[student's tundra]

Originally Posted by mirciulie

Guys,
Y'all have to be patience with me and help a brother out.
I never looked into lifting my truck, due to the fact that it was brand new and I didn't wanna mess with it at all. THat, plus the money factor, since all my money are going to Toyota right now...
But lattely I realized that the OEM tires that I have are wearing out too fast. I have less then 30k on them and they look tired . SO I shoped arround and I found that I like the BFG A/T ones. But a light went on up there: why not get a bigger tire, like a 285/75/R16, instead of the 265 ones. I'm paying a bit more probably, but it would be the best time to do it. THe problem is tha I'll get rubbing issues (thanx guys for all your posts..). THen I need a lift wich means more money, and also more education for me.
With all that said here's my plan:
1. Getting a 2-3" lift in the front with the AAL in the back. THat will solve a long issue that I have. Getting the back stiffer so I can load it up more before starts to squat.
I found something like that on ebay, it's a 2 3/4" on the front with AAL and a DIfferential Drop down spacer ( do I need that?)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...sPageName=WDVW
2. Get the big BFGs 285/75/R16 or something simillar and get them on my stock tires, since that's all I can afford.
3. COnvice the wife that this was really need it, since my truck was to soft in the back
4. Get out there and see some OFF road action ( not too crazy, still don't own the truck yet)

So, do you guys think I'll need something else besides all the above?

Also, wanna know if there are any safety concern regarding a lift like the one above or simillar. IS this going to void my warranty?
How about the gas milleage? I heard people saying they're losing when getting bigger tires. Is that true? IF so, how bad?

THanx a bunch for taking your time and giving a newbie a help, AGAIN.

Hey Guy
I cant relate to some of your issues on lifting your truck as it looks as if we got all trucks about the same time. I went with a 2.5 inch Revtek lift. That is with a spacer up front and 1 inch add a leafs out back. I believe I paid a bit under $500 for the lift installed. It is not the most extreme offroad lift but it is affordable and for what I do it is enough...hence 2wd Tundra. It did however fix the problem I was having with the front end sagging (all stock trucks). After about 21,000 miles on my BFG Rugged Crap I installed the lift and Goodyear ATS 285x75x16 on 16x8 Ivan Stewarts. Not that I couldnt have put them on the factory wheels. But I like the look and got a good deal with the addition of selling my stock wheels I got out for about $500. So with lift, new wheels and tires installed I spent about $1600 not too bad for a nice looking truck. I was also worried about the gas mileage. Before the lift I was getting 14-15mpg as I drive a lot of city driving and now with the lift I am consistently gettting 14mpg. If you shop around and are patient you get save some bucks.