Installing a 3" leveling kit on a 1994 Ford F150 2WD truck looks totally different!! 1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996 Wheels are 15"x10" and tires are 275-60-R15 / roadfurylifts
Thank you guys for posting this video!. I inherited my grandpa's 96 f150 2wd and have been looking for good examples of leveling these trucks. We intend to fully restore our truck so keep the videos coming please!
That's pretty cool! I inherited my grandpas 92 f150 2wd and I'm doing the same thing. I was able to figure out everything until I got to the spacer for the shock, and so here I am lol.
Im in the same boat! My gramps just gave me his 1991 f250 reg cab 2wd with the 5.8. 48k original miles, just not running, parked in 2010. Hoping to get it started this 4th of july weekend!
Yep sure did. Had my truck in for another minor problem but knew once in a while hitting a bump would make the front end shutter. After explaining the problem to the mechanic shop they said they knew what the problem was the ball joints. Like an idiot, I said go ahead and repair it thinking the cost would be 7-800 they fixed it and called me to pick it up and handed me a bill for 1400. I had no choice but to pay for it. Lesson learned.
I know, there was NO physical way I could have done this myself, but had my f150 done months later at a shop that was 700.00 That's probably a ton to much also.
15" x 10" rims 275/60 r15 tires I have never measured the offset so I'm not sure about that if I had to make a guess they are probably about 4" offset.
So I’ve been wanting to buy some 2-3in blocks. Most of the ones I’ve seen say that they won’t work on xl/xlt, ext cabs models. I’m assuming it’s all the same front suspension. Am I missing something?
I think the old shocks would have been long enough but we replaced on them because we had the other ones laying around and they were in better shape. Now for the camber question we put the largest degree bushing we could find in the top ball joint and actually had to grind some off the top of the spindle for clearance when it turned. The final readings are 1/2 degree positive on both sides. That is not ideal and I would have loved to get a tiny bit of negative camber in it but that is the limitations of the stock suspension. We have a plan to lower the inner pivot points on the swing arms to reduce that but haven’t had a chance to get that done yet. (Planing on shooting a video on that as well👍) he has put about 3,000 miles on it since the lift and the tires are wearing good with no issues so I’m not terribly concerned about the camber so far. Thanks for the comment👍
Looks great. I have the same truck but a 95 . How much drag did it create lifting that front end? Love the look but not trying to sacrifice any more mpg… LGB
We haven’t noticed a change in MPG. But he just drives it back and forth to school and work never really getting on a freeway or interstate just drives mostly in 55 zones👍 thanks for the comment
The older Fords don’t have adjustable ball joints just solid king pins, if you can find an alignment shop that can work with these trucks you would probably be good.👍
no no no this is all wrong, you gotta cut the springs in the back, slam that bumper on the ground for your invisible trailer and point the headlights at the sky, I mean come on...
Thank you guys for posting this video!. I inherited my grandpa's 96 f150 2wd and have been looking for good examples of leveling these trucks. We intend to fully restore our truck so keep the videos coming please!
That’s awesome! Glad you enjoyed it, I’m sure we will have more F150 videos because we have two of them 👍 thanks for the comment
That's pretty cool! I inherited my grandpas 92 f150 2wd and I'm doing the same thing. I was able to figure out everything until I got to the spacer for the shock, and so here I am lol.
@@grandgaming_5483 awesome! 👍
Im in the same boat! My gramps just gave me his 1991 f250 reg cab 2wd with the 5.8. 48k original miles, just not running, parked in 2010. Hoping to get it started this 4th of july weekend!
I see this truck all the time at the reservoir store man
I see this truck around town all the time at the reservoir store
Yep it’s my son’s truck
I have the same truck and all I had to do was remove the smallest leaf spring from the rear and the truck sits absolutely level now!.. .
We also have done that in the past but my son wanted to go higher instead of lower👍 thanks for the comment
This video is badass 👍
Great video. Had I seen this video I could have saved 1400.00 having new ball joints put in.
thanks for the comment!
You paid 1400 for ball joints??
Yep sure did. Had my truck in for another minor problem but knew once in a while hitting a bump would make the front end shutter. After explaining the problem to the mechanic shop they said they knew what the problem was the ball joints. Like an idiot, I said go ahead and repair it thinking the cost would be 7-800 they fixed it and called me to pick it up and handed me a bill for 1400. I had no choice but to pay for it. Lesson learned.
@@johnnyohness wow.. I bought an engine and had it swapped for less than that lol. That sucks man.
I know, there was NO physical way I could have done this myself, but had my f150 done months later at a shop that was 700.00 That's probably a ton to much also.
Thank you for the video. Please share what size tire and rim that you have on your truck? Do your rims have an offset?
15" x 10" rims 275/60 r15 tires
I have never measured the offset so I'm not sure about that if I had to make a guess they are probably about 4" offset.
Good job
I am loosing my shit over you hanging that caliper by the hose...
So I’ve been wanting to buy some 2-3in blocks. Most of the ones I’ve seen say that they won’t work on xl/xlt, ext cabs models. I’m assuming it’s all the same front suspension. Am I missing something?
Yeah the cab shouldn’t make any difference that’s unusual
Just curious, did you absolutely need to replace the back shocks after the 1-inch block? Also how did the camber turn out in the end?
I think the old shocks would have been long enough but we replaced on them because we had the other ones laying around and they were in better shape. Now for the camber question we put the largest degree bushing we could find in the top ball joint and actually had to grind some off the top of the spindle for clearance when it turned. The final readings are 1/2 degree positive on both sides. That is not ideal and I would have loved to get a tiny bit of negative camber in it but that is the limitations of the stock suspension. We have a plan to lower the inner pivot points on the swing arms to reduce that but haven’t had a chance to get that done yet. (Planing on shooting a video on that as well👍) he has put about 3,000 miles on it since the lift and the tires are wearing good with no issues so I’m not terribly concerned about the camber so far.
Thanks for the comment👍
@@ChristmanGarage thank you!!
What size camber bolt was the top one
Looks great. I have the same truck but a 95 . How much drag did it create lifting that front end? Love the look but not trying to sacrifice any more mpg… LGB
We haven’t noticed a change in MPG. But he just drives it back and forth to school and work never really getting on a freeway or interstate just drives mostly in 55 zones👍 thanks for the comment
Rims and tires specs ???
I have a 87 f150 looking something to replace the stocks
The tire and wheel sizes are in description👍
What blocks do you have and am I okay just putting in blocks or do I have to modify other things
Here is a link to the blocks we used
www.ebay.com/itm/163919990365
We also had to lengthen shock mounts and align the front end
@@ChristmanGaragebuying a longer shock would work just fine as well right?
@@Groznyivann yes absolutely 👍
What did he use the space the shock???
2” x 2” square tubing
Why not an adjustable shock?
@@deanmicheljunioralexis2817 the stock shock was too short so instead of spending money on new shocks we just moved the mount👍
Do you think I would need to add that 2x2 square tubing and do all of the camber adjustments if I do just the 2 inch lift block?
@@miguelalonso3481 the camber adjustment will need to be made but as for the shock extension I’m not sure
Gopher Everett?
Do you think this would work for a 75 f100 2wd
The older Fords don’t have adjustable ball joints just solid king pins, if you can find an alignment shop that can work with these trucks you would probably be good.👍
Can you please tell me what size of tire you're running
Rims are 15x10 and tire size is 275/60 R15👍
@@ChristmanGarage ty
where did you find a 3 inch spacer? all i can find is 2 inch.
I ordered this kit from ebay I will try and post the link if it doesn' show up you can search "road fury truck lifts
"www.ebay.com/itm/163919990365
Me too
@@Rogg33k see my earlier reply to Brent 👍
no no no this is all wrong, you gotta cut the springs in the back, slam that bumper on the ground for your invisible trailer and point the headlights at the sky, I mean come on...
🤣🤣🤣
Where did you find your camber bushing
O’Reillys 👍
Gopher?
What rims and tires are those?
I added the sizes to the description👍 Thanks for the comment!
Man it's cringy watching you copy cat VG garage. Be your own man buddy.
Yeah I’ll never be a Derek that’s for sure! I guess I watch so much VG that it just comes out sometimes. Thanks for the comment👍