2023 F-150 RCSB with ~3" Lift and Skinny 35" Tires

[Aonarch]

I think it’s intentionally vague. I gained about .5” with my Bilstein 6112’s on the highest setting. Steering feels significantly more solid when driving aggressively.

Good to hear! I've been planning on doing the Tremor knuckles.

What made you go with these over the Tremor?

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[Iroquois Cage]

Good to hear! I've been planning on doing the Tremor knuckles.

What made you go with these over the Tremor?

They were cheaper than the OEM ones. I got them directly from Icon for under 300 shipped. Plus I like the fact that they’re heavy as shit Iron knuckles. The steering doesn’t feel heavier but I does feel more…planted? solid?

 

[Aonarch]

They were cheaper than the OEM ones. I got them directly from Icon for under 300 shipped. Plus I like the fact that they’re heavy as shit Iron knuckles. The steering doesn’t feel heavier but I does feel more…planted? solid?

Probably the slight geometry change and added unsprung mass.

Cool to see you got an extra half inch height without sacrificing cv and tie rod geometry.

 

[Iroquois Cage]

Probably the slight geometry change and added unsprung mass.

Cool to see you got an extra half inch height without sacrificing cv and tie rod geometry.

Apparently the tremor ones are the same as the ones on the lightning, so definitely overkill for my single cab 5.0

 

[v8440]

Meh, if you're gonna do it, do it.

Sleeper implies that ya might try and make some $ off an unlucky fool. People are fully aware of what a 4WD RCSB truck. It should be a crime to leave it looking like a stock XL while dropping $20k+ into the motor.

Well, stock looking when I can pull it off is just my thing. Probably won't try to win money, but I like something being much quicker than it looks.

 

[24PB]

Most guys with the RCSB are slammin' them and going forced induction- i might go S/C some day but In the interest of going offroading I lifted mine. I took a different approach than most here, going with the skinniest 35's i could find and with a modest lift. I couldn't really get an idea off the forum what a lift like this would look like let alone combined with an odd tire/wheel combo on a truck body that's equally uncommon. Hopefully some of my like minded RCSB brothers can get some ideas from this.

Bilstein 6112's up front. On the tallest setting you're supposed to get 2.5" of lift on a crew cab 3.5EB. I have a two door 5.0 so im guessing i got more than that. Did i measure before and after? absolutely not. I have ZERO rubbing at full lock and don't absolutely need new UCA but will do them in the future anyway.

Bilstein 5160's in the rear. I originally took my rear blocks out to level the truck (pre lift) but realized I looked a bit squatted in the back (YUCK) so i added the blocks back and am about 1.5" higher in the rear.

Wheels are Method MR703's 17x8.5 with a +18 offset. I don't like half or even a quarter of my tire out of the well so a positive offset suited my taste. I do have a little poke, but not enough to murder my wheel bearings or fling rocks everywhere.

Tires are Kenda Klever's 35x10.5x17. Yeah they're skinny. I love skinny tires though. Less of a hit on my MPG, steering isn't heavier, airing down will give me actually more contact patch and honestly I think they look better than 12.5's in this height. At stock FRONT height with the new wheels and tires, they didn't rub. Technically they aren't Mud terrian but what Kenda calls ROUGH TERRAIN. They also aren't technically triple peak snow rated, from what i've read these size are but other sizes aren't and in the interest of being consistent they decided not to label individual sizes to avoid confusion.

install was straight forward. Got spring mounts and spring isolators from the dealer with my ford points. Had em mounted since my harbor freight spring compressor gave up the ghost half way through. The shop that mounted put the mounts on recommended getting some LCA eccentric bolts for a good alignment. I did some research and found they weren't yanking my chain. If you're in the PNW and near Portland (YUCK) check out Adventure Outfitters in Hillsboro. Nice guys and none of that BROverlander elitism.

Stock FX4 wheels/tires/suspension front, rear blocks removed.

5160's in the rear, stock front. New wheels and tires didn't rub at all.

Full new suspension, rear blocks BACK IN. Decided to delete the active air damn and do a little plastic chin valence shave.

Hopefully this is helpful to the guys on the fence or simply unsure about fitment on a RCSB!

Simply perfect!!!

 

[NH-RCSB]

Most guys with the RCSB are slammin' them and going forced induction- i might go S/C some day but In the interest of going offroading I lifted mine. I took a different approach than most here, going with the skinniest 35's i could find and with a modest lift. I couldn't really get an idea off the forum what a lift like this would look like let alone combined with an odd tire/wheel combo on a truck body that's equally uncommon. Hopefully some of my like minded RCSB brothers can get some ideas from this.

Bilstein 6112's up front. On the tallest setting you're supposed to get 2.5" of lift on a crew cab 3.5EB. I have a two door 5.0 so im guessing i got more than that. Did i measure before and after? absolutely not. I have ZERO rubbing at full lock and don't absolutely need new UCA but will do them in the future anyway.

Bilstein 5160's in the rear. I originally took my rear blocks out to level the truck (pre lift) but realized I looked a bit squatted in the back (YUCK) so i added the blocks back and am about 1.5" higher in the rear.

Wheels are Method MR703's 17x8.5 with a +18 offset. I don't like half or even a quarter of my tire out of the well so a positive offset suited my taste. I do have a little poke, but not enough to murder my wheel bearings or fling rocks everywhere.

Tires are Kenda Klever's 35x10.5x17. Yeah they're skinny. I love skinny tires though. Less of a hit on my MPG, steering isn't heavier, airing down will give me actually more contact patch and honestly I think they look better than 12.5's in this height. At stock FRONT height with the new wheels and tires, they didn't rub. Technically they aren't Mud terrian but what Kenda calls ROUGH TERRAIN. They also aren't technically triple peak snow rated, from what i've read these size are but other sizes aren't and in the interest of being consistent they decided not to label individual sizes to avoid confusion.

install was straight forward. Got spring mounts and spring isolators from the dealer with my ford points. Had em mounted since my harbor freight spring compressor gave up the ghost half way through. The shop that mounted put the mounts on recommended getting some LCA eccentric bolts for a good alignment. I did some research and found they weren't yanking my chain. If you're in the PNW and near Portland (YUCK) check out Adventure Outfitters in Hillsboro. Nice guys and none of that BROverlander elitism.

Stock FX4 wheels/tires/suspension front, rear blocks removed.

5160's in the rear, stock front. New wheels and tires didn't rub at all.

Full new suspension, rear blocks BACK IN. Decided to delete the active air damn and do a little plastic chin valence shave.

Hopefully this is helpful to the guys on the fence or simply unsure about fitment on a RCSB!

Very Nice !
I've been running the Kenda Klever RT, 35x10.5 R17 on my Rubicon for years. I love them.
I have an XL, RCSB, 4x4 with the 103A pkg. on order. I'm thinking of removing the rear blocks, adding 1.5" front spacers, running the Kenda Klever 35x10.5 R17's on the OEM aluminum wheels.
I'm not sure if there will be front tire clearance issues with this set up or not ?

 

[Iroquois Cage]

Very Nice !
I've been running the Kenda Klever RT, 35x10.5 R17 on my Rubicon for years. I love them.
I have an XL, RCSB, 4x4 with the 103A pkg. on order. I'm thinking of removing the rear blocks, adding 1.5" front spacers, running the Kenda Klever 35x10.5 R17's on the OEM aluminum wheels.
I'm not sure if there will be front tire clearance issues with this set up or not ?

I would avoid puck spacers but the wheels should fit just fine.

 

[NH-RCSB]

I would avoid puck spacers but the wheels should fit just fine.

What's the downside with using spacers ?

 

[Iroquois Cage]

What's the downside with using spacers ?

Wears out components very quickly. There’s a great Shock Surplus video on it.

 

[ThumperF150]

We think a lot alike. 35/11.50s, 4.11 gears, 2” Eibach lift, Torsen front LSD

 

[Iroquois Cage]

We think a lot alike. 35/11.50s, 4.11 gears, 2” Eibach lift, Torsen front LSD

Did you do after market 4.11’s or the Ford Performance? Is that a factory offering for 24’s? I want to do 4.56’s for 37’s and the Raptor torsen up front. Any chatter?

 

[ThumperF150]

Did you do after market 4.11’s or the Ford Performance? Is that a factory offering for 24’s? I want to do 4.56’s for 37’s and the Raptor torsen up front. Any chatter?

Yukon 4.11s. I did not know Ford offered 4.11s. I would for sure go 4.56s for 37s. No chatter at all.

 

[Iroquois Cage]

Yukon 4.11s. I did not know Ford offered 4.11s. I would for sure go 4.56s for 37s. No chatter at all.

The Raptor has 4.11’s from the factory and the gear set can be bought a la carte.

 

[chrisg0257]

im sorry for the probably dumb question but there should be no reason why this set up wouldnt work on a 2wd?

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