New Leveling Option - SDI Upper Mount

[SMIKE]

Hey all, SDI released a teaser of their new upper mount today. Looks like they will be showing it off this weekend at off-road expo in Pomona if you are in Southern California.

I've had it on my truck for about 6000 miles now with about 1200 miles off-road miles. It's been great, no noticeable different in ride quality. Mine sits a tiny bit front high, which they are revising for the production parts. It will net 1.25" of front leveling (advertised height below is for Gen2).

Nice thing is it is a stronger design than the OEM rubber mount which is prone to breaking on both the 2nd and 3rd gen trucks.

SDI Leveling Upper Mount [21+ Raptor]

Available for pre-order only, ships first week of November. With the OEM upper mount known for breaking over time, the SDI Leveling Upper Mount is a great way to level your truck and prevent this failure. Features: Replaces OEM Strut Mount prone to failing 1.25" Front Lift Billet Construction...

www.levelupsuspension.com

 

[Raptorbert]

Any chance you have some photos of how it sits?

 

[BoostCreep]

Not a bad idea. I like this design and will work the same way a perch collar does, but obviously would require disassembly of the front shocks to get the spring and top hat off.

 

[BoostCreep]

these are better than perch collars because it doesn't increase the pre-load. so these will ride close to oem.

No, these will definitely increase spring preload. These aren’t just a top spacer that goes above the strut assembly like a cheap lift kit, they are a replacement top hat that bolts to the shock top nut. They are thicker than the stock top hat, increasing spring preload. They will not push all the suspension down which causes problems with the ball joints and tie rods, like a spacer lift would.

 

[BoostCreep]

i think the 1.75 should be for both gen2 and gen3 no? cuz a 1.75" spacer is a 1.75" spacer. it's just lowering the entire shock/coilover 1.75" from the original strut mount.

Like I said above, that’s not how this part works. It will give 1.75” on Gen 2 and 1.25” on Gen 3.

 

[FmaxTurboSi]

sssssss

No, these will definitely increase spring preload. These aren’t just a top spacer that goes above the strut assembly like a cheap lift kit, they are a replacement top hat that bolts to the shock top nut. They are thicker than the stock top hat, increasing spring preload. They will not push all the suspension down which causes problems with the ball joints and tie rods, like a spacer lift would.

ahhhh gotcha. Now that I take a closer look, you're right. My mistake.

 

[hyrepower]

I’ll buy a set as soon as they are released. All the perch collars lift too much. I am looking for 1” - 1.25” max as to not achieve the retarded reverse rake look.

 

[MattR]

So is this beneficial over a perch collar?

 

[hyrepower]

Yes it is. Less preload equals smoother ride. It lifts 1.25” instead of a minimum of 1.5” like a collar does so you won’t have stupid looking nose high look.

 

[NMFB]

So what I'm hearing is this is a MUCH better option, than say a 1.5" RPG perch collar?

Better ride quality
Better visual truck angle
Better performance
Etc...