself. Those impact wrenches really helped. After I got
my alignment today, I waited a day after the installation to get it done, the
difference is very noticeable to me and it remains the same ride as it was prior to the installation and am overall very happy with the product.

Now only if a water bottle didn't magically open in my backpack and doused
my amp for my door speakers with water everything would be tip top on my
truck lol. I'm resorting to my ipod and headphones at the moment because
the only speaker working on my truck at the moment is my bass. It sounds
like I have war music blasting in my truck when I try to play something.

Awesome, yeah I don't go off roading my truck is only a 2x4 so all that other
stuff isn't necessary for my application. Just wanted the factory rake gone.
HBS has an awesome product from what I've seen so far the spacer looks
very solid! As far as towing, I guess maybe after I purchase a motorcycle
trailer I will see some sag, but I put a 2.5" lvling kit and have a solid tonnaue
cover in the back and from just looking at the side profile the truck looks very leveled and I could not be more happy with the end result.

I want to thank you guys for commenting and really appreciate the help that
you guys provide. Thank you very much and I hope you guys have a good one.