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Old 03-06-2016, 02:53 PM
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So basically when pulling a trailer or hauling something in the bed of the truck your truck is out of alignment? All that changes front end height.
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Technically yeah your front alignment may be off. You see some of these service vans like the econolines that are loaded down all there life there front tires are worn pretty bad from toe being off. Since they are always loaded with tools etc, they should have an alignment done with all the weight in the van. This is a different case of course. If you're truck is always loaded down with tools or other equipment in the bed, you should either have helper's or air bags to prevent this, or get an alignment checked while loaded down. If you only tow/haul on occasion it is not as big of a deal. That's what tire rotation is for.
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Billsteins 2.25 setting 315/70/17



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Bilsteins at 2.25 setting, 3" rear blocks <br/>34x10.50r17 ko2's
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Man, all these trucks look so great! cant wait for mine! Going on next Monday.
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One more question, what kind of mpg loss have you guys experienced? I've been getting 15 mpg without the level.
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Originally Posted by seanm243
One more question, what kind of mpg loss have you guys experienced? I've been getting 15 mpg without the level.
I lost around 1 mpgs or so then after my tires another 1-2 MPG's
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Bilstein's all around, fronts set to 1.5" (second notch from top). 295/65/18 DuraTracs on 18x9 +20 wheels. No trimming, no rubbing at all. I've got about 35K on this setup with no issues. I lost about 2 mpg. Got about 1 mpg back with 5* p/t tune.


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Looks good!
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Originally Posted by seanm243
One more question, what kind of mpg loss have you guys experienced? I've been getting 15 mpg without the level.
I can get up to 19.5 mpg but the trick is to run 60-65 mph. At 70 mph I can average 18 mpg with the truck fully loaded. These figures are with the taller tires and with the truck leveled. I'm running P rated tires so the mileage drop from completely stock is about 1/2 mpg...not bad in my opinion.


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