AKM F150 Lift Kit Front 2.5" fit F150 04-22 2WD 4WD Front Strut Spacer Suspension Lift Leveling Kits Lift Spacers（Updated version）

Bought this for a 2019 f150, crewcab 4x4, 3.5Ecoboost. Yes the kit fit, sat the truck dead level and wow it is drastic! If you are looking at this kit, I will say a couple things first about other posts. 1. For mine the ubolts fit fine and so did rear blocks, there could be a little too much paint on the block posts but they do fit. U bolts are trim to fit. 2. Onto the front, you have seen the youtube vids. This kit is big so couple tricks I found on the 18-19 trucks. Wheel speed sensor can be unplugged inside the fender well, they are grey connectors. Fol Open the hood and from below follow the wire up, drivers side is right below the brake booster and passenger side is next to another connector just off the main harness at wheel wells. Second remove the rubber lines going to 4x4 hub on top of spindle. Next make sure to remove center axle nut, swaybar nut, steering nut, and caliper. Have a bungie or strong wire to support caliper. Remove the 10mm and 8mm screw on the knuckle holding the vac and wheel sensor wiring. Pull the trees out holding the lines to the frame for the same vac and wheel spd sensor. Remove the lower shock bolts. Now remove the upper arm bolt. My truck is very new so I didn't have to smack any of the joints they all popped right off. Here is the last two tips, one, when you pull the strut out you will be reinstalling it 180 out, you could simply swap them left to right, or yes you can actually move the lower mount to tilt it the other direction, what I did was set mine up on my vise stand with out the vice. I found that the strut bolts lined up perfectly with the bolt holes in my vise stand. I put the nuts on a few threads, gave it a little push and it moved fairly easy. Last thing, putting them in. Take your assembled strut with spacer bolted on. Bolt it up in the pocket all the way, note use the 3 slotted holes. Once that is in, you will need two 3 foot bars, pipes, Jackhandles or what ever you can come up with. You will take one and put it between the lower arm and its thin metal cross brace. The other bar you gotta put it under the strut between the two bolts, push the lower arm down and push the other bar up to force the bolts to the holes. Trust me, if you can get help, do it. And not your 13 year old that weighs 90 pounds. You can do this by your self, but it is tough as you will need to use your body weight to push the arm down. To be transparent, I am very mechanically inclined and have air tools, the front took me about 2.5 hrs doing one side at a time. First side takes the longest but the second side goes pretty fast. For the back, if you have those small Jack stands like the orange harbor freight ones, they will not be tall enough. I put them on 6x6 to get me the distance. You could stack up some 2x6 about 4-5" and you will be ok. Put a piece of wood on your Jack and lift it up under the pumpkin. I supported the rear of the truck at the frame behind the cab just before it bends up. Back is simple and if you have a grinder it will make your life way easier. Thread the nuts on. Ah also, ratcheting 22mm box end makes this job easy as well. Run the nuts up high as you can. You can do this with a 22mm box end but a 22mm socket would be easier. Also the kit comes with directions. Quality of this kit is top notch. It is huge and it definitely lifts the truck. Note to those that are not familiar with suspension. When you first set your truck down with the kit fully installed, it will look like the front is higher then the back. Drive it around as the springs will resettle. So far very happy with this kit. Just put 295-70r18 maxxis on stock wheels, NO spacers required! No rubbing, no crash bar cutting either, plenty of room.

I will say shoving 3” of spacer is definitely a two man task, good solid material and quality hardware. After install I ended up not using the rear blocks because the truck sits DEAD level ( only 1/4” lower in front) all and all pretty solid would definitely recommend

I got the 3” lift and level. The work took me five hours but I tried taking shortcuts. The construction of the parts is solid. Looks great if you ask me, the upper control arm is a bit tight angled but hasn’t affected performance yet. Plan to go to a six inch lift later so I can’t be bothered. I didn’t use the rear axle blocks being that my truck is the fx4 and had a 3” rake. So the truck sits at true level, with the rear blocks the back would be a half inch higher for anyone wanting to tow or heavy load. Sway bars are the biggest obstacle on this install, my solution was to just cut them out. Lol don’t be like me.

Installed on 2019 f150 with 6.5ft bed. It made my truck sit perfectly level. Seems to be high quality materials. Installed for about 20,000 miles with no issues. The holes on the top where the nuts are tightened from are not perfectly lined up with the studs. I could easily get a socket on 2 nuts but the third I had to pound down with a hammer due to the nut being too close to the side of the hole. After the nuts were all tighten the socket came out easier. It will take the average home mechanic 6 to 8 hours to install on a fairly new not rusty vehicle. Make sure you have a good jack and several jack stands. Also a complete set of sae and metric wrenches and sockets, a good breaker bar, and big adjustable wrenches. Air/power tools would be a plus.

Level up my truck great

This was shipped fast. It was very easy to install and it came with all necessary hardware. No instructions are included but if you are able take a front suspension apart you don't need instructions anyway. I liked that this did not require re-clocking the strut spring, the spacers are drilled to compensate for this and rotate the strut 180 degrees from original when you re-install. Leveled my truck out perfectly, they should have come from Ford this way.

Truck sits much better now and exactly how I wanted it b/c I DID NOT want my front end higher than the back. I'm running 275/60 R20's, 9" rims. They didn't rub before but it was close so it's much better now. Pictures may not do it any justice due to unlevel driveway and I didn't get the right angle on the before shot but bottom line is, "it did what I wanted it to do". Also included a couple of pictures from the install. Of note, you don't have to remove all these things that we removed but it makes it easier to get strut assembly in/out and although not needed, impact wrench, other power tools and a brother who's a mechanic is helpful. We were able to knock it out within an hour while enjoying a tasty beverage, chit chatting and slapping each other around a bit. Finally, yes, your strut will be rotated 180 degrees when you're done. Hope this helps

This 2.5 inch kit leveled the truck perfectly. 25 inches from center of wheel to top of wheel well front and back now. The ride is actually better now than the factory ride. Idk how, doesn't make sense, but it does. Time will tell how it holds up, but I'll update my review if I have any changes. So far, it's worth every penny!

Amazing product.

Muy buen producto, el unico detalle es q tienes q adaptarle unas extensiones a las pequeñas orquillas para que la suspensión se vuelva a sentir suave y no tan rigida por la levantada. En lo personal no le puse la de los muelles porque brincan mucho, pero con las de adelante quedo la camioneta perfecta