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Lift Kits, Levels - fuel economy? Pics?

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Old 01-09-2013, 12:04 AM
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That looks great, what size tires are those?

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Angela, you should be able to go bigger than 32's with a level. Get rims with the right offset/backspace and you should be able to go 34 comfortably. I wasn't so much worried about the mileage as the ride. But I finally got mine leveled and added 4 new shocks (Rough Country kit with leveling keys and nitro shocks). Now I wish I had done it long ago because it still rides great. It's a bit different ride but still a good one. My mileage is lower but it wasn't an awful difference. And I'm not sure what had the most affect on the mileage because I did it all around the same time. Below are pix of my truck, first basically stock, then leveled with stock 20" rims and OEM tires, and then what it basically looks like today (aside from the plasti-dipped badging). I'm happy with it and don't feel the need to lift it any further at all. I just changed the oil yesterday, and though it was easy enough at stock height to do it with no ramps, it is a dream now to just slide under and get to the oil pan and the filter with ease.





 
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Mine are 305 70r17's. room for more if i wanted.
 
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Originally Posted by 04HemiGreg
Mine are 305 70r17's. room for more if i wanted.
That is a perfect example because my truck is also silver lol and has those stock rims! I'll probably get it leveled here in the next month or so and then when winters over change the tires.
 
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This is my truck right here in the summer time, we are looking into 33 inch tires that will go on those 20 inch rims, should I just get new rims as well? Like how much of a difference do you think the 33 inch on these 20s would do? The tire size I have now is 22, would it be noticeable?
 
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Stock tires on OEM 20" wheels are 33"....
 
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That looks awesome!
 
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Leveled mine last year, stock 33" tires. Here's the thread from when I did it. You can check my pictures in my profile if you want to look at some more.

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen...ires-pics.html
 
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Originally Posted by citori13
Leveled mine last year, stock 33" tires. Here's the thread from when I did it. You can check my pictures in my profile if you want to look at some more.

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen...ires-pics.html

I can definitley see the difference what level kit did you buy? And where did you get it from?
 
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Heres mine with 2-2.5 inch front and 1 inch lift bloack in the rear with 315/70/17s
 
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Originally Posted by AngelaC
I can definitley see the difference what level kit did you buy? And where did you get it from?
I have a torsion bar front end suspension so all I did was crank the stock torsion keys and put on new longer shocks which I needed anyway.
 


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