I was talking to my mechanic the other day, He is a big ford guy.
I asked him about putting a 2.5" lift kit on my truck. He told me it would make the ride a lot rougher and he advised against it, but he will be happy to put one on for me If I wanted.

Then we talked about the exhausts he told me I could get about 2-3 miles more to the gallon but a lot of any more horse power.
I asked him if it is worth taking off a new exhaust and putting on a performance one in its place was worth it and he said it is and to keep the old one and if I want to put it back to stock he would do it for free.


Is he right on these things?

 

a 2.5" leveling kit rides just the same as a stock truck, it still has the same shocks, now the bilstein shocks will make the truck ride a little rougher.

as for the exhaust he is SOO full of it with the exhaust, you may see .5-1 mpg increase, 2-3 is never gonna happen.

 

Agreed! An exhaust will most likely make your truck run better, but as far as mileage, I haven't heard anyone say they increased their mileage by anything that was truly measurable. It is definitely worth doing though... the sound and increased performance is always a plus.

 

A programmer is about the best thing you can buy to gain some mpg's, i am getting the same mileage as when my truck was stock--265/70/17's to now--rancho 35's on 20's.....still knocking down mpgs 14'ish city/17+ hwy

 

I just installed an Auto spring 2 inch kit on friday and the truck drives the same and rides
the same. The only thing different is that you look straight out instead of looking down the
hood

 

My truck's been leveled close to 4 yrs with no problem's

 

truck will ride the same.. and the exhaust will not gain you much on mpg i am running a magnaflow dual exhaust , cai, and edge evo tuner and i only gained 2 or 3 mpg all together!!

 

I have a 3" level and the ride is the same as it was from the start.

And my fellow members are correct, 2-3 mpg's is not gonna happen form an exhaust system. He..was talkin out of his butt.