Hey. What's up, guys, Justin with americantrucks.com. And as you can see,
we're back in the shop here with our 2021 F-150 and today we're going to be playing with a 2-1/2
inch leveling kit and test-fitting some more tires. Now, guys, you might remember from our last
video we showed you just how big of a wheel and tire setup you can get using the stock suspension.
We had some good luck with 33s, but once we threw those 35, 12-1/2s on with the 0 offset,
it was just rub city. So we're gonna go ahead and install that leveling kit in this video.
We'll leave the 33s on that we have right now. We'll take it for a little spin,
articulate the suspension a bit, and then we'll yank off those 33s, throw on 35, 12-1/2s in,
see if they fit. Guys, we hope you enjoy this 2021 content. As always,
give us a subscribe if you dig what we're doing, but for now let's get wrenching.
All right, guys. So as you can see, we got everything blown apart here in the front-end
of our '21 and we're in the process of installing our Mammoth 2-1/2 inch leveling kit, which,
by the way, yes, does carry over from the previous truck, the '15 through '20,
now extending into the '21 model year and above. Pretty basic stuff. Some
little changes here at the '21. The IWEs are a little bit different now.
They're basically contained in a big box instead of just a dedicated vacuum line. Still is vacuum
there, but now you just kind of take everything off in one foul swoop. So basically we're gonna
put this guy on here. Again, pretty much straightforward stuff, just bolts right
up. Gonna button everything up. You're gonna get the strut assembly back in and see how she looks.
So Joe and I just finished up with the install of our 2-1/2 inch Mammoth leveling kit here on
the 2021. We left the 33, 12-1/2s on the truck with that 0 offset. We took it out,
took it for a little test spin in the parking lot, kind of articulated the suspension a bit,
and as expected, no rubbing whatsoever even with the suspension flexed a bit. We really
didn't have much of an issue with these tires to begin with when the truck was completely stocked,
didn't anticipate much of an issue with a level. In fact, I think this looks pretty killer,
2-1/2 inch leveling kit, 33, 12-1/2. A little bit of offset, just looks perfect in my book.
But now is the moment of truth. We really wanna see if we can squeeze those 35, 12-1/2s under this
thing with the leveling kit, same 0 offset, which, again, in stock form, this truck, it just rubbed
everywhere. It was not even close to fitting, so we're gonna put them on now, and see how we do.
Well, we just wrapped up with our second test here with the 35, 12-1/2s at 0 offset, and damn,
rub city. I was a little disappointed. I thought we were gonna get away with this
fitment on the '21 here with minimal rubbing, and just wasn't the case, unfortunately. Now,
technically, yes, you could make some modifications. Make this work, but as it sits now,
without modification, I would not recommend truck owners run this setup on the street, even if you
didn't go off-road at all because frankly it just kind of rubs a lot. As it stands now, 35, 12-1/2,
0 offset, 2-1/2 inch level, no modifications is just going to equal a lot of rubbing.
So there you have it, guys. Again, a little disappointed here, thought we were gonna get
away with this fitment, but just wasn't meant to be. Hey, we wanna know what you think. Drop us a
comment below. Would you make some modifications or would you just change your tire size? We always
like hearing from you or, hey, you could always add a little bit more elevation to that lift,
of course. But in the meantime, be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel if
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