Advice for a lift and bigger rims/tires for 2026 Big Horn

[Schreibdave]

I'm thinking about purchasing a 2026 Big Horn. Something like the one shown below. I've never had a lift kit or run anything besides stock rims/tires on a truck before but I think I would like to do that with this next vehicle. But I don't know where to start so any advice would be appreciated. And the more specific the better.

The truck will reside in the Panama City area of Florida but initially it will be in Syracuse NY so the work could be done in either place. I would be buying the truck new. The purpose would be strictly for appearance purposes. It will never go off road.

I think the truck in the picture has has 20x9 rims. I dont know what the tires are.

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Ready Go]

Eibach Stage2 kit will give you a very comfortable ride with much better handling than OEM for ~$1400. You can either Level or Level+1" with this kit.

PRO TRUCK STAGE 2 [ 19+ RAM 1500 4WD]

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Wheels/Tires will be very subjective also.
If wanting to stay with 20x9" size, there are many options for overall height & width and offsets to consider.
I'm currently running a Fuel Variant 20x9" with +1mm offset (OEM is +19mm offset) which pushes my tire edge outwards by 18mm or ~0.75". My tire is a Bridgestone Dueler AT Ascent 285/60R20 which is ~33.5" tall and ~11.5" wide (OEM is ~32" tall and 10.8" wide).
I chose this combo because it looks beefier than OEM without dropping my overall gear Ratio very much (my OEM is 3.92 and my combo cuts that to 3.74)..I would love to go 285/65R20 at some point, but that'll cut my gearing to 3.62, which isn't bad, but I wasn't willing at the time).

Here's a few pics of what this combo would look like...


Congrats if you go ahead with the new Ram, and decide to jump into the changes!

 

[sincityz1989]

I'm thinking about purchasing a 2026 Big Horn. Something like the one shown below. I've never had a lift kit or run anything besides stock rims/tires on a truck before but I think I would like to do that with this next vehicle. But I don't know where to start so any advice would be appreciated. And the more specific the better.

The truck will reside in the Panama City area of Florida but initially it will be in Syracuse NY so the work could be done in either place. I would be buying the truck new. The purpose would be strictly for appearance purposes. It will never go off road.

I think the truck in the picture has has 20x9 rims. I dont know what the tires are.

Any advice would be appreciated.
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Really depends on your budget. The most popular is a level kit and you can squeeze 34.5 inch tires under it.

 

[H2OMAN]

You can get about 1 inch of left in the rear and close to level with a level. After that they will need to cut your frame to drop the drive shaft. However, a level will get you 35's and the clearance will be that same as a 6 inch lift while keeping your center of gravity low. It just depends on what you want and how much you want to spend.

 

[Schreibdave]

Eibach Stage2 kit will give you a very comfortable ride with much better handling than OEM for ~$1400. You can either Level or Level+1" with this kit.

PRO TRUCK STAGE 2 [ 19+ RAM 1500 4WD]

Eibach engineers, manufactures, and sells the highest quality performance aftermarket suspension products in the world.

eibach.com

Wheels/Tires will be very subjective also.
If wanting to stay with 20x9" size, there are many options for overall height & width and offsets to consider.
I'm currently running a Fuel Variant 20x9" with +1mm offset (OEM is +19mm offset) which pushes my tire edge outwards by 18mm or ~0.75". My tire is a Bridgestone Dueler AT Ascent 285/60R20 which is ~33.5" tall and ~11.5" wide (OEM is ~32" tall and 10.8" wide).
I chose this combo because it looks beefier than OEM without dropping my overall gear Ratio very much (my OEM is 3.92 and my combo cuts that to 3.74)..I would love to go 285/65R20 at some point, but that'll cut my gearing to 3.62, which isn't bad, but I wasn't willing at the time).

Here's a few pics of what this combo would look like...
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Congrats if you go ahead with the new Ram, and decide to jump into the changes!

I would be happy with the look that you achieved although I dont need the offset. Is the offset just cosmetic or is it necessary when you add the lift and or bigger tires?

And Is that the lift kit you are using, if so is it level or level +1. Thanks

 

[Ready Go]

I would be happy with the look that you achieved although I dont need the offset. Is the offset just cosmetic or is it necessary when you add the lift and or bigger tires?

And Is that the lift kit you are using, if so is it level or level +1. Thanks

The +1mm offset is purely because that is what the Fuel Variant rim comes as..if a +11mm or +18/19mm were available, I'd have gone with that. The F-V in 20x9" weights only 29.8lbs..amazingly light for the size..so no other rim was on my list.
The Thuren Front UCA that I'm using will fit a 35x12.5" on a stock +19mm with easy clearance.
I'm currently just shy of Level +1 in those pics.

Here's just level...

My last phone fried it's battery..this is the only pic I could save at the Leveled before +1"