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Posted: 4/26/2015 10:42:38 AM EDT
Well, I can guess how this topic will go. But I am legit wondering why people put lift kits on full size trucks? Are there any benefits besides the looks, if you like the looks? I can understand lifting a Tacoma or S10 or small truck if you want to go offroading, but full size trucks don't strike me as good for offroading given their weight/width/length.
Lifted trucks would be a pain in the ass to put stuff in/get stuff out of the bed, I imagine it hurts any gas mileage, and I rarely see lifted trucks towing anything, so I would think they aren't the best for towing. Also would seem to probably wear parts unnecessarily. I can totally get lifting Jeeps/4 Runners things like that to offroad but why do people lift F350's? Flame me now. |
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Depends.
Suspension lift with larger tires? Yeah. Can really help on deeply rutted roads, obstacles, etc if you get into forest service land. But you don't go and throw rubber band tires on them either. And you don't need the wacky high lifts that Bro trucks seem to have. It's the extra tire height that really helps, not necessarily the higher truck. Suspension lifts don't raise the axle, larger tires do. |
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Because if you work hard and earn money then you should have the things in life that you want.
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... fender room for large tires, providing greater ground clearance View Quote Yes, I get this. But why do they need more ground clearance in a F350 or Ram 2500? I have NEVER seen a farmer drive a lifted truck, so I imagine they can get by just fine in a stock height truck with good tires in fields and such. I guess I just think trying to wheel trails or a rock garden in a full size truck would be a little dumb. Too heavy/wide/long to be effective? |
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Because I want to <a href="http://s1282.photobucket.com/user/pavelow164781/media/4EE7D31E-22DD-420B-A266-9AAAD26AE0EC_zpshpx0olcs.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a531/pavelow164781/4EE7D31E-22DD-420B-A266-9AAAD26AE0EC_zpshpx0olcs.jpg</a> View Quote Tiny tires |
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Because I want to <a href="http://s1282.photobucket.com/user/pavelow164781/media/4EE7D31E-22DD-420B-A266-9AAAD26AE0EC_zpshpx0olcs.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a531/pavelow164781/4EE7D31E-22DD-420B-A266-9AAAD26AE0EC_zpshpx0olcs.jpg</a> View Quote Did spend all the money on the lift and couldn't get new tires? Is that a King Ranch? I think that thread involved you? If not, disregard. |
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Yes, I get this. But why do they need more ground clearance in a F350 or Ram 2500? I have NEVER seen a farmer drive a lifted truck, so I imagine they can get by just fine in a stock height truck with good tires in fields and such. I guess I just think trying to wheel trails or a rock garden in a full size truck would be a little dumb. Too heavy/wide/long to be effective? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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... fender room for large tires, providing greater ground clearance Yes, I get this. But why do they need more ground clearance in a F350 or Ram 2500? I have NEVER seen a farmer drive a lifted truck, so I imagine they can get by just fine in a stock height truck with good tires in fields and such. I guess I just think trying to wheel trails or a rock garden in a full size truck would be a little dumb. Too heavy/wide/long to be effective? You're getting hung up on need. You don't need an AR. A bolt action .22 will work just fine, but no, you want to be all tactical and shit. The AR can do things your .22 bolt action can't. A lifted truck with big ass mud tires can do things a regular truck with street tires can't. But need really doesn't factor into any of it for the average person. Accept it. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Quoted: Did spend all the money on the lift and couldn't get new tires? Is that a King Ranch? I think that thread involved you? If not, disregard. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Because I want to <a href="http://s1282.photobucket.com/user/pavelow164781/media/4EE7D31E-22DD-420B-A266-9AAAD26AE0EC_zpshpx0olcs.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a531/pavelow164781/4EE7D31E-22DD-420B-A266-9AAAD26AE0EC_zpshpx0olcs.jpg</a> Did spend all the money on the lift and couldn't get new tires? Is that a King Ranch? I think that thread involved you? If not, disregard. |
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You're getting hung up on need. You don't need an AR. A bolt action .22 will work just fine, but no, you want to be all tactical and shit. The AR can do things your .22 bolt action can't. A lifted truck with big ass mud tires can do things a regular truck with street tires can't. But need really doesn't factor into any of it for the average person. Accept it. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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... fender room for large tires, providing greater ground clearance Yes, I get this. But why do they need more ground clearance in a F350 or Ram 2500? I have NEVER seen a farmer drive a lifted truck, so I imagine they can get by just fine in a stock height truck with good tires in fields and such. I guess I just think trying to wheel trails or a rock garden in a full size truck would be a little dumb. Too heavy/wide/long to be effective? You're getting hung up on need. You don't need an AR. A bolt action .22 will work just fine, but no, you want to be all tactical and shit. The AR can do things your .22 bolt action can't. A lifted truck with big ass mud tires can do things a regular truck with street tires can't. But need really doesn't factor into any of it for the average person. Accept it. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile This. |
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IMO, any lift over 4" ON A PICKUP is a poor choice. And body lifts are not acceptable.
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I have a 3.5 inch lift on a 2000 f150, kept me from getting stuck in snow this year because my body and everything but the rear axle had that extra clearance. As long as you don't have a brodozer lift it does not make getting stuff in/out of the bed of the truck significantly harder. It also keeps fat chicks out of my truck
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Because I spent a lot of money on my Monster wrap. It must be seen by all.
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You've never spent ANY time off road have you.
Larger tires = more ground clearance at the expense of screwed up gear ratios (and jacked up center of gravity) unless changed. ETA that unless you have a dedicated need to screw with factory stuff.....don't. |
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Yes, I get this. But why do they need more ground clearance in a F350 or Ram 2500? I have NEVER seen a farmer drive a lifted truck, so I imagine they can get by just fine in a stock height truck with good tires in fields and such. I guess I just think trying to wheel trails or a rock garden in a full size truck would be a little dumb. Too heavy/wide/long to be effective? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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... fender room for large tires, providing greater ground clearance Yes, I get this. But why do they need more ground clearance in a F350 or Ram 2500? I have NEVER seen a farmer drive a lifted truck, so I imagine they can get by just fine in a stock height truck with good tires in fields and such. I guess I just think trying to wheel trails or a rock garden in a full size truck would be a little dumb. Too heavy/wide/long to be effective? Why are you so concerned about what other men do with their trucks? Did your woman leave you in a Bro-truck? |
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You're getting hung up on need. You don't need an AR. A bolt action .22 will work just fine, but no, you want to be all tactical and shit. The AR can do things your .22 bolt action can't. A lifted truck with big ass mud tires can do things a regular truck with street tires can't. But need really doesn't factor into any of it for the average person. Accept it. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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... fender room for large tires, providing greater ground clearance Yes, I get this. But why do they need more ground clearance in a F350 or Ram 2500? I have NEVER seen a farmer drive a lifted truck, so I imagine they can get by just fine in a stock height truck with good tires in fields and such. I guess I just think trying to wheel trails or a rock garden in a full size truck would be a little dumb. Too heavy/wide/long to be effective? You're getting hung up on need. You don't need an AR. A bolt action .22 will work just fine, but no, you want to be all tactical and shit. The AR can do things your .22 bolt action can't. A lifted truck with big ass mud tires can do things a regular truck with street tires can't. But need really doesn't factor into any of it for the average person. Accept it. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile That is what I am asking. What can a lifted F350 with mud tires do that a stock height F350 with mud tires or a f150 with mud tires cannot? |
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Well first of all, if you aren't trying to navigate a trail, size doesn't matter to much. The extra weight doesn't make as big a difference either, it doesn't help but it's not like you're just going to instantly sink because of it. Why lift a jeep? If you aren't rock crawling or doing some serious mudding or stream crossing what's the point of lifting it any higher than is needed for the axle articulation with larger tires? You could have a valid point with it being more difficult to retrieve things out of the bed, but even an 8" lift doesn't make the bed to tall to work with, getting in can be cumbersome if you are short or not in the best physical condition.
On the other hand, what exactly is supposed to be the point of lifting a pickup (ranger or crew cab dually) higher than is needed for the axles to articulate with larger tires? What exactly are you climbing over that you need to sit up that tall, but it also wouldn't be a hinderance with the threat of rolling over? P.S. I don't think bro trucks (however silly) are nearly as common as GD would make it seem with all the bitching. Eta: why does it matter what the stamping on your lower looks like? Or what color you ar is? What about stock? There aren't very many big advantages to the new expensive tactical stock compared to a cheaper magpul. It looks cool and in the back of your head you've thought of a scenario where it could help so you bought it. No, lifting a crew cab dually by 20" doesn't make a lot of sense, but it doesn't have to. |
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Quoted: Yes, I get this. But why do they need more ground clearance in a F350 or Ram 2500? I have NEVER seen a farmer drive a lifted truck, so I imagine they can get by just fine in a stock height truck with good tires in fields and such. I guess I just think trying to wheel trails or a rock garden in a full size truck would be a little dumb. Too heavy/wide/long to be effective? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: ... fender room for large tires, providing greater ground clearance Yes, I get this. But why do they need more ground clearance in a F350 or Ram 2500? I have NEVER seen a farmer drive a lifted truck, so I imagine they can get by just fine in a stock height truck with good tires in fields and such. I guess I just think trying to wheel trails or a rock garden in a full size truck would be a little dumb. Too heavy/wide/long to be effective? The lift and larger tires also changes the approach and departure angles considerably, which helps immensely when wheeling in any kind of hilly terrain. Full size trucks are not the best for trail riding, but they can be made better. |
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Yes, I get this. But why do they need more ground clearance in a F350 or Ram 2500? I have NEVER seen a farmer drive a lifted truck, so I imagine they can get by just fine in a stock height truck with good tires in fields and such. I guess I just think trying to wheel trails or a rock garden in a full size truck would be a little dumb. Too heavy/wide/long to be effective? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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... fender room for large tires, providing greater ground clearance Yes, I get this. But why do they need more ground clearance in a F350 or Ram 2500? I have NEVER seen a farmer drive a lifted truck, so I imagine they can get by just fine in a stock height truck with good tires in fields and such. I guess I just think trying to wheel trails or a rock garden in a full size truck would be a little dumb. Too heavy/wide/long to be effective? I do here. Trying to pull a trailer out in a pasture of soupy black-land without having some tires with some serious bite is going to make for a long day. |
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Because if you work hard and earn money then you should have the things in life that you want. This, 1000 times over. Stop worrying about everyone else and live your life This. |
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That is what I am asking. What can a lifted F350 with mud tires do that a stock height F350 with mud tires or a f150 with mud tires cannot? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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... fender room for large tires, providing greater ground clearance Yes, I get this. But why do they need more ground clearance in a F350 or Ram 2500? I have NEVER seen a farmer drive a lifted truck, so I imagine they can get by just fine in a stock height truck with good tires in fields and such. I guess I just think trying to wheel trails or a rock garden in a full size truck would be a little dumb. Too heavy/wide/long to be effective? You're getting hung up on need. You don't need an AR. A bolt action .22 will work just fine, but no, you want to be all tactical and shit. The AR can do things your .22 bolt action can't. A lifted truck with big ass mud tires can do things a regular truck with street tires can't. But need really doesn't factor into any of it for the average person. Accept it. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile That is what I am asking. What can a lifted F350 with mud tires do that a stock height F350 with mud tires or a f150 with mud tires cannot? Not get stuck, that's what it can do. Trucks sink in mud. When they sink, things start dragging (bumper, axles, suspension components, frames, etc). When you start dragging those things in mud your tires become ineffective. I'd take a lifted truck with all terrains through mud or on a trail any day over a non lifted truck with the best mud tires in the market. It's funny you even worry about it though, because I bet a much larger percentage of the population understand the need or desire of lifted trucks more than the need or desire of sporting rifles aka "assault rifles" |
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You should come down here There are more bro dozers than you could ever imagine.
Gulf coast, btw. |
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I don't go offroad. To me big trucks, especially duallies, look best lowered with minimal ground clearance.
A truck looking as if it was ready for Bonneville looks pretty damned awesome. |
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This thread is going as expected.
Once again, I do not care if other people do it, it's their money and truck. I was simply asking what the positives for doing it are, besides the looks, as my OP stated. |
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That is what I am asking. What can a lifted F350 with mud tires do that a stock height F350 with mud tires or a f150 with mud tires cannot? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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... fender room for large tires, providing greater ground clearance Yes, I get this. But why do they need more ground clearance in a F350 or Ram 2500? I have NEVER seen a farmer drive a lifted truck, so I imagine they can get by just fine in a stock height truck with good tires in fields and such. I guess I just think trying to wheel trails or a rock garden in a full size truck would be a little dumb. Too heavy/wide/long to be effective? You're getting hung up on need. You don't need an AR. A bolt action .22 will work just fine, but no, you want to be all tactical and shit. The AR can do things your .22 bolt action can't. A lifted truck with big ass mud tires can do things a regular truck with street tires can't. But need really doesn't factor into any of it for the average person. Accept it. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile That is what I am asking. What can a lifted F350 with mud tires do that a stock height F350 with mud tires or a f150 with mud tires cannot? The lifted truck can climb and descend steeper grades without scraping a bumper, can also accommodate larger tires, or get in deeper mud without bogging down (although it would have to be some deep mud). If you are worried about the extra weight and sinking more, lift it higher and get larger tires. |
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This thread is going as expected. Once again, I do not care if other people do it, it's their money and truck. I was simply asking what the positives for doing it are, besides the looks, as my OP stated. View Quote And people have told you what those advantages are. Are you not satisfied? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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