The Dreaded Topic Of Lowering!

[Sliderpilot]

South Dakota NEWBIE - 2013 Raptor SCAB Owner Here!
What great Forums and obvioulsy a great group of individuals who offer so much direction & help to newbies like me. Don't shame me too bad, but as a personal preference, I would like to level my truck to match the lower perch setting to the front. I have read several opinions of what works best as far as ride, load, alignment, etc. I don't haul anything and don't look to climb any rocky mountains...yeah, I know, pretty lame & boring. But I love the look of the Raptor and have always leveled my other trucks, and just wanting to do the same here. Looks like I need about a 3 inch drop in the rear to even it up with the front, and have read about the guys removing the block, plus shackles, and doing new bolts. I couldn't seem to find a kit just for the Raptor to do this, but again, I'm kinda new to the Raptor arena. I don't mean to re-hash a familiar topic, but as my first post, I just wanted to reach out to y'all for solid direction for my first maintenance project! Thanks!

 

[Sozzy12]

I think this is actually a first....

 

[AndysLog]

i think if you remove the block and toss new u bolts you should be super leveled

 

[Mike175]

http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f9/just-want-lower-rear-my-2014-a-55306/

 

[Truckzor]

I would just run a 1" drop shackle. Would be closer to level and still perform like a Raptor.

 

[Pacific Wheel]

i think if you remove the block and toss new u bolts you should be super leveled

I think this spot on given the block is roughly 2.5-3" tall. An adjustable bump stop kit wouldn't hurt since you're lessening the up travel. But if you are never really off road it's not much different than having the up travel of a standard F150. Keep in mind you'll be deeper in the shock stroke sitting 3" lower which will make rear noticeably stiffer.

 

[Sliderpilot]

Thank-you All for some very good information! I appreciate it!

 

[Snowsled]

My first reaction is that you bought the wrong truck if that is the direction you want to go. You can also level the truck by raising the front to mid perch. This would level it without looking like a tool that lowered a Raptor.

 

[Raven13]

Do you have stock rear leaf springs? A three inch difference from front to rear sounds a bit much for a stock setup.

 

[reaper1441]

lowering a gen1 V8 raptor is like the last of the jedi getting a sex change.