Hi, I'm new to trucks and just bought my 2019 Ram Bighorn CrewCab Silver 5'7 bed that is 2WD.
THE FACTS:
- It is a city truck and family truck. No hauling or towing in the foreseeable future. I want a level/lift and new wheels/tires just to look nice.
- I plan to drive it into the ground so I bought the max extended warranty from Ram, 8 years and 125K miles. I don't want to mess with the car in any way that will tempt them to not honor the warranty. I don't want anything that will cause early failure of parts or excessive wear on anything.
- I don't want to compromise the ride much, if at all. I want a nice comfortable ride.
THE QUESTIONS:
1. To get nice looking wheels e.g. Fuel or XD plus some bigger tires, how big can I go with stock suspension? Anyone have a link for what that looks like? I'm hoping that alone will do the trick for me, someone suggested that I not mess with lift/level if possible.
2. If the car needs to go up a bit for good looking tire/wheel, is leveling the car going to cause premature wear/damage? Will it mess with warranty on suspension? I read an article saying that a level alone saves money but is not good for the car, i.e. you should lift it if you can afford it.
3. If I need to lift, is Mopar 2" lift installed by dealer the best way to go? I'm thinking about the warranty here...
4. Since the Mopar 2" lift is just a lift and not a level, does that still look reasonably good, i.e. with the rake still there? Or do you all recommend a level along with the Mopar 2" lift?
5. How does Mopar 2" lift (without level) affect the gas mileage? Affect the ride?
thanks!
THE FACTS:
- It is a city truck and family truck. No hauling or towing in the foreseeable future. I want a level/lift and new wheels/tires just to look nice.
- I plan to drive it into the ground so I bought the max extended warranty from Ram, 8 years and 125K miles. I don't want to mess with the car in any way that will tempt them to not honor the warranty. I don't want anything that will cause early failure of parts or excessive wear on anything.
- I don't want to compromise the ride much, if at all. I want a nice comfortable ride.
THE QUESTIONS:
1. To get nice looking wheels e.g. Fuel or XD plus some bigger tires, how big can I go with stock suspension? Anyone have a link for what that looks like? I'm hoping that alone will do the trick for me, someone suggested that I not mess with lift/level if possible.
2. If the car needs to go up a bit for good looking tire/wheel, is leveling the car going to cause premature wear/damage? Will it mess with warranty on suspension? I read an article saying that a level alone saves money but is not good for the car, i.e. you should lift it if you can afford it.
3. If I need to lift, is Mopar 2" lift installed by dealer the best way to go? I'm thinking about the warranty here...
4. Since the Mopar 2" lift is just a lift and not a level, does that still look reasonably good, i.e. with the rake still there? Or do you all recommend a level along with the Mopar 2" lift?
5. How does Mopar 2" lift (without level) affect the gas mileage? Affect the ride?
thanks!
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