35's on stock ram
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You can run 33's with your stock gears, but you will notice a loss of performance. Won't be as bad as with 35's, but it will be there. Just depends on if you can live with that I guess. I ran 4.10's when I had 33's, and that was a great combo.
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If you're going to lift your truck, at least do it right like all these guys have done.
http://128.83.80.193/scarysteering/index.html
http://128.83.80.193/scarysteering/index.html
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You are certainly correct. It is absolutly "economically smarter" to do that, provided that in the end, you don't mind that your truck performs worse, handles worse, gets worse fuel economy, is less safe, and is guaranteed not to last as long. But hey, you have to make some sacrifices when making economically smart decisions, right? For people who take this approach, maybe sitting around counting their saved money helps them forget how horrible their trucks have become because they cut corners and tried to do it half-assed and on the cheap. Come to think of it, an even cheaper way is to just go drive your truck into a tree. That will also make your truck worse, but you don't have to invest in a budget lift to do it. Talk about economically smart.
Personally, I try to only do modifications to my truck that actually make it better then it was before. Might cost more, but hey, to each his own I guess.
Personally, I try to only do modifications to my truck that actually make it better then it was before. Might cost more, but hey, to each his own I guess.
If you're going to lift your truck, at least do it right like all these guys have done.
http://128.83.80.193/scarysteering/index.html
http://128.83.80.193/scarysteering/index.html
You are certainly correct. It is absolutly "economically smarter" to do that, provided that in the end, you don't mind that your truck performs worse, handles worse, gets worse fuel economy, is less safe, and is guaranteed not to last as long. But hey, you have to make some sacrifices when making economically smart decisions, right? For people who take this approach, maybe sitting around counting their saved money helps them forget how horrible their trucks have become because they cut corners and tried to do it half-assed and on the cheap. Come to think of it, an even cheaper way is to just go drive your truck into a tree. That will also make your truck worse, but you don't have to invest in a budget lift to do it. Talk about economically smart.
Personally, I try to only do modifications to my truck that actually make it better then it was before. Might cost more, but hey, to each his own I guess.
Personally, I try to only do modifications to my truck that actually make it better then it was before. Might cost more, but hey, to each his own I guess.
Making "ecomonically sound" decisions regarding suspension mods which I interpret as "lets be ghetto" decisions saves nothing. If you have a truck that you aren't going to keep, get rid of it and buy something you want to invest in. Skirting issues of safety and personal responsibilty to others around you and your fellow enthusiasts is probable economy in other abilities as well.
Just sayin...
Last edited by dsertdog56; Dec 26, 2009 at 10:32 PM.
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So. . . i'm looking to do something similiar to what this guy is talking about. I'm looking for a 3in lift might go with the 3in lift inc. coils from topgunz and am hoping to run 33's. The other option is just a 2 or 2.5 in leveling kit and running 33's. If i do either of these will i have to be re-geared?
31" tires you can get away with stock gearing and not mess things up, 33 and higher wirth a redneck lift? without regearing and its silly to even waste the money on bigger tires that will just make your truck a less capable poser piece of crap and help give these trucks an even worse rep than they already have...
I dont agree with the do it wrong and save money to do it later methode mentioned earlier....its best to just not do it at all....then you can take the extra money to wasted on bigger wheels and lift and wasted gas and put that towards your "new truck" where you can do it right.
Last edited by Augiedoggy; Dec 26, 2009 at 06:02 PM.
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more flexibility offroad is the biggest advantage......that equals more wheels touching the ground at akward moments and less chance of them getting stuck spinning in the air...if your doing it just for looks you can go cheaper with like sat AAL's and coil spacers but they wont net you any more flexability and will actually give you poorer ride quality (not coil spacers but AAL's). Plus front end components will be at wrong extreme angles and wear faster....