Leveling Kit Question

[02stroker]

I was thinking of installing a 2 1/2" leveling kit on the front of my truck and a taller block from a F-350 in the back to make room for a slightly larger tire. Went to the local speed shop tonight, who does alot of lift kit business, and was told they do not make a leveling kit for the leaf spring front ends. The only way to raise the front is to install an add-a-leaf, but that will make it ride rough. The other option is to spend over $600 for a 2" lift kit that includes arched front springs. That was a little more than I was hoping to spend for the little bit of lift I want. Has anyone leveled the front end on a truck with front leaf springs? How did you do it and where did you get the kit? I think the truck would look good with a set of 285's under it, but not if I have to spend that much to do it. Thanks for the help guys.

 

[RandyH]

I leveled my early '99 with a spring shackle/hanger level ift kit. If I remember right it ran about $200 off ebay. Since I went 3 inches I had to modify my trac bar to take care of the resulting bumpsteer. Worked great when it was all done. and the ride was still smooth.

 

[RandyH]

I think this is the one I used.


ford f250 f350 superduty 3" lift kit hangers:eBay Motors (item 190322945607 end time Jul-25-09 13:38:44 PDT)

Here's another one that is 2.5".

99-04 4wd F250/350 Super Duty 2.5" Suspension Lift 4x4:eBay Motors (item 180252158634 end time Aug-03-09 11:54:18 PDT)

 

[dezelboy2000]

Hey Ya'll new here and all but here is a site that as high quality bracket kit in 2" and 4.5" for a decent price have the 2" with 1.5" add a leaf and 3" add a leaf on my 2000 F350 CC and i'm running 315x75x16 on factory wheels just get a little tire rub at full lock
Sky's Off-road Design - Products

 

[bigmike33]

I have a 2.5 inch leveling kit for my 04. Rough Country makes them as well as others. I paid less than 400 canadian for the whole kit. You can probably get it cheaper in the US. It has a complete leaf spring pack to replace your old leaf springs. It comes with longer shocks, hardware and another stabilizer bar, cheers hope this helps

 

[Frankenstien]

so the $50 question.... did your fuel economy suffer when you changed the front ride height?....

 

[DaveBen]

Sure, your frontal area will be greater and more wind resistance. Less mpg's.

Dave

 

[roger2003]

Sure, your frontal area will be greater and more wind resistance. Less mpg's.

Dave

I am not a big fan of this subject but I felt I needed to say something. I hear bits and pieces of talk about mpg's, and it's a dumb topic to bring up. With 6" of lift and 35" Toyo's I am still getting 18 to 22 mpg and I don't drive nice. There are to many variables availible to hang a set number on any truck. Sorry about the raving

 

[bigmike33]

No, the MPG did not really change. The 33 inch tires made a bigger difference .

 

[bigrigr]

Most of the time, if people are looking for a lift and bigger tires, they may not be worried about mpg's so much, to a point. IMO