How many miles since the install? I’ve heard it takes a bit to break in the springs front and rear.I hope I did not come off too negative. I absolutely love this truck. I traded in a 2015 f150 which was a great truck. I leveled it and put on bigger tires. It looked really good.
The Raptor has a different purpose. I liked the low and wide look as it is purposeful. I try to only do modifications that add to performance and not for looks etc. The suspension on the Raptor was so plush it really caught me off guard. Normally I would probably not like it but on the Raptor it felt right. It felt like it was really soft to allow the truck to react more to the terrain while off-road like a Baja truck which is what it is designed to be. A lot of people say it is too soft and the Icon is better. I only know enough to be dangerous but wonder why Ford would put such soft suspension on the their flagship truck. It could not be about cost as they put on the very expensive live fox shocks etc. it would not cost more to have stiffer springs so it leads me to believe that it was specifically designed to be softer.
It is still softer than my 2015 F150 and not uncomfortable at all but I wonder if I hurt its performance. I also feel a little guilty for raising the height.
The reason I went with the Icon leafs .... I ordered 325/60 R20 grapplers and needed to raise the front to fit them. I wanted to use springs over collers as it should ride better this way. You are right that I would have been perfectly level but I wanted to have a little rake. I like the look of a little rake and often have my quad or motorcycle in it and would not want to be nose high and having my headlight blinding people at night. I also read that it rode so much better and liked the idea of getting rid of the block on the stock springs.
We will see if they loosen up a bit. I think I may feel better about the added height once I get the new wheels and tires on to fill some of the gap.
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