5 Things you NEED to think about BEFORE you lift your truck

Ready to install that lift kit?! Check out the 5 things you NEED to consider before you lift your truck!

[tageerickson]

Off to buy a 14 foot garage at Walmart, since this guy makes it seem so easy

[undeadspartan]

“It’s getting up there in age” then there’s me about to lift my 06 Silverado

[gtaoperator]

If 2010 is old I guess my 2002 is dust

[vsfeeds]

Oh yeah let me just buy a 14 foot garage from Home Depot

[miket]

He for got the part of "don't use a lift to increase value of your car" lol. Seen it over the years. Do these things for enjoyment, not profit. Truck on people.

[JesusGarcia.F]

4:02 Damn... there goes a whole gas tank

[DrGand]

Regearing is SUPER important for the longevity of your transmission. Anything 35"+ in tire size you should save up for a ring & pinion gear ratio change... Expensive if your truck is 4x4 but VERY worth it if you want the truck to last at all.

[ritchschut]

Making a gear change can help restore some of the lost low end power and torque (especially with gas engines). It wont give you quite the factory feeling power and torque back, but it is close. The main reason you only get close is the fact that your bigger wheels and tires do add extra rotating mass weight. The other good reason to endure the expense of a gear swap, your transmission will thank you. In many cases, you hit a certain speed where your transmission is continually shifting between 3rd and over drive. This gets to be pretty hard on your 3-4 clutch drum, plus increases how hot things get. For example, my 1990 z71 came with 3.42 gears and a 30" tire stock. When I put 6" of lift on it and 33" tires ( actually needed a little more lift to avoid trimming when driven off road ), I swapped the gears out for 4.11's. That change put me 150 rpm over what the stock wheel+tire combo yielded stock at 70mph. While a 3.73 would have had me turning close to the stock rpm at 70, I knew that going just a little lower in gear would make everything much happier.

[heffaazul]

2011 Suburban on 26s from you guys. I've seen highway speed downshifts that are annoying. Its a 6 speed that isn't necessary. In city driving it has made it much more pleasant. 1st gear is way too short on a 5.3. Drives like a dream. Thanks gents.

[jamesroberts]

Damn, 2 miles per gallon? 😂😂😂 Didn't even know that was possible..

[lynnmckenney]

A 2010-2011 is considered "getting up there in age"?

*looks at my 02 avalanche z71 with 283, 000miles that I'm considering lifting while doing a full suspension rebuild*

*audible gulp*

[travisgreen]

Why doesn’t anyone bring up gear ratio

[usveteran]

#6- "Also keep in mind if you have a truck and you have it financed and if it has a warranty on it if you get a lift that requires you cutting into the vehicle then you lose and you invalidate your warranty on your vehicles to only put a 6-inch Lift or better if the vehicle is paid off !"

[manowar]

I have never heard of any tuner shop only managing 2mpg out of ANY daily driver.😲

[nicholstop]

I’d only lift a diesal or like the old chevy gassers that had an Allison transmission. Idk if any of the other brands put the badass transmissions in the gassers but chevy for sure did

[elbojacks]

Didn’t Hummers always Get 8 miles pr gallon

[minivanmadness]

Your videos have some solid information bro. Thank you for your time. You talked me out of a body lift and I'm kind of glad you did. I have a 6in suspension lift that's good enough. And sits on 35

[jasonwakingupdad]

I had been thinking of lifting my truck for sometime now. After hearing " 2 mpg" I'm out!!!... I'll stick with stock, it ain't that serious.

[michaelblocho]

Word to the wise, I’ve had multiple lifted trucks in the past but I will tell you your best to not lift a “tow vehicle” especially the gasser trucks. I’ve tested 4:56, and 4:88 gears at the end of the day, the ride suffered, mileage was terrible, and was not fun to drive because no matter what your losing a lot of torque just trying to turn the tires. Not to mention, you now have a lot of added stress to the axle springs which you may need traction bars to keep the axle from rolling. Also, hitching, and chain extensions can get a little annoying or expensive. Your best bet is the find a project truck, and use as a weekend runner or off roading hence is the reason for a lift anyways.

[kpags]

Bad ass Grunt Style T with the custom offsets design