what would be a good leveling kit not to expensive for a 2005 f150 with 265 70 17 tires. and i am going to be doing a little off roading to fish and hunt.
Make up an intro thread so we can all get to know you better! You don't need a level kit until you start running tires larger than 295/70R17s (33s) Look into Hell Bent Steel for a 2.5" kit. Stay away from the 3" kits Ford F-150 Leveling Kits - Hell Bent Steel
More of newer f150 guys will have to chime in on this, i have a 1.5'' daystar level spacer it is rubber, but there has been no sagging problems or anything like that. Granted my truck is a 97 and yours is an 05.
A regular kit runs $70 and a billet kit is $80, plus shipping. Link in my first post Another option is to get some Bilstien 5100 shocks, they'll give you a lift and a better ride, but run about $100/each. A 3" kit stress your balljoints and wears them out faster.
I put on a 2" Autospring and got 2 1/2" of lift out of it. Very nice kit for the money. Like AK said, anything over 2 1/2" is going to change your front end geometry too much and wear out parts quickly.
Looks like Autospring sells a lot on ebay $75 for theirs Auto Spring AS 2004-08 FORD F-150 2-1/2" F150 Lift Kit | eBay
Happy when I had my 2.5 AutoSpring kit. Paid a little more for the powder coat option ($95 at the time), but when I took it off 2 yrs later, it was still in great condition. Can't say the same for my 6" ProComp 2 yrs later I don't understand how power coat can "peel" off the metal.
