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Still will out run my wife’s 2016 Tacoma V6 which I don’t consider a dog at all. Never bought the truck to be a sports car either. The tune helped liven it up a lot. I can still maintain highway speeds of 70-80 mph and stay in 6th gear and can still easily pass vehicles and enter on ramps with ease. Heck I remember running 35’s on a 97 dodge 235hp and being happy. Everyone was, now trucks come with nearly 400hp+ and no one thinks you can go above 33’s and still have power lol
Yeah really. The OP is full of it saying it still has good power.
I think it still looks great and commend the effort, but nobody in their right mind would believe that.
Well people can take what they want from what i have experienced or from your opinion. Weight difference between my 37 stt pros E load (77lbs) to my 38” Patagonia’s
D load(79lbs) only 2lb difference.
Vs 35” Toyo mts E load 78lbs
weight of tire plays quite a big role in power as well. Maybe do some research before assuming someone is full of something. Also never said “good power” stated facts of how it behaves and what it does. Also stated gearing is in future for a reason.
also would love to hear your definition of what “good” power actually is?
Still will out run my wife’s 2016 Tacoma V6 which I don’t consider a dog at all. Never bought the truck to be a sports car either. The tune helped liven it up a lot. I can still maintain highway speeds of 70-80 mph and stay in 6th gear and can still easily pass vehicles and enter on ramps with ease. Heck I remember running 35’s on a 97 dodge 235hp and being happy. Everyone was, now trucks come with nearly 400hp+ and no one thinks you can go above 33’s and still have power lol
I’ve built and owned lifted trucks since the mid-80’s, and built them professionally for many years. Lots have changed in that timeframe, but one thing that has (and always will) stay the same, are the critics. And coincidentally, most of them have never actually owned a lifted truck. And a frontend leveling, doesn’t qualify as what we refer to as “lifted”.
Trucks in the 80’s and 90’s came from the factory with around 200hp. They were pigs, out of the box. So lifting them meant you were going to make substantial sacrifices, or do everything possible to gain back drivability. Gears, engine swaps, upgrades... you name it. But not everyone did all of that, they just wanted to drive a lifted truck, on anything from 38” tires, all the way up to 44s. There were bigger tires; Boggers and Claws were available in 54”. But most didn’t use them.
Fast forward to today. Half-ton trucks come stock with 350+ horsepower, and still get 20mpg. Twenty-five years ago, you were doing good to have a stock half-ton truck with more than 200 horsepower and get 12-13mpg. But, it’s much less common to see half-ton trucks on anything bigger than a 33” tire. Sure, there’s a fair amount of trucks with 35” and a few with 37” tires, but nowhere near as many as there was in the 80’s and 90’s. The ratio of lifted trucks and haters has chnaged quite a bit. It’s safe to say you’re going to compromise some street performance with bigger tires, but to say a 400hp truck on 38” tires is a dog, is not really true. Either way, I think your truck looks damn good.
I’ve built and owned lifted trucks since the mid-80’s, and built them professionally for many years. Lots have changed in that timeframe, but one thing that has (and always will) stay the same, are the critics. And coincidentally, most of them have never actually owned a lifted truck. And a frontend leveling, doesn’t qualify as what we refer to as “lifted”.
Trucks in the 80’s and 90’s came from the factory with around 200hp. They were pigs, out of the box. So lifting them meant you were going to make substantial sacrifices, or do everything possible to gain back drivability. Gears, engine swaps, upgrades... you name it. But not everyone did all of that, they just wanted to drive a lifted truck, on anything from 38” tires, all the way up to 44s. There were bigger tires; Boggers and Claws were available in 54”. But most didn’t use them.
Fast forward to today. Half-ton trucks come stock with 350+ horsepower, and still get 20mpg. Twenty-five years ago, you were doing good to have a stock half-ton truck with more than 200 horsepower and get 12-13mpg. But, it’s much less common to see half-ton trucks on anything bigger than a 33” tire. Sure, there’s a fair amount of trucks with 35” and a few with 37” tires, but nowhere near as many as there was in the 80’s and 90’s. The ratio of lifted trucks and haters has chnaged quite a bit. It’s safe to say you’re going to compromise some street performance with bigger tires, but to say a 400hp truck on 38” tires is a dog, is not really true. Either way, I think your truck looks damn good.
I personally used the Zone 6" suspension lift, then bought 5" blocks for rear, that came with 3", turned torsion bars up to max, and achieved the 8" Lift. Im on 37's but def want to go 38's 8" suspension Lift, on 37's
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