Things to do when lifting/leveling?

[QCRanger48]

I'm about to put Bilstein 5100s on my 2019 Ranger and wanted to know if there's anything else that needs to be adjusted once leveled. I assume headlights do, and I know it'll need an alignment. My main question is about the adaptive cruise control radar, does that need to be adjusted at all? Anything else I'm not thinking of?

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[DukeCanBuildit]

Headlights and alignment should do it.

ACC - should be fine
Fog Lamps - should be fine - adjust if you start getting flashed when on

 

[AzScorpion]

I'm about to put Bilstein 5100s on my 2019 Ranger and wanted to know if there's anything else that needs to be adjusted once leveled. I assume headlights do, and I know it'll need an alignment. My main question is about the adaptive cruise control radar, does that need to be adjusted at all? Anything else I'm not thinking of?

To make it a little easier you can set a piece of blue tape on the back of your garage wall before doing this measuring the stock height. That way you'll have a mark where to set the new height to.

 

[D Fresh]

When I did my suspension and tires I adjusted headlights and fogs as well as an alignment. For factory fogs, they probably won't need much adjustment. But my aftermarket fogs are pretty intense.

ACC and all of the "smart" stuff was fine.

 

[D Fresh]

To make it a little easier you can set a piece of blue tape on the back of your garage wall before doing this measuring the stock height. That way you'll have a mark where to set the new height to.

And if you forget, the alignment steps are listed in the FP Fox level kit install directions.

Dave's suggestion is easiest though as you won't require a large distance from the truck to the wall to do so.

 

[Dereku]

And if you forget, the alignment steps are listed in the FP Fox level kit install directions.

Dave's suggestion is easiest though as you won't require a large distance from the truck to the wall to do so.

Careful doing the headlight adjustment in the garage. Might end up over adjusting them down. Supposed to be done at 20ft or so. Garage will work but take it for a night test drive and bring the ratchet with, prepare to go up a touch.

 

[D Fresh]

Careful doing the headlight adjustment in the garage. Might end up over adjusting them down. Supposed to be done at 20ft or so. Garage will work but take it for a night test drive and bring the ratchet with, prepare to go up a touch.

Yep.

And that's what I meant about Dave's method being easier. Marking the original and matching to that eliminates distance to the wall from the equation. As long as you do both at the same distance.

Also, if you don't have the 20 feet, I only had 15 of level pad, you can apply a bit of trigonometry and adjust the aim point.

 

[AzScorpion]

Careful doing the headlight adjustment in the garage. Might end up over adjusting them down. Supposed to be done at 20ft or so. Garage will work but take it for a night test drive and bring the ratchet with, prepare to go up a touch.

Standard garages are 20' deep so there's more than enough room to do this.

 

[D Fresh]

Standard garages are 20' deep so there's more than enough room to do this.

IF you have a level driveway.

 

[Dereku]

Standard garages are 20' deep so there's more than enough room to do this.

Crap you guys are both right.... You dont need a level driveway for lift kit adjustment. The tape mark might be 6ft off the floor but its the same baseline.... Ignore me but I just learned something thanks!!

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