To lift or not to lift?
05-22-2009, 10:46 PM
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To lift or not to lift?
right now I'm leveled with 33's but am thinking hard about putting a 4" lift with 35's or a 6" with 37's
Give me your opinions along with pros and cons. Trucks runs good the way it is. Just wondering how much performance I would lose by raising 6 and adding 37's
Give me your opinions along with pros and cons. Trucks runs good the way it is. Just wondering how much performance I would lose by raising 6 and adding 37's
05-23-2009, 02:15 PM
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05-23-2009, 06:19 PM
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I have 35's on a 4.5 tuff country lift with after market wheels no rubbing it's the back spaceing on the wheels that make them rub. If you run 37's on a 4" lift them rub if you don't trim the plastic thing on your bumper
05-24-2009, 02:11 AM
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Pros: The truck looks very nice with the lift and tires.
Cons: The ride is not as good as stock. The tires and 3.73's are not ideal for the towing I do.
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05-24-2009, 08:56 AM
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This may sound crazy, but I believe it since it happened on two different trucks. On my 99 and my current 05 the trucks DID ride worst then stock with lift kits. However, when I put dual shocks up front I think it actually rides as good or better then stock. Twp helps control the front end better then a single shock can even if it is a better grade of shock then stock.
05-24-2009, 08:42 PM
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why would u lift it at all,if ur not doing serious offroading why lift at all,lifted trucks wear parts way faster,ride rougher are harder to sell and get worse milage.all that just to look beter,perosnally i like sleeper truks,ones that look stock but have WICKEDDDDDD power.jmoa
05-25-2009, 04:59 AM
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05-25-2009, 03:40 PM
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I didn't lift mine and most folks think it has been. I get asked what lift is on it all the time. I like the unlifted look a lot, looks tougher to me.
05-25-2009, 06:07 PM
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I don't regret lifting my truck at all. A stock truck is useless for where I need to get snowmobiling in the winter. I like the looks better for sure. MPG really doesn't change it's the tires, can still tow a pretty heavy trailer to. I don't regret it at all, i'd do it again in a second
05-25-2009, 06:44 PM
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Just my $.02, I went with the Carli 2.5 Performance package, and on the road it's like night and day. Great ride. I don't even have to slow down for speed bumps like I used to with the stock suspension. Offroad, I haven't gone airborne like the Carli guys, but I can notice a big difference over stock suspension. And I do fit Toyo MT 35's without any rub issuses. It's all in picking the right wheel/tire combo. Get the right wheel offset/backspacing combo, and you will be good to go.