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Originally Posted by ponyuk
There is nothing wrong in wanting to lift your Tundra purely for looks. I have no intention of taking it off-road-ing, ever! I bought my Tundra to haul my horses. I intend to add a lift kit to improve the look of the truck. My only consideration is that it doesn't affect the ability to get my horses safely from point A to point B.
Replacing the OEM springs and shocks is a complete waste of money for me. A simple leveling kit is all I need. My horses will no further appreciate a lift kit comprised of replacement springs and shocks than they would a truck with spinners and neons. The purpose of my leveling kit is purely aesthetics, and has nothing to do with enabling the truck to have bigger tires/wheels and therefore better ground clearance...
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If looks is what you're after then it sounds like the spacer and blocks will be your best and cheapest solution. I don't believe in doing things to my pickup because of looks and everything that goes on my pickup must serve a purpose other than "looking" cool.
Example... I see guys all the time riding on 22in wheels in their 4x4's with rubber band AT or MT tires and I just don't get it because the only purpose is to look cool, but it deminish the off road capability of the pickup. When I go hunting why my brother in law and we see a guy limping up Elk Camp in a SMO (Show Me Off") truck we all get a kick out of it and it generates a few laughs and punts.
In my eyes fake lifts and over size wheels with rubber band MT tires on 4x4's does not look cool and does not get my respect. This is no different than all the young kids driving around in their Honda Civics with huge over size whale tail spoilers and side skirt kits that in reality slow the car down due to additional wind resistance and weight, but hey they think it looks cool and that's all the truly matters. Who am I to judge what you all do to you're trucks. Sorta like the kids now a days who wear baseball caps with the flat bills that are pushed up. The purpose of the bill is to keep the weather out your face and the sun away from the eyes not to look cool.
What really cracks me up while I'm ranting is when these same people make fun of me for running 17in wheels on 34in MT's (My 05 Ram i sold for the Tundra last week) because I'm not rolling on 24in Chip Foose wheels on my rig. I welcome anyone to take a test run up Elk Camp in their 22in wheels with your rubber band MT tires... just don't forget to bring 4 spares.
I think my problem is that I'm way too old school almost kinda Cowboyish in that I'm not impressed with "Bling", but more impressed with "John Wayne" style grit! Kinda funny considering I'm originally from San Francisco.
