Leveling AT4

[philbun4349]

I’m sure this has been asking 1 million times but I cannot wrap my head around this I measured my truck it’s about an inch and a half lower at the front I just want to lift it 1 inch I see everyone goes with a 1.75 ready lift I don’t really want that much I think it would be too high and I’ve read some people saying it was too high in the front. Can you just put a 1 inch leveling kit without replacing the upper control arms? I’m no mechanic just trying to find some information. Thank you.

 

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[Wakinvol]

I’m sure this has been asking 1 million times but I cannot wrap my head around this I measured my truck it’s about an inch and a half lower at the front I just want to lift it 1 inch I see everyone goes with a 1.75 ready lift I don’t really want that much I think it would be too high and I’ve read some people saying it was too high in the front. Can you just put a 1 inch leveling kit without replacing the upper control arms? I’m no mechanic just trying to find some information. Thank you.

You can…but then at some point in time your stock UCA ball joint will fail and it won’t be good.

Just get the UCA and then add which ever spacer you want.

 

[cjblake09]

You can…but then at some point in time your stock UCA ball joint will fail and it won’t be good.

Just get the UCA and then add which ever spacer you want.

I was at 4 wheel parts yesterday asking about this and he said they recommend getting new wheels if you do the lift??

 

[philbun4349]

You can…but then at some point in time your stock UCA ball joint will fail and it won’t be good.

Just get the UCA and then add which ever spacer you want.

So basically, the upper control arms are at their limit by the factory, adding the longer struts/shocks in the front so by adding anything more would be bad, correct. And what about the auto four-wheel-drive not working and stuff like that the boots rubbing is that anything to worry about? Thank you so much. I appreciate it and being patient with me.

 

[Wakinvol]

I was at 4 wheel parts yesterday asking about this and he said they recommend getting new wheels if you do the lift??

Of course they did because they sell them too.

It all depends on how big of a tire you want to go to. There is a lot of info out here if you search and research. I’ll give you the Cliff notes version for what I’ve done, and what I’m about to do again:

2021 Trailboss. Readylift 1.75 leveling kit with UCA’s. I only used the bottom spacer and the UCA and added 275/70-18 Ridge Grappler. No UCA rubbing and no issues.

This is getting the same treatment sometime this week.

 

[Wakinvol]

So basically, the upper control arms are at their limit by the factory, adding the longer struts/shocks in the front so by adding anything more would be bad, correct. And what about the auto four-wheel-drive not working and stuff like that the boots rubbing is that anything to worry about? Thank you so much. I appreciate it and being patient with me.

I didn’t have any Auto4wd issues with my Trailboss mentioned above.

Correct on the stock UCA’s.

 

[Wakinvol]

This was the Trailboss with the RL top spacer only (and UCA obviously) I wanted a little more rake so I took it off and added the bottom only. It’s preference but I liked the bottom spacer only.

 

[philbun4349]

I didn’t have any Auto4wd issues with my Trailboss mentioned above.

Correct on the stock UCA’s.

I just wanna take some rake out of the truck 1”-“1.5 I’m not changing wheels or anything

 

[Wakinvol]

There’s a company on Amazon selling the Readylift for around $398. It popped up when I searched as being the one I purchased for when I did my Trailboss, so I bought it again. It was the cheapest seller I could find for RL.

 

[Wes]

I didn’t have any Auto4wd issues with my Trailboss mentioned above.

Correct on the stock UCA’s.

I just did the RL on my AT4, been using auto 4x4 all week with 0 issues.

 

[philbun4349]

I just did the RL on my AT4, been using auto 4x4 all week with 0 issues.

How much is everyone paying for install with the alignment. Thank you

 

[Wes]

How much is everyone paying for install with the alignment. Thank you

Couple hundred.

 

[cjblake09]

How much is everyone paying for install with the alignment. Thank you

I got quoted $700 including the parts at one place and $1200 at 4 wheel parts so it is kinda all over the place.

 

[Jpad22]

I leveled mine with a bilstein adjustable shock at the highest setting, installed Cognito UCA’s and lowered the rear to a 1 inch block and the front is not quarter inch lower. I’m also running 295/70/18s.

 

[wishywashy]

Do you tow or haul anything heavy on the regular? My suggestion is to leave it alone unless there is some legitimate need to raise the front end. The rake is there for a reason. If you put a load on the back, you do not want the nose of the truck pointed up as it sacrifices handling. Pickups are designed to be closer to level under loaded weight so that they can safely tow and haul more weight.

If you need more ground clearance, do it right. Don't take shortcuts on suspensions. Going back to towing; towing and lifting are inversely compatible. The more you lift, the worse it tows.

If you just can't stand that your truck has a rake, go ahead and spend your money making it look like you want it to look. But do consider that there may be downsides.