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Old Jun 14, 2017 | 06:23 PM
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I have only had my tires for about 3 months so they have about 40k left on them. Who knows how long that will take, I drive a lot but we did just buy my wife a bigger vehicle so maybe my truck will get a break.


I'm thinking about installing a leveling kit, definitely will when I need tires but thought I'd go ahead and do it sooner rather than later.


Figured I'd go 1.5 spacer on the strut so nothing too crazy. How will it look with my stock sized tires? Should I just wait?


I'm running a 20x9 fuel maverick with 1" I think offset. They poke out about an inch or so past the fender now.
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Old Jun 15, 2017 | 10:52 AM
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Old Jun 15, 2017 | 11:00 AM
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40k on a set of tires! I never get mine to last that long...

Jack up your front end about and inch and a half and see how it looks. I don't see anything wrong with a leveled truck and factory tires, but most people seem to like to "fill the wheel wells" with larger tires. All personal preference. There is no right/wrong answer. Maybe someone else will answer with pics.
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Old Jun 15, 2017 | 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by antony1103
40k on a set of tires! I never get mine to last that long...

Jack up your front end about and inch and a half and see how it looks. I don't see anything wrong with a leveled truck and factory tires, but most people seem to like to "fill the wheel wells" with larger tires. All personal preference. There is no right/wrong answer. Maybe someone else will answer with pics.

Well I'm hoping for 40k. I already set aside 2 grand for replacements when I need them.
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Old Jun 17, 2017 | 09:33 AM
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Weekend bump. Just looking for some pics before I do anything.
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Old Jun 17, 2017 | 12:38 PM
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2.25" setting, stock 32's.
I drove that way for a couple weeks until I got my tires.
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Old Jun 17, 2017 | 06:11 PM
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I had my bilsteins set to 1.5" for about 2 years until my tires wore down to replace with bfg ko2s a size taller. No pics, but it looked fine.
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Old Jun 18, 2017 | 10:53 AM
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Here's mine right after doing the ranco quicklift leveling kit and cooper ATP tires (stock size)


Have had it for about 25k miles and love it! rotate the tires every oil change (about every 5k) to prevent cupping
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Old Jun 18, 2017 | 11:03 AM
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Looks good. What bull bar is that? It doesn't stick out too far like some I've seen.
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Old Jun 18, 2017 | 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by black5liter
Looks good. What bull bar is that? It doesn't stick out too far like some I've seen.
It's a westin bull bar. It came with the truck and I'm not the biggest fan of it but am really glad I left it on since people at work have backed into it at least twice now (judging from the scrapes and dents in it). I'm currently saving up for a different bumper, but with getting out of the Navy in October, it's on hold till the new job is lined up.
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