So much rake!

[Boldcitypierce]

I'm not sure why you bought a truck if you did not expect it to be a truck. My 1961 Chevy Apache 10 is level, with coil springs on the back end. You can put 750 lbs back there and it looks like it is dragging its tail and the front is about to launch at 45 degrees. As a bonus, it still rides like a truck. You put 1,000 lbs in my 21 F150 and it looks level and rides relatively well. So I guess it depends on what you might want your truck to do. Mine is all hat and no cattle. I go to Home Depot and buy a few plants and three or four bags of mulch and it does not even look like it is working. It is a compromise, but I still want a truck. I realize its limitations.

What do you use the truck for? Ford is thinking it is a truck. Chevy, GMC, and Ram are thinking the same way. Only now are they responding to using trucks more like an automobile, yet they still ride like trucks.

It is either a work truck that can haul a few extra passengers or a play truck. Mine is basically a play truck, since I could haul three bags of mulch and a few plants in my GMC Terrain, and enjoy a more comfortable ride and easier parking.

Someone somewhere mentioned air bags on a truck. Good in theory, but it is still a truck. Air bags are something that can easily go wrong if used as a truck. I have a 23 GMC Yukon Denali XL with Magnarides and an airbag suspension. I'm not hauling lumber. I am hauling two asses and luggage in comfort around the country. While my F150 could do it as well, it would need about 750 lbs in the rear of the truck to calm the ride down, and it would still not be as quiet and comfortable as my Yukon.

Life's a bitch, and then............

I have to be honest I stopped reading after the first sentence, mainly because you seem like you might be a very annoying and sad little man. I see a bunch of "GMC this and GMC that" through out so I appreciate you giving me more material to not read. However thank you for taking the time out of your day to write a, roughly, 3 paragraph response to an extremely simple post that will never be read, I actually started to doze off even skimming through your reply. I truly hope your day is better for it. I really don't wish that you stub your pinky toe or something far worse. That would be truly terrible.

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[Eighthtry]

I have to be honest I stopped reading after the first sentence, mainly because you seem like you might be a very annoying and sad little man. I see a bunch of "GMC this and GMC that" through out so I appreciate you giving me more material to not read. However thank you for taking the time out of your day to write a, roughly, 3 paragraph response to an extremely simple post that will never be read, I actually started to doze off even skimming through your reply. I truly hope your day is better for it. I really don't wish that you stub your pinky toe or something far worse. That would be truly terrible.

Agreed. I am sad. My pinky toe hurts. Life is hard, in particular when one owns three trucks. I just needed to talk to someone. I was likely a little curt too.

 

[Boldcitypierce]

Agreed. I am sad. My pinky toe hurts. Life is hard, in particular when one owns three trucks. I just needed to talk to someone. I was likely a little curt too.

Pathetic.......

 

[JumboJVT]

Pathetic.......

Could be he's just smarter than you.

 

[Eighthtry]

Pathetic

 

[FirstNewFord]

Have you thought about pulling the blocks out from the rear springs? It looks like an easy job. Just a floor jack, a 22mm deep socket and a torque wrench. According to the videos, you don't even have to jack the truck up or take the wheels off. It reduces the rake by 1.25" and it's reversable.

 

[DNazzy’s2025]

It looks about right… as others have said, have you checked from center of wheel hub to bottom of fender on all 4 corners? I checked mine the first week I bought the truck. I had exactly 2.5” of rake. Mines a Fx4 Powerboost. I personally hate the rake, and I rarely haul heavy stuff, so I had 2.5” pucks installed the first week of owning it. It’s not a work truck. It’s a commuter truck for me, so I’m not worried about the few occasions I haul heavy stuff. On those few occasions, sure my truck will sit nose high. Not a big deal. It’s really just a personal preference and what you use your truck for.

 

[Scott Maxson]

I went with the Stage 3 Motorsports 2.3 offset spacers on my '21 FX4 5.0 The truck now has a 3/4" rake with an empty gas tank and 3/8" with a full tank. The install is simple, just follow their instruction video. Pull the caliper, rotor and drop the lower control arm at the inner attach. Slide the strut out the bottom. Add the spacer and reinstall. I was careful to return the lower arm bolts to the witness marks. When I took it to the alignment shop they just had to recenter the wheel. Rides and handles the same. I pull a 22' RV with a equalizer hitch so no issue with any rake. Truck sets level and the trailer is level.

https://www.stage3motorsports.com/s3m-21lk1-21-22-f150-s3m-23-offset-leveling-kit.html

 

[Tilstad]

Lol ? "Mr Grammar police"....thanks for the laughs.

 

[CND Supercrew]

Use up that payload and she levels out nice...

 

[FirstNewFord]

I just picked up my new F-150 today. (Only took 4 months). I was expecting a pretty big rake but now that I have it in my driveway it's not bad at all. This XL regular cab short bed 4X4 measures
37.5 " at the front and 39" in the back. Hell, I can live with that. It looks just fine.
I took it for a "get acquainted" ride today. (About 50 miles of hilly, twisty north Jersey mountain and highway driving.)
Sport mode cancels out auto start stop and cylinder deactivation, not to mention making it one fun ride. My old truck was a hemi equipped 2012 Ram express 4X4 with headers. This new Coyote is faster. I just need to make it a bit louder. Not a lot. Just a little. Maybe a cat back with two pipes...

 

[Tilstad]

@FirstNewFord

Congrats on the new RCSB! Looks good! Yeah, came from a hemi myself, coyote definitely quicker. I'd say it's on par with 5th Gen Camaro SS LS3 (6.2L)

Mine took 5 months, was worth the wait! Just been working through a lot of small stuff on this truck, before some major mods commencing a bit later.

 

[Shane150]

I love the look of a levelled truck with bigger wheels but this decision should only be considered after you have answered a few questions such as if you tow or haul regularly. I am a home builder and I levelled it as I don't tow and load the bed regularly but I love the look. Do what pleases you and yes, factory rake is too much in my opinion but it does serve a purpose for some. It would've been nice if other options were available through the dealership but it isn't for now. I still have a 1" rake and the tires are LT285/65R20

 

[DNazzy’s2025]

I love the look of a levelled truck with bigger wheels but this decision should only be considered after you have answered a few questions such as if you tow or haul regularly. I am a home builder and I levelled it as I don't tow and load the bed regularly but I love the look. Do what pleases you and yes, factory rake is too much in my opinion but it does serve a purpose for some. It would've been nice if other options were available through the dealership but it isn't for now. I still have a 1" rake and the tires are LT285/65R20

Curious what you mean by those were the only options available through the dealership? Did you have Ford install your leveling kit and tires? Sounds like they only installed a 1.5” leveling kit?

 

[Shane150]

Curious what you mean by those were the only options available through the dealership? Did you have Ford install your leveling kit and tires? Sounds like they only installed a 1.5” leveling kit?

What I meant was if they offered different suspensions options when building your truck. In particular, levelling and air suspension. I did the coilover myself.

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