black5liter

Wondering what the percentage of people are that have leveled their truck thinking they'd be happy with it, then ultimately gone to a 4-6" lift.

I have been planning on bilsteins for a while, but then the allure of a giant truck with a 6" lift keep calling me in.

Pros and cons to both?

With a level, I'll run 295/60/20 and with a lift, I'll go 35x12.50 so tire size will be similar.

kbrock

I'm leveled with bilsteins all the way up on 20x9 fuel mavericks +1 offset, 295/60r20 Toyo MT. I love it, and get a lot of complements, but sometimes I look at it and wish I went with a 4" lift on 35x12.5, but I think out of the two I'm more happy with the level. Better fuel mileage (maybe? my 295s are narrower, but the truck is lower to the ground), and if I lifted I couldn't fit in my garage when I want to work on it or the garage at the mall when I go shopping, so I'll stay leveled. It's still a big girl leveled on 295/60r20, especially being the 157" wheelbase

Chris20

WireNutz

I did Icon coilovers at first, love the ride. But it was just to small, look wise. So I went to a 6" lift.

Love the way it looks and rides with a 6". If I had to do it all over again, I would have just lifted it to start with.

tuflehundon

I have an 08, but I have had a level for 2 years. Going to do a 4" or 6" lift this summer. I want more clearance for when we get storms here in FL.

SteveLord

Had Rancho Quicklift for almost 2 years I think. Then went to RC 4". Wish I had from the getgo.

AK4wheeler

I currently have Bilsteins set at 2.0 with 295/70R18 (34"), I do not like the angles of my CVs so I will be going full lift soon. Not sure what kind or how much lift yet.

AK4wheeler

black5liter

My thoughts here are, I think I can do the bilsteins, then if I feel the need to go bigger, I can just adjust them back to the lowest setting and use them when I lift if I use a rough country kit and I'll have the benefits of the better shocks/struts but still be lifted.

Basically, get the shocks and tires, drive till the tires wear out and see where I'm at then. Concerned about my little girl getting in and out when she's bigger and getting a car seat in and out of the truck.

Rougen123

I was in the same spot you are a few months back. After doing some research I realized that 4" & 6" kits STILL utilize strut spacers even though they come with ride height adjusted spindles and there is no difference in performance between higher end leveling kits with coilovers versus a 4" or 6" lifted truck with a coilover lift -- it's just higher off the ground. With the 6" kits the wheels require being pushed out even further from the wells to avoid rubbing issues that cannot be resolved by trimming.

Cost wise -- 4" and 6" kits are about the same -- but I ended up going with an Icon stage 2 set that cost me about $2500 and I installed the parts myself. If you want to do a coilover lift kit, you're looking at a minimum of an additional $1,000+ coming in around $3,500-$4,000 without including additional costs of the install if you're not comfortable cutting or welding your frame yourself -- which I wasn't. So ultimately you'd be looking at spending ~$1,800 MORE if you're not comfortable doing it yourself. You're looking at even more $$$ you'll have to spend in the likely event that you need different wheels to accommodate the obligatory offset/backspacing specs of the 4" or 6" lift kit you pick

Do I still wonder sometimes if I should have gone 4" or 6"? Definitely. But I couldn't justify the additional costs to myself

Rougen123

I'm biased because it's my truck -- but 60% of the time I look at it, it looks like it has a 4" lift anyway.