superlift

[Travis Stevens]

i bought my superlift kit today... should be here in a week... gonna have to buy a case of cold ones and prepare the tools :banana::banana::banana::supercool::supercool::supercool:

 

[Jerry Gerner 2]

Can't wait to see the pictures of it installed an being installed. :haveabeer::supercool:



Start a front end fund for worn out parts and tires. :driving::soap::banana:

 

[H D]

Waiting patiently for the results.:banana:



What's your plan for tires?

 

[Travis Stevens]

Gonna try and sell the ones I have on now probably put on 285s some treadwright.com

 

[Jerry Gerner 2]

If your keeping the bodylift and adding the Superlift you'll want/ need bigger/wider tires/wheels the the stockers and 32's. I'd get like a 305/75/16 or get a set of 35x12.50x15's and some cheap 15x8 or 15x10 wheels. It'll be cheaper getting a set of five 15" wheels and tires then it will getting a set of 16" tires. I bought all five wheels/tires with mount/balance/warranty/etc.. Cheaper then a set of four 16" tires would've cost me. Just something to think about.

 

[Travis Stevens]

Yea I was definitely considering that option as well

 

[H D]

Go 35". :grin:

 

[Travis Stevens]

I'm really considering 35s but I would deffinately need new wheels... guess I'm gonna have to start shopping around :grin:

 

[H D]

Got all four of mine with center caps for $450 to the door from Summit. Bought the spare last week but they're on backorder, so I won't get it until the 19th. 17x8 Pro Comps



15s can be had cheaper

 

[Jerry Gerner 2]

I got all five of my 15x8 Cragar Soft 8's from Summit Racing shipped for $235.87. They were having a huge sale, Iwas shopping for 15's that would fit and these perfect size and price.

 

[Travis Stevens]

Ill deffinately look around for some 15 s so I can save some money on tires

 

[Jerry Gerner 2]

What brand and or model tire are you looking at, I can do a search and shop around like I did for mine. I paid $146 a tire from the same dealer that sells them for $216 a tire. They price matched the lowest price I found of $159 and dropped it even lower to get my business. Keep in mind this was the GoodYear dealer in downtown Pgh., and they don't usually sell truck tires (usually sell tires for BMW's , Audi's, etc...) so it wasn't like they needed my business.

 

[Travis Stevens]

Well brand isn't of much importance but I was looking into 285s because i dont want to have to buy new wheels but I was lookin on treadwright.com and they have tires called mud dogs ghat are $123 each... I know that they are retreads but based on reviews and information I've researched on them they hold up very well and are very reliable plus if you damage 1 your only out 100 dollars instead of 150 or 200. But I also have to consider that I need to find a buyer for my tires first before I can buy new tires...

 

[H D]

Took me a while to sell my tires but actually wish I hadn't now. I still have the wheels and have decided to hold onto them. I wish I had kept the tires just so I'd have the option to go back to 32s for a longer trip or anything. Got $265 for them, though.

 

[Travis Stevens]

I may just run these until they are bad then buy new tires I only imagine they're gonna last me about 30,000 miles more

 

[Travis Stevens]

thats why i kinda want to run 33" tires that way i still have the badass look and a somewhat respectable gas mileage... i founds some pictures of a ST owner named Badger on the site his trac looks like this ...





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i feel 33s are acceptable for the lift im looking for just as 32s are acceptable with what i have currently... also im considering selling my running boards and putting on some single step ones so i dont have the pontoons running down the side of the truck and taking away from the appearance of the lift... what do u guys think...



get rid of these...

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and replace them with 4 of these in black...

 

[Travis Stevens]

btw badger has 3" body 4" inch super but no SL or TT with 33s

 

[H D]

My gas mileage isn't as bad as you'd think. I've made a post about it. At 40 psi, I was getting about 20mpg highway. I've since gone down to 32 psi and haven't bothered to check but gas mileage isn't a concern to me really. Cost of ownership...



I put my step bars back on this week. My wife couldn't get in and I ripped two pants in the crotch. One of my summer projects is to make sliders that also work as a step. I have no experience with the kind of step you posted but I don't think I'd like how small it is.

 

[EddieS'04]

One of my summer projects is to make sliders that also work as a step.

Travis, Hugh has the right idea, IMO.

 

[Travis Stevens]

Yea... kinda like the ones that chad made... those came out pretty nice looking