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Lifted Trucks

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Lifted trucks are bad. For one, they look stupid. For two, they are unsafe. Sure, the driver is safe, but anyone in a small car is not. No, it's not their fault for buying a small car- it's your fault for buying a truck, then lifting it so that your bumper now connects with their head. Your fault, not theirs. Don't do it.
 
Originally posted by: Ned
Lifted trucks are bad. For one, they look stupid. For two, they are unsafe. Sure, the driver is safe, but anyone in a small car is not. No, it's not their fault for buying a small car- it's your fault for buying a truck, then lifting it so that your bumper now connects with their head. Your fault, not theirs. Don't do it.
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If a vehicle conforms to the legal requirements then he can do it.

Oh no, Corvettes are lower than 18-wheel bumpers, as proven by a picture posted here not too long ago, let's ban them too!
 
Lifted trucks should be illegal. They are too dangerous. Semis are too dangerous too. Have you ever seen a civic smacked by a semi? Not pretty. And it's not the civic driver's fault. Yes he did run the light but the semi should have been designed not to destroy the civic. So let's outlaw those too. Speeding is another dangerous thing. All passengers are more likely to survive an impact at 25 mph as opposed to one at 60 mph. Speed limits should be set at 25mph.

As for the OP. Lifting your truck will increase the wear on your truck and decrease it's lifespan. Ideally you would lift the truck but also get a commuter car. You like the truck and probably want to keep it for a long time. Do something to increase it's life.
 
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: Ned
Lifted trucks are bad. For one, they look stupid. For two, they are unsafe. Sure, the driver is safe, but anyone in a small car is not. No, it's not their fault for buying a small car- it's your fault for buying a truck, then lifting it so that your bumper now connects with their head. Your fault, not theirs. Don't do it.
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If a vehicle conforms to the legal requirements then he can do it.

Oh no, Corvettes are lower than 18-wheel bumpers, as proven by a picture posted here not too long ago, let's ban them too!
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Unsafe to themselves, but not other vehicles. I'm sure he didn't hurt the driver of the big rig much.

In this case, even the american V-8's that will crush your little 4-bangers are goign to be like ants.
 
Originally posted by: alembic5
You need a lift for 33's? I put 31's on my Ranger without a lift and had no rubbing. And let's face it, a 2-3" lift wouldn't make much difference at all, so long as you got a quality kit and a quality install. The good ones shouldn't be overly detrimental to on-road performance, but the cheap ones can really mess it up. I've had a couple of friends with high quality 2" kits that gave them just enough to fit on some bigger tires, and they rode almost like stock. Road noise will be almost entirely dictated by your tire tread design, so do your research! I had BF Goodrich All-Terrain T/A KO's, and I loved them. They were considerably better than the stock Goodyears in on-road performance, particularly with wet roads. The mud terrains that my friend had on his rig were considerably louder on the freeway, so beware of that if noise is a concern. Do it right, and don't drive like a jackass. You'll be fine, and so will others. Just don't be one of those toolboxes that get super swamper boggers on their commuter rigs because they look cool! 🙂
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He might need a lift. Last summer a coworker put new tires on my company Durango. The proper tires were out of stock so the tire store put on 275/75R16s instead of stock 275/70/R16s. Now everytime I turn sharp corner, they rub. It was an emergency so I don't blame the guy or store for doing it as we needed the truck now but it is a drag.

I agree with your assessment of the KOs. All our trucks show up from the dealer with street tires. They last about nine months on average. We replace them with KOs, so far we've never had a sidewall failure with the KOs and few puntures on fleet of ~30 onroad/offroad trucks.
 
How did this turn into a debate about ricers? 😕 Most of the modifications ricers make only endanger themselves and their passengers. Their piss-poor driving skills endanger others, but that's an entirely different discussion.

Raised trucks are fine, just keep them off the roads as much as possible.
 
I also had a set of 31" BFG All Terrains on mine, but they couldn't self clean for anything. As I mentioned, I Mud Terrains do what I need them to do .. dig through deep snow and get me to work. I was pulling through 9" of snow in my alleyway, stopped only by a 2.5' snowplow pile at a stop sign. No, its not a good idea to gun it and try and bust through AT A STOP SIGN. If you use the truck in foul weather, good tires will make a vastly improved difference in the truck's drivability. Look for an aggressive tread pattern but make sure they are radials, as bias ply are poor road tires.
 
No point in lifing your daily driver, really. I've got a slight lift on my Jeep with 32" tires, but I bought a Ford Ranger to use as a daily driver. 26.8 MPG FTW!
 
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