VoiceOfReason said:
I'm interested in the other side of the discussion - issues encountered from making modifications to stock engineering. Personally, I void mods because of all the ancillary headaches that follow, but I have seen some very cool things done. However, the pictures don't tell the stories of all the electronic interruptions (warnings and errors as the system does not know how to read changes) and problems that arise from making many types of modifications. I've heard that adding larger tires and wheels along with a lift wears out drive train components that were not designed to handle the additional weight.
Anyway, that is something I'll keep an eye out for - specific complications for mods (so people don't blame the truck when their tweaks cause damage).
All good points as well, I'm sure as more owners Lift/Level their trucks and change up the wheel and tire setups we will hear about whether there are any immediate "side effects" or not.
My truck is now leveled and has 285-65-20 load range E BFGoodrich KO2's on it. I did the tires first, going from the stock 275-60-20 (33 inch tall tire) which were passenger car rated to the 285-65-20 tires (34.6 inch tall) definitely cost me some MPG. The tires are also a LOT heavier than the stock ones were. Ride quality of course suffered a bit. The 2.5 inch level cost me some more MPG, but didn't change the driving characteristics at all.
I also have a set of 22 inch Ram SRT-10 replica wheels with 305-40-22s that I ran last summer when the truck was still at stock height, The ride of course suffered a bit with the smaller sidewalls but the truck otherwise drove the same. I'm currently trying to decide between selling the SRT-10 wheels or pulling the level kit and stock wheels with the bigger tires and selling them instead.