I have a '13 F150 and my truck has a really bad bounce to the bed when going over bumps on the highway. Does your newer F150 do the same?

@@Daniel-pc1er it does depending on how big the bump is and how fast I'm moving.

I finally just replaced the rear shocks on my 2015 F-150 with a set of bilsteins. The annoying uncontrolled bounce and is gone, and the rear end is in much better contact with the road now. Noticed the rearend responds much better in off-road scenarios too. The ride is firmer, not cushy, but much improved overall. Fronts are next!

Is the BDS upper control arm really necessary or is that your personal preference ? Would sticking with original be fine ?

@@jetboy770371 I ended up getting Rancho upper control arms. BDS or ICON are probably the best quality but I think the Rancho ones are pretty decent for the money. Yes if money was no object I would have gotten the BDS and that's my personal preference.

@@RebelViking912 thanks for your reply. Why did you change the UCA's, was it because your upper control arms had clearances problems with hitting the coils and you had to change the original UCA for one built with greater clearances ? Hence the BDS

@@jetboy770371 The geometry is off when you level or lift your front end using the same factory UCA's. After market UCA's will tell you if they are for a 2-3" lift or not to give you max articulation and won't have to worry about your UCA hitting the coil spring. I'm not a mechanic, I just researched it and asked my local mechanic who installed mine. The factory ones are not for off road in the standard F150 4x4 in my opinion. If all you are going to do is level your truck and daily drive it you probably don't need it, but keep in mind your factory UCA's will wear out faster with a level. If you are going to spend the money on the coilovers, may as well replace the UCA's too. It doesn't have to be BDS, like I said i got the Rancho's and they are working just fine.

@@RebelViking912 thanks, that explains a lot

Should be dirty.

I love the setup! I’ve no doubt you’ll be happy with them! Cheers!

For what.... 😂

@@arizonacolour8793 For what you ask? For when you haul stuff in the bed so your headlights don't point toward the sky and so you don't have that ridiculous squatted look. For that! 🤣

@@LTZ_Z71 Yeah good point. I actually installed bags after this video in the rear to get rid of that squat!

lol!!!

@@wjones5403 you can't mount it the other way without the resi hitting the crossmember.

@@CMA212 I see that now thank you

Thanks! Yeah I'm running in the 2" lift position. No need for any cutting or trimming. There hasn't been any rubbing, even in pretty extreme articulation. I had 20s but dropped to 18's because I wanted more rubber.

@@CMA212 I'm planning on 18" as well to get more sidewall. Probably staying 275 wide. What offset are your wheels? I'm trying to find some that aren't so low that they push the wheels way out, don't want to be spraying the side of my truck all the time and on the fence about adding fender flares. On your UCAs, did you do them at the same time as the rest of the suspension? I'm still trying to figure out if I really need them or if I can do them later if it turns out I run into any interference issues. I'm only doing a 2-in level so I'm hoping the factory ones will work.

Lol funny you saw that! When I first uploaded the video I thought the same thing and ran out to look at it! It’s actually just the line from the mold when they cast it. But thanks for pointing it out!

@@CMA212 Good, glad your truck is still solid

@mhmm I thought the same same thing. Good eye.

I was like wait wtf

No issues rubbing, even at full flex/stuff

Thanks for pointing it out! Another comment pointed it out a couple of months ago and scared me, its actually just the mold line from when they cast it, looks like a crack though in the video. Cheers!

Huge crack

Rears are never adjustable Get rear shocks depending on ur leaf springs or else they’ll can be fully extended and will ride harsh if they’re too short for ur leaf springs The height of the rear is always dependent on leaf springs since there are no coils

After installation you might see higher than 2" but once the shocks break in after a few hundred miles of driving, they will go down to 2" in height.

Hey man, no issues with the rear axle during full compression, and I also had to install them upside down. Haven’t seen if that will effect them at all...really doubt that it would given it’s just a charged reservoir, guess time will tell

Sorry getting to this late…no binding at all. Ive had the front end at full stuff and stroke with no issues…now I was going slow through that without any aggressive turning, but as far as I can tell no issues with the CV angles

$1400 was just parts, did the work myself, had to borrow a spring compressor from a local auto hobby shop. I’ve put about 20k miles since this video and still love the setup, wouldn’t change anything. Good luck!

Actually already had the E rated KO2’s. I tow a 7k lb trailer so needed the extra ply sidewall so I do think that the ride is still slightly stiffer than stock. Overall these are great and I really doubt you’ll have any complaints once on. Good luck!

80ish when they went out.

I would say it’s not as stiff with gear, but still notable in comparison to stock…

In regards to ride comfort, my wife didn’t notice a difference, I think only I did as the driver

David Wilson no 1400 was the total for just parts. Did the install myself, and paid $75 bucks for an alignment when I was done

Back is really easy, two bolts, won’t mess with the alignment. You can do it without lifting the truck

CMA212 I’m planning on it! Appreciate the replies!

I wouldn't say that it smooths anything out, if anything the ride is a slight bit harsher on the road. But it does alot better off road, and is more stable at high speeds when you hit those potholes/bumps.

Yes they'll work. Just have the spring perch set at factory ride height

@@busared06 Thank you. The change over was costly for the lift so I'll wait abit and change the factory shocks and coil overs later this year.

@@steveb1748 yeah bds isn't cheap. Do you have any vids of your truck after the lift

@@busared06 No just still pictures.

@@steveb1748 I'm so torn on lift or Bilstein level, I just don't wanna have to get big tires to make the lift look ok. Oem tires look stupid on a 6" lift, too tiny

I don’t think his shocks were ‘worn out’, but he wanted to level his truck for stance & put larger tires on it. So he put the adjustable coil overs in, and matched the rear shocks to the fronts. I’m going to hit a large bump with my wife in the truck and say “WOW did you hear that my shocks are worn and need to be replaced”. Will have new Bilstein’s coming shortly.. ;)

Nope, fit without any mods

So far I really like this setup, I'm not going to be changing up anytime soon. I honestly wouldn't do anything different at this time, i guess only time will tell!

Awesome. Could you have put 285 width tires with no spacer? I love the flush look like yours.

What did you do with your 2020 F-150 ? Did you level it with suspension front and back ? I have a 2020 also and want it leveled with improved suspension like the Bilstein 6112 B8 to make it a modest off road truck.

Actually the 5100 struts are listed as 2.1" but what this guy's got are the 6112 which are listed as up to 2.0". Either way, he doesn't seem to know what he's talking about unless there's a spacer on top that he forgot to mention.

I think they’re worse on washboard roads than the stock setup, but anything that makes the suspension flex it’s amazing, I’d say really smooth on low speed crawling. It’s almost like once the suspension flexes more than an inch it’s in its element. If you get the truck above 40 mph on the washboard it really soaks it up.

CMA212 wow that’s good info! So would you say from 15-40 it’s a little firmer than stock while off roading on bumpy dirt roads? As in not as forgiving? I’m torn between the Fox 2.0 and this setup.

@@dad3562 I'm town between this setup and the fox's as well.

@@jordanbordelon1564 so what did you go with?

@@dad3562 fox's

approx 80K

@@CMA212 thanks for the reply! I’m at 90k now, I guess I should start getting ready to get those Bilsteins