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[SpaceWhiteF150]

The way the truck sits height/width.

I know it’s showing almost perfectly level but I did tire rotation yesterday. The front still needs to settle. Trust me on ~1in of rake


Tire poke front then Rear

From the front it is not showing full poke, the front wheel is slightly turned


Rear

Front suspension angles

Angles are fine, maybe not perfect but they seam perfectly fine for a extended period of time with use on the truck. The truck is 2wd. It’s sitting on 4wd 2018-20 Bilstien 5100s on all four corners with Toyo AT3s in 285/75r17 wrapped around Venomrex 602s. The fronts are set to factory height(no lift). That got me ~3in in the front and ~1in in the rear. How it did that with the fronts at on the lift no lift setting, I have no clue. The first time I installed them at the max height I got ~6in in the front. How that’s possible, no clue. Why did I install 4wd struts and shocks on 2wd truck? According to research a factory 4wd strut compared to a 2wd strut the only difference is 1/4in so I was thinking that would get me to 2.5in of lift compared to the 2.1 advertised and the Bilstiens in the rear on a 4wd kit would just get me a longer shock in case I wanted to add blocks at a later time. The truck drives, handles, corners, tows amazing compared to stock.

That’s how the truck sits and what I thought through and what it took to get it there. Everything was installed by me suspension wise except professional alignment and tire balancing. Good luck modding!

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[JCM]

The shop I took it to for the alignment talked through why it was unaligned and why it could not be aligned.
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Found the spc/moog cam nuts on Amazon for $25 per set and figured I had nothing to lose
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Once again I’m 2wd but running 2018-20 Bilstien 4wd 5100s in all four corners at factory height setting up front which gave me ~3in in the front and ~1in in the rear leaving an inch of rake. The ~3in in the front is why I think they were needed in my application.

Got it. I am starting with 4WD and would be buying the new 5100s made for 21-22 4WD. I went with a spacer level while waiting to see what coilovers would be available - I had originally wanted to go Fox but for the price and based on what I am looking for I am confident the 5100s will be more than adequate. Again, my alignment shop did not report any issues on the 4WD with 2-2.5" level (I have the pacbrake 2" kit which is listed for 2004-2022 but probably gives more than 2" with the 21-22 geometry) so I suspect there may be no issues swapping to the 5100 coilovers at similar height or less, but for the price of the cam nuts it does seem like a cheap insurance that it will be without issue.

The reason I went with c range tires was for on road driving. They are only 1lb lighter, which I think still helps. Also they are higher load and speed rates then the factory tires even in c. I have towed ~4500lbs many times and the tires perform great for my towing needs and amazing unloaded.

This makes perfect sense. The load rating of the C tires exceeds the rating of the wheels and for my purposes payload is usually the bigger limiter anyway, not wheels/tires. The question was more why not go E when the weight/price difference is not that big, but there is no point in going heavier than needed. Realistically, they don't make a 285/75 but do have 285/70 in SL rating which would still be good for any load the truck can handle.

Sorry for the in-depth response but I hope it allows you to understand everything that went down!

I appreciate the detail! Very sound reasoning on all of the choices you made.

 

[JCM]

That’s how the truck sits and what I thought through and what it took to get it there. Everything was installed by me suspension wise except professional alignment and tire balancing. Good luck modding!

That is all super helpful, and I appreciate the photos. Cheers!

 

[SpaceWhiteF150]

Tried to install tow hooks on a 2wd not originally equipped!

These are the ones I bought. Everything lines up perfectly but when trying to bolt the hook up there is not enough room for it to fit without hacking up the bumper. The openings behind the plastic cover are not large enough to fit the hook. Since the bracket goes down with the plate from the hook it would require cutting to make it fit. It sucks, so I’ll have to try another solution!

 

[Tobstertx3]

Tried to install tow hooks on a 2wd not originally equipped!

These are the ones I bought. Everything lines up perfectly but when trying to bolt the hook up there is not enough room for it to fit without hacking up the bumper. The openings behind the plastic cover are not large enough to fit the hook. Since the bracket goes down with the plate from the hook it would require cutting to make it fit. It sucks, so I’ll have to try another solution!

That’s weird. I wonder if there is a difference with the 2021. I did the same for my 2020 2WD and didn’t have any issues. Trying to understand what the issue you’re having is…

 

[SpaceWhiteF150]

The air dam had to bend a lot to make the hooks fit, without notching the air dam the hooks don’t fit.

 

[Tobstertx3]

The air dam had to bend a lot to make the hooks fit, without notching the air dam the hooks don’t fit.

Did you remove the Air Dam and Valance to install?

I can’t see them making a 2WD any different to the 4WD but then again, I may be wrong.

 

[Tobstertx3]

Just remembered, I did have to buy a different valance that had notches cut out when I installed the hooks on mine. Sorry, it didn’t click earlier.

 

[SpaceWhiteF150]

I’m not willing to cut my valence to make the tow hooks work!

Maybe these would work?

 

[Graygoose2021]

Looking good!!!

 

[SpaceWhiteF150]

Factory Bumper

Paint matched OEM raptor bumper with lights off

with red running lights on, when in reverse they turn full brightness white

Any questions feel free to ask, I think it turned out great!

 

[skwrtle]

Whoa. What'd you do to the rear bumper? Looks kinda good.

 

[SpaceWhiteF150]

It is a factory raptor rear bumper that I then mounted diode dynamics ssc2 pods in!

 

[skwrtle]

It is a factory raptor rear bumper that I then mounted diode dynamics ssc2 pods in!

ahhhhh... meow that's a cool idea cap'm

 

[SpaceWhiteF150]

Painted rusty rear dif!

Before

After

Shouldn’t have to be done on a new truck but was an easy job!

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