I have a 01 dodge 1500 reg cab long box... and i'm trying to decide if i want to put a 2.5 in leveling kit in it, i wanna put 285's on it but i don't wanna lose to much mileage. but i also don't want the leveling kit in it and have my 265's look like little donut tires ya know? cause i hate the look of a "lifted truck" with little tires. so what do guys think? any side view pics of the 2 or 2.5 with 265's would be great. also the 2 or 2.5 with 285's are good too.. thanks for your time.

 

2wd or 4wd ?

i think 265's would look dinky with a lift.
and i think most leveling kits lift the front too high.

i think 285's look good with stock suspension on 4wd, and don't rub.
they might rub on a 2wd, i'm not sure.

 

I believe I am running 265 with a leveling kit. I think it looks a lot better than unlevel. Will post pics tomorrow.

 

I had 265's on my truck with a 3'' skyjacker lift and it looked bad(not in a good way lol) but mileage was not a concern at that point. You could also go to a junkyard and get 2500 springs for probably cheaper and get almost 3'' of lift.

3'' lift with 265's

 

2" leveling kit w/ 285's

 

I believe I'm running 285's on my 2WD, not sure as the PO put them on. I'll look in the morning.

 

will 2500 springs really lift the front 3"?

 

Yes, 2500 springs lift the front quite a bit. My buddy used 2500 diesel springs on his 1500 and his front end was a little higher than his back end after he was done. I did a 2" spacer and mine was 1" lower in the front still.

 

2.5" coil spacers, rear AAL, 265/75/r16

 

Truns out I'm not, they're only 265's