Leveling Kit

[Mc_tagger]

1.5” exactly

 

[Fozzy]

Ok. So that’s the problem AutoSpring. 1.5” nets you more than 1.5”. So when a Spacer is advertised as X inches, that should be the amount of lift it provides, not the thickness. That’s why my 2.0 spacer netted me 2.75”.

You had a 2" thick spacer? My AS 2.5" lift spacer measures 1-5/8" thick.

 

[Bannerman]

You had a 2" thick spacer? My AS 2.5" lift spacer measures 1-5/8" thick.

No I didn’t measure mine. But the guy above got 2+ inches from his 1.5” spacer and said he measured them at 1.5” thick. So I’m wondering if my 2.0 is 2” thick and that’s why I got 2.75” of lift.

 

[High_Country]

No I didn’t measure mine. But the guy above got 2+ inches from his 1.5” spacer and said he measured them at 1.5” thick. So I’m wondering if my 2.0 is 2” thick and that’s why I got 2.75” of lift.

I called Autospring first thing this morning. Talked to a guy named Mike and he was very helpful and willing to discuss. When I told him I had netted a little over 3” his first response was - in a nice tone - “that’s like physically impossible…they are almost always within an 1/8”, SOMETIMES a 1/4” of advertised lift.”
He wanted to verify I got the 2” kit instead of the 2-1/2”. I guess the 2” kit offsets the bolt pattern, rotating the strut 180 degrees whereas the 2-1/2” does not. Mine was indeed the offset version and rotated the strut 180.
I explained to him how I installed it (following the Stage 3 video) and how I re-torqued the upper and lower control arm bolts while the truck was up in the air (at full droop). He said, “that’s it…you shouldn’t have loosened the UCA bolts and if you torqued em while at full droop it’s likely preloaded, increasing your height. Loosen those bolts up, bounce the truck and I’ll bet she settles.”
So optimistically I got the tools back and loosened the UCA bolts with the truck on the ground. Bounced up and down on the front bumper like a wild man. No change. Went ahead and loosened the LCA bolts just a hair (uppers still loose) and bounced it. Of course that moved the LCA bolts changing alignment. Had to jack the truck up to get to where I could adjust the LCA bolts back to their correct spot and tightened them up SOMEWHAT tight. Drove the truck (slowly) out the driveway and through the bar ditch to cycle the suspension under weight.
Anyways, this did in fact bring it down but only about 3/8” or so.
So, after all that (and re-torqueing everything back and driving around all day), I’m at 2-3/4” front lift from my 2” spacer - about the same as @Bannerman. I have exactly 1” rake front to rear now.
I’m happy it came down some. Wish it would come down another 1/2” but we’ll see with some more miles on it.
I don’t see how anyone could NOT tighten down the LCA bolts with the weight on the wheels and be able to adjust it for alignment. I could see NOT tightening / torqueing the UCA bolts until it was back on the ground to avoid some of this.

 

[hotrodmex]

I don’t see how anyone could NOT tighten down the LCA bolts with the weight on the wheels and be able to adjust it for alignment.

Proper slip plates on the alignment rack?

You can make your own with those super cheap industrial flooring tiles and some newspaper in between a pair under each wheel. You can also use grease, just messier.

 

[Lippy_Mate]

I just got an email from them that they are out of the ford game for the time being, I asked for custom decals and didn’t mention tremor or ford in the message and got a “sorry, no ford products “ reply. Really a shame as they had great stuff.

Yeah... ford is going after them for trade marketing... you can get that logo and plenty others off Etsy.com though

 

[caslim]

Any write ups for installing the spacers? Looking to install a 1.5". @Bannerman mentioned I may need to remove lower control arm to clear the studs. Seems like a lot just to get some spacers installed.

 

[Bannerman]

Any write ups for installing the spacers? Looking to install a 1.5". @Bannerman mentioned I may need to remove lower control arm to clear the studs. Seems like a lot just to get some spacers installed.

It's more of a pain that Toyotas anyway, I never had to touch the LCU or UCA to pull the coilovers, even extended coilovers. The video below should help you, I did exact that except I did not loosen the UCA bolts at all.

 

[Bannerman]

I called Autospring first thing this morning. Talked to a guy named Mike and he was very helpful and willing to discuss. When I told him I had netted a little over 3” his first response was - in a nice tone - “that’s like physically impossible…they are almost always within an 1/8”, SOMETIMES a 1/4” of advertised lift.”
He wanted to verify I got the 2” kit instead of the 2-1/2”. I guess the 2” kit offsets the bolt pattern, rotating the strut 180 degrees whereas the 2-1/2” does not. Mine was indeed the offset version and rotated the strut 180.
I explained to him how I installed it (following the Stage 3 video) and how I re-torqued the upper and lower control arm bolts while the truck was up in the air (at full droop). He said, “that’s it…you shouldn’t have loosened the UCA bolts and if you torqued em while at full droop it’s likely preloaded, increasing your height. Loosen those bolts up, bounce the truck and I’ll bet she settles.”
So optimistically I got the tools back and loosened the UCA bolts with the truck on the ground. Bounced up and down on the front bumper like a wild man. No change. Went ahead and loosened the LCA bolts just a hair (uppers still loose) and bounced it. Of course that moved the LCA bolts changing alignment. Had to jack the truck up to get to where I could adjust the LCA bolts back to their correct spot and tightened them up SOMEWHAT tight. Drove the truck (slowly) out the driveway and through the bar ditch to cycle the suspension under weight.
Anyways, this did in fact bring it down but only about 3/8” or so.
So, after all that (and re-torqueing everything back and driving around all day), I’m at 2-3/4” front lift from my 2” spacer - about the same as @Bannerman. I have exactly 1” rake front to rear now.
I’m happy it came down some. Wish it would come down another 1/2” but we’ll see with some more miles on it.
I don’t see how anyone could NOT tighten down the LCA bolts with the weight on the wheels and be able to adjust it for alignment. I could see NOT tightening / torqueing the UCA bolts until it was back on the ground to avoid some of this.

The bolts being tightened without weight doesn't matter. But you found that out. I think they need to revise their literature to say, "gives between 2 and 2.75" of lift .

 

[caslim]

It's more of a pain that Toyotas anyway, I never had to touch the LCU or UCA to pull the coilovers, even extended coilovers. The video below should help you, I did exact that except I did not loosen the UCA bolts at all.

Thanks! I'll take a look. I'm with you. I've only had Toyota/Lexus for the last 24 years.

 

[D-Rock]

Ok... Throwing this out there for reference, I've been following this thread for a while.... But I don't feel like looking back through 57 pages right now so I'm just going to post these pics in case anybody wants them.

This is the actual measurement of the as 2.3 inch lift spacers. I measured them between the two and 4-in on my tape to show the edges better. The red lines mark the edges of the spacer. Looks to be about 1 - 9/16 inches.

 

[Fozzy]

My AS 2.5" spacer measures 1-5/8". So 1/16" adds 0.20" of lift? Or is it just poor quality control on AS's part?

 

[edwardlynch]

It's more of a pain that Toyotas anyway, I never had to touch the LCU or UCA to pull the coilovers, even extended coilovers. The video below should help you, I did exact that except I did not loosen the UCA bolts at all.

I loosened UCA bolts first time. Next 2 times, I did not and just as easy

 

[jthomp343]

Just got the icon stage 2 kit installed, paired with a 295/70/18 7 +18 offset wheel...

Looks good, no rubbing or trimming needed?

 

[caslim]

I'm sitting at 24.5" from the hub up front. 1.5 inch spacer.

 

[D-Rock]

I'm sitting at 24.5" from the hub up front. 1.5 inch spacer.
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So when you say "1.5 inch spacer" are you saying you ordered a 1.5 inch lift or you measured the spacer yourself and it's physical dimension was 1.5 inches thick?

 

[caslim]

So when you say "1.5 inch spacer" are you saying you ordered a 1.5 inch lift or you measured the spacer yourself and it's physical dimension was 1.5 inches thick?

I ordered a 1.5" lift.

 

[Bannerman]

If anyone is interested my Autospring 2.0 is coming off the truck and I'll sell it at a discount.

 

[Dmallen2010]

If anyone is interested my Autospring 2.0 is coming off the truck and I'll sell it at a discount.

What direction are you going now? My Autospring 2.0 seems to be good for my needs here and gave me a tad over 2".

 

[AzzA]

In reading this article it seems the motion ratio shock to wheel travel is around 0.7

2021 Ford F-150 Suspension Deep Dive

There were many small, but significant changes made to the 2021 Ford F-150 suspension. Engineer Dan Edmunds dives deep into them.

www.autoblog.com

This means a 2” lift should have a puck thickness of approx 1-9/16

A 2” puck should give 2.5” and to get 1.5” the puck should be approx 1-1/8”