Limited'08
Well-Known Member
to kill all of the curiosity surrounding the possibilities of going higher then 3" with our vehicles, i decided to take a stab at it and be my own guinea pig. pictures to come later. over the weekend i installed a set of Rancho Quick-Lift struts specific to an F-150 plus a 3" coil spacer. the quick-lift struts are made to add an extra 2" lift to an F-150 and already the F-150 struts sit about an 1" higher than our trucks. the end result is a truck that looks darn good but is not very practical. all suspension parts are stressed and the worst part of this all is that the upper control arm is at such an angle that it rests on the quick strut. depending on how i approach an imperfection or bump or pothole on the road, metal to metal clunking can be heard. not only this but our suv's will not be able to be aligned right. the front wheels maxed out will have negative camber meaning that if driven on a daily basis, front tires will need to be replaced a lot sooner than normal. i will be removing the Rancho quick-lift struts and instead go with the Bilstein struts and 3" coils up front for now. i have a few things in mind on going higher with our vehicles in a safer way. it may take me a while to get there but rest assured that i will get there. enjoy!
