Leveling kits.

So it seems like the ReadyLift leveling kit is the GO TO leveling kit. But does anyone know if the cheaper ones are any good? Amazon has the ReadyLift kit for $260. Anyone know of cheaper ones? Wanted a 2”rear and 3”front.

I had ordered a 3.5/2.5, but after reading here, seeing a few people post that the brake hoses would be too tight I canceled that order and went with the readylift 3/2 inch setup.

The other kit I ordered and canceled was a lot cheaper. Cheap shit...is cheap shit. Beware.

I want to add a leveling kit to my 2000 xlt so are you saying the ready lift 3"-2" is the way to go for a more aggressive look ?

MaxinRelaxin said:

So it seems like the ReadyLift leveling kit is the GO TO leveling kit. But does anyone know if the cheaper ones are any good? Amazon has the ReadyLift kit for $260. Anyone know of cheaper ones? Wanted a 2”rear and 3”front.

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I got my 3.5/2.5 off of eBay. I think I paid $100 for them. Had them on for almost 4 years now with no issue.

Vancouver Bob said:

I got my 3.5/2.5 off of eBay. I think I paid $100 for them. Had them on for almost 4 years now with no issue.

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That sounds more like it. It pays to shop around.

I went with just a 2.5/1.5 kit off ebay and the hardware was heavy duty and we'll made. No issues after a year. Paid $95 total.

HushAnAlibi said:

I want to add a leveling kit to my 2000 xlt so are you saying the ready lift 3"-2" is the way to go for a more aggressive look ?

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Any leveling kit for our years of expeditions all do the same thing, mechanically. It boils down to what brand and what amount of "lift" you want. I went with readylift as I felt that 3.5/2.5 was a tad much. There are cheaper kits and some that are more, do your diligence, look at pics if nothing else, check weld points, etc.

These spacers do become a weight bearing structural element of your suspension once installed. I suppose one could nitpick this to death, what if the guy fabbing them was in a hurry and didn't get a good bead, etc...

Likely not gonna happen, but I would at least look at the welds in the pics of the products sold before buying. I was checking some out a few days ago for my explorer, some of those looked like some middle schoolers got dad's stick welder out and made. Blindfolded.

Your mileage may vary..

Thank you for the great advice. I think the 3"-2" kit is right for me as I dont off road mine but it looks so off tilt. Thanks again

new to expeditions and am finding that most people have a front and rear spacer preference
i want to do just a 2in front spacer
but can't find any
seems most people don't do it.

Does anyone know if you can use the exact same 2" spacers in the front as in the back? I want the back to be higher than the front as I will be having weight in there quite often.