I Leveled the Front, Truxxx Style

[F150SVT]

bonus question: Did you ask your insurance guy if he's covering your raptor with the suspension lift? :mrgreen:

wow!

 

[MagicMtnDan]

The question had to be asked

 

[BigJ]

I didn't want to ask this question on the thread about the perch adjustment... Why is the Truxx kit "better" than the perch adjustment and what are the advantages of the perch? (How do these two suspension lift options compare?)

Uhm, I didn't just say it was better. I said it was "better option for me". I explained why in my first post (which was basically because I liked and agreed with Mark's assessment of the two options and their ramifications (<---CLICK THAT!))

Ya gotta read more carefully, big guy

Bonus question: Did you ask your insurance guy if he's covering your Raptor with the suspension lift? :mrgreen:

Bonus answer: Of course not! I've already ensured my insurance carrier allows for these sorts of mods; did so before selecting them as my provider.

And even so, this isn't a mod that would concern me as being blamed, even naively, for an accident.

Nice try though :mrgreen:

 

[MagicMtnDan]

1. Just trying to get the benefits and comparison out in the open stated clearly (why it's better for you).
2. Wasn't trying anything really. Just had to ask the question since it's the driver behind the massive swaybar thread.

 

[BigJ]

1. Just trying to get the benefits and comparison out in the open stated clearly (why it's better for you).

I don't plan to jump my truck (much anymore :mrgreen but I do expect to continue cycling the suspension from stop to stop. As Mark points out, the spacer option does not sacrifice ground clearance at full compression. That was a big plus in my mind.

A concern I have with the perch option is where the piston ends up at rest. As much as i enjoy pretending I blast thru the desert every day on my way to work, the reality is this is my daily driver, and its the vehicle we choose to drive on very long extended road trips. I dont want to sacrifice anything in terms of her on road characteristics. Sometimes the real world sucks

To that end, I haven't seen one of these shocks cut apart yet, but I'm guessing these things are fairly fine tuned in terms of their internal bypass ranges. Im not sure what 1inch up is going to do to her on road characteristics. And since I'm unwilling to tear down my shock to find out, I decided to just keep things the same by choosing the spacer method.

Mark is right when he points out that there's the possibility of CV, ball joint and tie rod damage at full droop with the spacer method. But after install I checked and yeah the angles are steeper, to my (admittedly untrained ) eye there's plenty of room to allow for this minor change. I don't expect any issues whatsoever.

I've been wrong before though...

 

[BigJ]

Thought I'd bump this up with an update. Its 9 months and approx 12k miles later and I still couldn't be happier with this mod. I've rotated my tires every 5k as normal and so far there's zero sign of any abnormal wear. Also, the ride is identical to as it was before, and although I've had (very) limited time to take her off road, in the small scale stuff I have done I've noticed zero adverse affects. Basically, bottom line for me is that this mod has been a non issue in the negative department (so far) and a very positive thing in terms of the ride height and stance (both which I very much love).

I'm giving this one two thumbs way up. Its ah very nice!