mattw1829

Hello first post here so be easy.about 4 months ago I bought my first ford f150 stx sport super crew 4x4 and would like to lift it or level it , would really like yalls opinion on what to do with it it has the 5.0 and right now it gets around 17mpg with 5800 miles on her I would like to know everyones real mileage with lift or level thanks ahead of time, also what do yall think of the cooper st maxx tires

smgfx4

I'm running 305/55/20's with a 2.5" level
I average 14
I can get 15 if I baby it
I can get 17-18 running 65-70 down the interstate on a long drive with no stops

My last truck was pretty much the same but the tires were 305/65/18
5.0 in both of them

festivaboy92

I just leveled mine 2" in the front, 3" block in the rear and will be running 275/70r18 Michelin LTX AT2 for this summer. I will be upgrading to either the Toyo at2 or the cooper discoverer ST Maxxx as u found a killer deal at 243.99 with free shipping for 295/70r18. I listed about the this tire earlier but had no replies from members on here if they are any good but for the price you can't go wrong. I leveked my truck because I have the extended earrsnty and didn't want to God it with a lift. Next truck will be lifted!!! Lol

SteveLord

I am getting a little over 15mpg right now with these sepcs. Winter gas + I have a bad habit of stepping on it to hear my exhaust note.

Have never dipped below 15 though. In summer I usually avg 16.5

PNorge277

I have an 05 f150 with a 3 inch leveling kit and a 3 inch body lift and running 35/12.50/20 and I get 15mph and 17-18 highway. Mind you I have an edge tuner as well.

travelrider

Do any of you guys who level also tow? It seems to me that you'd be decreasing stability for towing purposes if you level the truck? At minimum, I would think the truck would drop in the back enough to make the truck LOOK stupid with a heavy trailer attached. What say you?

OilFieldCash

I've towed and it hasn't dropped much, but they do make air bags to lift the rear for that purpose. I don't have any on my F-150 but I've had them on different trucks with no problems.

festivaboy92

I tow quite frequently and the heaviest is roughly 7000 pounds and I average 23mpg . Anyways on to your question that's why I put the 3" block in the rear of mine was to keep a little rake so when I tow my truck sits level and not headlights to the sky. Even my Honda Rancher 420ES even made my truck sit level before the level/block hence why I put the block in!!!

travelrider

Dumb follow-up question. What's a 3" block?

HardcoreOffroading

The tires will be the one to greatly effect your mpg, not really the lift.