to lift or just level
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to lift or just level
Hello first post here so be easy.about 4 months ago I bought my first ford f150 stx sport super crew 4x4 and would like to lift it or level it , would really like yalls opinion on what to do with it it has the 5.0 and right now it gets around 17mpg with 5800 miles on her I would like to know everyones real mileage with lift or level thanks ahead of time, also what do yall think of the cooper st maxx tires
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I'm running 305/55/20's with a 2.5" level
I average 14
I can get 15 if I baby it
I can get 17-18 running 65-70 down the interstate on a long drive with no stops
My last truck was pretty much the same but the tires were 305/65/18
5.0 in both of them
I average 14
I can get 15 if I baby it
I can get 17-18 running 65-70 down the interstate on a long drive with no stops
My last truck was pretty much the same but the tires were 305/65/18
5.0 in both of them
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Hello first post here so be easy.about 4 months ago I bought my first ford f150 stx sport super crew 4x4 and would like to lift it or level it , would really like yalls opinion on what to do with it it has the 5.0 and right now it gets around 17mpg with 5800 miles on her I would like to know everyones real mileage with lift or level thanks ahead of time, also what do yall think of the cooper st maxx tires
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I am getting a little over 15mpg right now with these sepcs. Winter gas + I have a bad habit of stepping on it to hear my exhaust note.
Have never dipped below 15 though. In summer I usually avg 16.5
Have never dipped below 15 though. In summer I usually avg 16.5
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Do any of you guys who level also tow? It seems to me that you'd be decreasing stability for towing purposes if you level the truck? At minimum, I would think the truck would drop in the back enough to make the truck LOOK stupid with a heavy trailer attached. What say you?
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Do any of you guys who level also tow? It seems to me that you'd be decreasing stability for towing purposes if you level the truck? At minimum, I would think the truck would drop in the back enough to make the truck LOOK stupid with a heavy trailer attached. What say you?
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Do any of you guys who level also tow? It seems to me that you'd be decreasing stability for towing purposes if you level the truck? At minimum, I would think the truck would drop in the back enough to make the truck LOOK stupid with a heavy trailer attached. What say you?
. Anyways on to your question that's why I put the 3" block in the rear of mine was to keep a little rake so when I tow my truck sits level and not headlights to the sky. Even my Honda Rancher 420ES even made my truck sit level before the level/block hence why I put the block in!!!
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I tow quite frequently and the heaviest is roughly 7000 pounds and I average 23mpg . Anyways on to your question that's why I put the 3" block in the rear of mine was to keep a little rake so when I tow my truck sits level and not headlights to the sky. Even my Honda Rancher 420ES even made my truck sit level before the level/block hence why I put the block in!!!
. Anyways on to your question that's why I put the 3" block in the rear of mine was to keep a little rake so when I tow my truck sits level and not headlights to the sky. Even my Honda Rancher 420ES even made my truck sit level before the level/block hence why I put the block in!!!