LMAO !!!

Dude you are SOOOO right !! Prior to comming to this site I was driving a pretty much stock 2nd gen. NOW look at me !! Baby steps brotha.

BTW: I still haven't changed my operating system.

 

Dude that's a GREAT idea !! Why didn't I think of that?

Thanks for the idea !!

 

because you live in philly good luck finding level ground!!! and you gotta go by looks not really measuring.. bc its damn near impossible to measure it

 

Then attach the trailer while you do it to see how much it squats...

 

If I just jack up the front end, won't that give me an idea of how it will look? (the body, not the axle.)

I can take it over to Lincoln High ( where I took the pics of my truck and trailer ) to jack it up. you are SOOO right about rtying to find level ground though.

 

Chewy, I 100% agree with you.

I'm thining that what I'm going to do is get the wheels and tires, put them on my truck, and see if it rubs. If it does, take action. Otherwise I'll just do the jack thing. I'm a little worried about raising the front endand increasing wind resistance, although I'm already trying to push the equivlent of a brick through the air.

BTW: Did I ever send you pics for the video?

 

Well, ideally the truck would have the least wind resistance when level. If it is either nose up or nose down it will create a high-pressure zone on the surface facing the oncoming air and a low pressure suction on the side being shielded from the oncoming airflow. Place your hand out of the window when traveling down the road, as you tilt you hand nose down or nose up you will notice a difference in resistance.
As for being hocked to a trailer, that will most likely put you in a nose up profile creating high pressure on the underside of the truck and low-pressure turbulence on the high side of the truck. Normally not a desirable situation, however the low pressure "wake" following the truck allows the trailer to flow through less dense air. Not unlike a stepped hull of a powerboat. Also, more air pressure under the truck means more air on the oil pan, transmission and axles. All good things. Now the bad. Nose up means less weight on the steering axle. That’s my .02, take it for what you will.

 

WOW Jim, those are all VERY good points !!

So which one did you choose? Should I do the lift and if so, how much?

 

I don't believe so. I'll get the list up tonight hopefully

 

This is the one I have sitting in my garage. Waiting to wear out the tires (and find the newwheel/tire combo)before I install the lift.
http://www.superlift.com/Catalog.asp?P=K426
Good luck!