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Old 11-26-2012, 08:18 PM
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Aside from looks, is there any benefit to leveling your truck? Mpgs?
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More ground clearance and more visits to the gas station to show it off
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Originally Posted by 11SCREWBall
Aside from looks, is there any benefit to leveling your truck? Mpgs?
Mpg's will go down. Leveling alters the aerodynamics of the truck.
Old 11-26-2012, 08:28 PM
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Lets you put a bit larger rubber on and helps keep the Tupperware out of the mud. It also helps put a serious dent in our fossil fuel reserves
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Good enough reason for me not to do it.
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actually a couple of members have reported better mpg's after they leveled their truck. however, this was a level by lowering the rear 2" as opposed to the 2" spacer upfront I assume most of you guys are talking about....
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I didn't buy my truck looking to save gas. I bought it cause the chicks dig it!
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About how much do the mpgs drop-ish?
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Originally Posted by 11SCREWBall
Aside from looks, is there any benefit to leveling your truck? Mpgs?
A leveled truck only looks better if you add larger tires. The MPG loss from the leveling kit itself will be very minimal. The larger tires will cause a bigger drop in MPGs. But it looks way better with bigger tires so it's worth it.
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I have the rough country 2.5" level and rear blocks with 285/65/20 bfg all terrains and have seen a decrease from 15 L/100 (15 mpg) to 17L/100 (13mpg) which i think i minimal given the truck looks a million times better!
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