HOW TO INSTALL READY LIFT 3.5" SST LIFT KIT FORD F150!
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This kit works on 2014 - Current F150 models.
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I see a lot of guys making assumptions on the CV axle angles. The pre-load spacer helps the suspension from over extending by not shifting the strut down further, the top spacer however is a question on how much it drops the strut down. You'll lose some articulation and more likely to top out on the strut.
Truck has been great with no issues since we built it. Its also an f150 so no need for extra articulation when it isn't designed for rock crawling.
Great video, very informative and really shows why a real shop with the right tools can do a great job on the install. I do wonder if it's worth doing a spacer kit vs say a BDS or Zone 4" lift kit. What is the cost difference with install?
A 4 inch or bigger lift kit would be better but the cost can go up quite a bit
1st time Ive ever seen a lift kit installed by a mechanic wearing Yeezy 350 boost 🤪
hahaha great mechanic shoes
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How did this lift effect the axle angles up front? I’m hearing mixed stories and people saying 3.5” is too much without a body lift. Thanks
What were the labor charges for this project? You’re extremely knowledgeable.
Thank you Scott! It is $600 for labor and $100 for an alignment.
What is the book time in this kit? Also do you have a measurement from ground to roof top?
It says the sst lift kits has a little bit of rake what size rear block would I need to buy so it won’t have rake
like 1.5" or 2"
Great video! Thanks for info. You didn’t say how much height you actually gained on your measurement. Could do without the music, rather just hear you talk but I’m an older guy so what do I know.
we are new on making videos and forgot to put that in!
Quick question did you guys had to grease the upper control arm ball joint or did it came preloaded already? Thank you
they are usually pre greased but I recommend checking
The part of this lift you didn’t address is the drive shaft. Does it have the one piece or 2 piece drive shaft. Now in the beginning of this video when your explaining all the parts the part you touched and said this is our hardware is actually the carrier bearing drop bracket and needs to be installed if you have the 2 piece drive shaft setup
1 piece driveshaft and the hardware I touched was the 6 nuts for the strut tower
Who is the music by in this video? I feel better about installing it myself now , great video
Im not sure! we use music from epidemic sounds. thank you so much!!
Shoukdve showed CV angles I wonder how much different they are then a 2.5 inch level
Angles aren't to bad ready lift made the kit to make up for proper geometry
Did you have to do any trimming or cutting to fit your wheel and tire size?
They fit perfectly with no trimming
Overall how many inches did it raise up that truck
about 3.5 inches plus a bit more with the bigger tires
@@highaltitudetrucks thank you.
How do the front CV axle angles look after installing this lift? I'm considering this kit but I'm concerned about angles. That a pretty large lift without dropping the front diff.
Diff drops are the best way to go but this kit was installed almost 2 years ago with no issues
@@highaltitudetrucks that's good to hear. Im just not sure I want to cut up the front cross member to do a 4 inch lift. I want to be able to undo it if I ever need to.
Yeah that’s a tough call!
Ok. I have watched this video 1000 times LOL! It is by far the best video when it comes to installing this kit. I do however have a question I hope you can answer! I have the Levelling kit in my f-150 ( just the top inserts) When we installed it, instead of putting the strut into a bench vice, we just rotated the top hat using a spring compressor... That way the "ready lift out" is pointing out. Now I am going to install this kit... Do you recommend I put the top hat back to stock and change the angle like you did in this video with the bench vice or just leave the top hat because it's already set to "Ready lift out"?
Thank you Doran I appreciate the comment honestly that's a good question and probably best for ready lift! I think I would leave it how you have it but not 100% sure
Do you know how much firmer it changes the spring rate on the struts? Can you show a video before and after of the truck going over a speed bump? While off-roading how hard is it on topping out on the struts in terms of shorten life/blowing out?
I don't have any videos of it before but it rides great! The truck belongs to a customer so I cant make other videos with it unless it comes back. If you are looking for an offroading vehicle I would look into a jeep or a bronco.
Is cutting the brake lines essential? And will I need to buy new extended brake lines?
no and no stock brake lines work fine
Is this basically the same process for the 2009-2014 model f150?
yes it is! some differences but mostly the same!
Big question Mr. When or how I get to know if I messed up the four whel actuator. What would be the the symptoms.
it would be making a weird noise or not shifting into 4wd
I see you bent the brackets on the bottom of the strut in a vice that hold the 2 bottom studs... Can you avoid that by just turning the top mount 180 degrees?
Possibly but in ready lifts instructions they say to rotate the lower sleeve
Have you had any customers coming back with problems with this lift? I have a 2018 f150 i had the kit on the first time 3 months ago and had metal shavings in my front differential and grittiness feeling in my steering wheel and pedals.. I uninstalled it and ford replaced a bunch of stuff in my differential.. i now had it installed again a week again and is doing the same thing with extremely rough shifting
That is really concerning. I haven't had any problems with this kit at all.
joseph chop rough shifting ?
I had this kit installed on my 2014 4wd f150. made the ride quality really bad for my liking. On pa roads, bigger bumps would lock my seat belt due to the impact of the pumps. My gas mileage went from 600 miles to empty to 480 miles till empty. (16mpg to 13mph). CV angles were terrible. For an everyday drive veichle I would not recommend, I've since had the kit taken off
Thank you for your input!
One more question would the factory warranty be boid if or when lifting your truck f150?.
it only voids suspension warrantees
I wonder if I can use my bilstein 5100 on this kit..
You should be able to!
Just out of curiosity, I had this recently installed at the dealership on my 2010 f150, driver side UCA is a lot closer to the tire than the passenger side. Can that be caused by a bad alignment??
That can be caused by an alignment, it depends on how the truck drives and the specs, may not be a bad alignment.
Do you need a drive shaft adapter/extender
Everything you need comes with the kit. I don't believe it required an extender...
Thanks for the video. Truck looks great!. I plan to install 2.5" level kit on my '17 F150. I've seen videos where they use spring comp to rotate the strut plate 180 deg. I saw you use the forged steel vice to change the angle of the lower strut bolts. Is that an alternative to the 180 deg rotation? Also, could you move the right strut to the left and the left to the right side?
Cheers!
Hey Oliver I believe you can rotate the top hat 180 instead of rotating the lower sleeve. we just followed ready lifts instructions. I would not switch right to left struts though.
@@highaltitudetrucksgreat! Thank you.
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What kind of torque wrench do you have? The one with the lights. I have to have one.
it is a digital Snap on torque wrench
You measured stock ride height, what was it after the install?
Sorry we didn't put that in the video! I believe it was very close to the 3.5 inches in the front taller and 1.5 inches in the rear
Curious if you would know what size rear block I could order to make it completely level? Thanks!
Just leave the stock block installed
leaving the stock blocks installed should keep the truck level.
Looks really good
We agree!
Total price for the kit plus labor?
Hey Mike the kit is $899.95 labor is $700
could i run 35x13.50r20 on 20x12 -44 offset if i cut my crash bars?
yes and your fender and bumper
can it fit 22x12 or 22x14 wheels
10" wide is the most you would want to go on a leveling kit unless you ran a rubber band or did major trimming
What were the offset of the wheels? Like the fitment on this
they are a 22x10 specialty forged wheel -25 mm offset
Being a 4wd I have a 2wd this lift should work right ?
I believe it should work!
How big is the preload spacer vs the actual spacer
I believe that the spacer was about 2" where the preload saucer is an inch.
Do you guys think I'll be able to run 24x14 on 305s with this kit?
Probably not
If I wanted to add Bilstein 5100 struts, would it work with this lift?
Yeah absolutely! You just need to keep the Bilstein shocks at an OEM height
What would happen if I put them on higher setting ?
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I have the same Bilsteins 5100. Wondering what would happen. 2 inches on the strut, plus 3 on the spacer. That doesn't sound good.🤔
Is it possible to run this ready lift up front and leave the stock block in the back?
Nope, can’t be done. Must install the rear block.
(All the rest of the Anti-Squated truck crowd can thank me later)
@@MrLoco118 thanks
@@MrLoco118 I don’t like it leanin either but I don’t want a lift with rake. Looks better leveled
Hey max technically yes you can might be leaning though
So what size was that again? And the torques spec? I wasn't ready, noboday told me I needed to take notes. Will there be a quiz later?
10 ugga duggas is the torque specs
How big of an offset do you have on the wheels and how big were they?
Also have the same kit in mine but had some rubbing with my tires on the crash bar with my set of offset 33s
I believe they were 33" tires. -46 offset on a 22"
What are the wheel and tire sizes?
22x10 wheels and a 33x12.50x22 tires
@@highaltitudetrucks great video can I install 24”x12 wheels and 33”x12.50x 24” on 3”.5 on my 2017 f150 Platinum without trimming or how I still have to cut it and how much do you think on your experience thanks you
Perfect video!
Thank you Rafa
High Altitude Trucks working on one right now! And this is helping out a lot! 👍🏼
How many hours would you say is fair to install this??
about 6-7 hours
What’s the specs on those wheels 😳
it is 33x10x22
About how long(hours) did it take your shop to do the install and alignment?
It is about a 6 hour job plus alignment
Great video! Any change in ride quality considering the preload spacers?
Thanks and the truck rides great
Nice truck but 3.5 inches is putting alot of stress on the cv axles without dropping that front differential. This won't hold up over time without some serious problems.
Truck has 50,000 miles since it was lifted and has no problems
Also how is the ride quality? Is it similar to stock or a rough ride
It rides great
Tires look small ... 33’s?
I agree. I fit 275 65r20s (34s) on my stock 2018 f150
@@tubeabq Did you fit a 34" on a stock wheel?
this is the biggest tire you can fit with a offset wheel and no cutting
What is the name of the song playing during the video?
Flicker Thicker Flames - Lvly
Does this work for 2wd
im not sure I don't think so!
Isn’t 3.5 on the front a lot to ask of the cv’s? The angles must be pretty extreme.
they are not to bad! some people have had issues but this truck hasn't had any to this day!
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How are the cv angels
The truck has 6,000 miles on it since we posted this video with no issues!
CV oont angles arn't shown for a reason! The money you save doing a level kit vs. a lift kit will be lost when you have to replace the CV joints. They just forgot to mention that,,, oops
the customer still has this kit on his truck 80k miles later and hasn't replaced his CVs
where you are located?
Wheat Ridge Colorado
Doesn’t even look lifted
its only a glorified leveling kit cant expect much
Uff brutal
whats brutal?
So yesterday I took my 2014 truck into TRICK TRUCKS IN MARYLAND to do a 2inch lift. I get the truck back and ITS IDLING HORRIBLE AND WONT STAY RUNNING! They came up with ALL KINDS OF EXCUSES saying it was like that when I gave it to them which was TOTAL BULLSHIT! I’m no certified mechanic but as me and 4 of them are standing around my truck I tell them MY TRUCK IS SUCKING AIR unlike never before! They begin saying the following things are bad, oil pump, coolant pump, throttle body, catalytic converters is bad! My truck NEVER gave a check engine light. 2 days later THEY STILL HAVEN’t call me! I find it interesting that at the 2:40 mark you say “ Vacuum Sensor”. I bet those idiots either broke or didn’t reconnect my sensor. 😡🤬
That's very frustrating for sure. Ya, check out that vaccuum sensor
No new rear shock and coilover shock in front????
What a cheap ass shit lift kit.
No improvements on ride jst a lift.
Waist of money big time!!!!!
This maintains the factory ride and is an inexpensive way to make your truck look good. For this particular customer he uses this truck as a daily driver and this set up is perfect for that.
DO NOT USE THIS KIT. This kit puts your cv axles at extreme angles and voids your warranty. Customer service through readylift does not care once they have your money.
the truck we built in this video over a year ago has no issues and drives great!
Yeah I wish I could post of picture of my cv axles... my buddy is a ford tech and when I took it to him, he was like what the hell did you do to this truck. It’s gonna cause issues sooner or later. Lucky for me I know someone who works at a dealership and he can hopefully make something work when the time comes. Your average joe will be shit outta luck if they have this kit installed then go to the dealer with broken cv’s.
High Altitude Motorsports and don’t tell me it rides great. I have this exact kit on my brand new f150. It rides like a 1 ton now. That might bother some people lol
Cv angles are also differ depending on what tire you run. This kit is geared toward more on road use. And for ppl that don't want a big lift and want to cut and drill frame. If your beating the hell out of your newer f150 im sure you want something different and have money to spend for a 4 to 6 inch lift or you don't care about your truck in general because truck is 40k plus. Theres actual Ford dealers that sell these lift and install them as well. I would rather throw this on than a RC 3 inch. But anyways to each his own. Dont knock the kit it is what it is. If your using your 4wd or off reading yes go up to a 4 inch or 6 inch lift
I just want the height I never off road do u guys think this kit is ok for street driving ?
Isn’t 3.5 on the front a lot to ask of the cv’s? The angles must be pretty extreme.
they are not to bad! some people have had issues but this truck hasn't had any to this day!
High Altitude Motorsports hmm well that’s interesting.