Deaver/eibach combo ?

Socalbeachbum said:

35 gallons of gas is roughly 292 pounds...so a full tank, a bed cover, uneven pavement all that can play a part in what your seeing. Your truck looks fairly level to me.

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100% with what you're saying, however my driveway is straight and flat.

My tank was at half when I took the pics.

To my eyes ot does look nose high

BALLYWOOD007 said:

100% with what you're saying, however my driveway is straight and flat.

My tank was at half when I took the pics.

To my eyes ot does look nose high

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I’m too lazy to go back and read what you wrote. Are you not happy with the stance? My thread got hijacked so maybe we can help you lol.

BALLYWOOD007 said:

The ride is much stiffer which I like, however, my truck isn't level at all. I'm sitting at 41inches in the rear and 42 inches in the front. The truck appears slightly upright from certain angles. From what im hearing, I though that Eibach had adjusted their springs to make 2019 and up Raptors level with their kit.


My issue now is....is my live valve suspension affected in the front (in a negative manner) and do i require to swap out the rear springs to Deavers. The truck seems to be pulling to the right although i had my alignment done with Ford

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Maybe the Ford guys did not run the shock level recalibration after the spring install? I have seen conflicting answers on now to do that though. I am not certain what is the correct procedure.

I would think if it’s still pulling to the left or right, maybe they did not properly align it?

BALLYWOOD007 said:

100% with what you're saying, however my driveway is straight and flat.

My tank was at half when I took the pics.

To my eyes ot does look nose high

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I took another look at your pictures and the truck does look nose high, at least by what the wheel flares are showing. And if your on pretty level ground. Body parts can slightly vary by very little from truck to truck and how they sit. The truck cab/bed overall(roofline) should be level to the naked eye.

Curious and you may have mentioned, but is anything in your bed? That cover you have shouldn’t make a difference. Any other mods besides exhaust? Looks like the truck is squatting some.

Also get under the truck and look at the springs. Are they dead into the perch stop, meaning the end of the coil is up against it? Not common but I have seen them installed improperly. Sign of this is clunking noise. Just another thing to check.

Normally the shock reset routine isn’t needed after the install. But as mention, it could be a safe bet to run through it quickly.

K223 said:

I took another look at your pictures and the truck does look nose high, at least by what the wheel flares are showing. And if your on pretty level ground. Body parts can slightly vary by very little from truck to truck and how they sit. The truck cab/bed overall(roofline) should be level to the naked eye.

Curious and you may have mentioned, but is anything in your bed? That cover you have shouldn’t make a difference. Any other mods besides exhaust? Looks like the truck is squatting some.

Also get under the truck and look at the springs. Are they dead into the perch stop, meaning the end of the coil is up against it? Not common but I have seen them installed improperly. Sign of this is clunking noise. Just another thing to check.

Normally the shock reset routine isn’t needed after the install. But as mention, it could be a safe bet to run through it quickly.

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There is nothing in the bed and no other mods aside from the full exhaust. There's no clunking noise and the springs do look like they have been installed properly.

Just frustrating.

TravisHTX said:

Maybe the Ford guys did not run the shock level recalibration after the spring install? I have seen conflicting answers on now to do that though. I am not certain what is the correct procedure.

I would think if it’s still pulling to the left or right, maybe they did not properly align it?

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Interesting. Never heard of that and to be honest. When I installed the springs, one of the reps was telling me that it may affect the live valve to think that the truck is in a jump (being raised 1.75 inches as per Eibach) and that may pose some issues.

As for the pulling, I did not instal a camber kit which has been mentioned in other posts. Did not know if I required it.

Socalbeachbum said:

I’m too lazy to go back and read what you wrote. Are you not happy with the stance? My thread got hijacked so maybe we can help you lol.

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Hahahaha. Sorry man. I started a new thread to avoid this after the fact.

BALLYWOOD007 said:

Interesting. Never heard of that and to be honest. When I installed the springs, one of the reps was telling me that it may affect the live valve to think that the truck is in a jump (being raised 1.75 inches as per Eibach) and that may pose some issues.

As for the pulling, I did not instal a camber kit which has been mentioned in other posts. Did not know if I required it.

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The camber kit is not needed. Bad alignment possible.

The springs will not affect the functionality of the front shocks. Now for some reason during the install, if the springs are stuck in a particular position. Doing the shock reset should take care of that. I don’t have that simple procedure handy, but I’m sure somebody knows off hand. Or have you tried this yet?

K223 said:

The camber kit is not needed. Bad alignment possible.

The springs will not affect the functionality of the front shocks. Now for some reason during the install, if the springs are stuck in a particular position. Doing the shock reset should take care of that. I don’t have that simple procedure handy, but I’m sure somebody knows off hand. Or have you tried this yet?

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I havent done the shock reset. I'll do whatever I need to. Lol.

Thanks for the responses gents.

Virtual beer for socalbeachbum

BALLYWOOD007 said:

I havent done the shock reset. I'll do whatever I need to. Lol.

Thanks for the responses gents.

Virtual beer for socalbeachbum

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@FordTechOne Can the shock reset procedure be performed by an owner just by a sequence done from within the vehicle? I always thought there was.