Lifted my Ecoboost today

[TX_92_Notch]

I am thinking about debadging it. I think it would clean it up a lot

F150 has holes behind the badges...

[SSMAN]

Fucking nice!

[Grimpala]

Wow, you must do a lot of baja!

[sspstang]

Looks great!

[dohc_svt]

Those pictures make me laugh everytime.

[quikag]

Hope your Ecoboost doesn't start running like crap/misfiring because Ford doesn't have a fix yet for this particular issue. Told our employee that they are SOL until Ford has a fix. Not cool.

[dohc_svt]

Mine is running good. (knock on wood) I hope I don't have any issues.

[jluv]

Truck looks real good but you're going to be hating that lift in 6-8 months.

x2.

This is what everyone told me before lifting mine but I didn't care. Now I wish I had taken their advice

Can you please explain? I've been seriously considering lifting my F250 about 6 inches or so, and I haven't heard this. I know if it's done wrong and/or too cheaply it can cause problems, but if done right with good parts, why would you hate it?

About the only significant downside I can imagine is that I won't be able to park in my parking garage at work or go through some drive-throughs. That doesn't bother me, though. A little worse fuel mileage isn't going to hurt my feelings, either. What else?

OP - I think it looks great. Big improvement in the looks department. Do you plan to do any offroading?

[dohc_svt]

I don't know why people regret it unless its a crappy lift kit and install.

Thanks for the kind words

[Ldecharmoy]

did you run your ecoboost at the track before you lifted it?


I am going to lower mine

[93coupett]

Can you please explain? I've been seriously considering lifting my F250 about 6 inches or so, and I haven't heard this. I know if it's done wrong and/or too cheaply it can cause problems, but if done right with good parts, why would you hate it?

About the only significant downside I can imagine is that I won't be able to park in my parking garage at work or go through some drive-throughs. That doesn't bother me, though. A little worse fuel mileage isn't going to hurt my feelings, either. What else?

OP - I think it looks great. Big improvement in the looks department. Do you plan to do any offroading?

For me, I love the way my truck looks but it's a pain to drive. I used the best springs, shocks, etc but it still drives like a "big" lifted truck and gets poor mileage. I could do a few things for better drivability but I'm over spending money modding it. The one upside is that it is now my 3rd vehicle and I only use it to pull my boat and car. Now that I only put on 3-5k miles a year it isn't so bad although after the summer I plan to sell it and go back to a stock F250 or F350. Before lifting it several friends that previously owned lifted trucks told me I'd hate it in 6mo and now I see why.

[dohc_svt]

Never ran it at the track. Should have though.

[lowthreeohz]

If you enjoy extra maintenance by all means lift a truck. If not, leave it or level it.

[jluv]

For me, I love the way my truck looks but it's a pain to drive. I used the best springs, shocks, etc but it still drives like a "big" lifted truck and gets poor mileage. I could do a few things for better drivability but I'm over spending money modding it. The one upside is that it is now my 3rd vehicle and I only use it to pull my boat and car. Now that I only put on 3-5k miles a year it isn't so bad although after the summer I plan to sell it and go back to a stock F250 or F350. Before lifting it several friends that previously owned lifted trucks told me I'd hate it in 6mo and now I see why.

Shit, mine already drives like a big lumbering oaf of a truck. I'm kinda a big lumbering oaf of a guy, to be honest, so I don't think that's going to bug me.

[dblack1]

I'll never do more than a simple level kit on a truck. If I wanted a lifted/big tired vehicle I'd get a jeep with some actual offroad capabilities.

I hate that going too tall makes the bed impossible to use, much less towing a gooseneck. Decreased stopping power pisses me off also. On a diesel it is easy to get it back to greater than stock power wise without regearing, otherwise if you don't regear you have a turd on your hands, and a super turd when towing.

I also find that almost all lifts ride like shit, which may have something to do with myself coming up in years/wisdom.