Removing Body Lift

Christiank22 · May 22, 2013

Hey guys, I'm off to college soon so I'm looking for ways to get an extra 1-3 mpg and I was wondering if removing the body lift in my truck and moving down to a little smaller tires would get me what I need. Also, what size tires would you guys suggest? Would 33's be awkward looking on a 6inch lift?

Edit: Or 295/70's but would I see enough of a difference if I did that?

KMGZ400 · May 22, 2013

you'd be better off buying a beater civic for $1500 rather then dumping money into your truck and changing around to gain maybe 2mpg which you dont even know if youd get that...

my 0.02

anyway, how much body lift do you have? you have only a 6inch susp lift in your sig. assumung you have a 3' Bl too you could remove that and run 33's.. many people who lift their trucks will say 33's look bad on a 6" lift.. but they dont. IMO

Christiank22 · May 22, 2013

It's a 1.5in Body lift, I put it in there just to get the 35's to stop rubbing, but they still do.. Another reason why I'm kind of leaning towards going to a little smaller tire. I also miss how snappy my truck was with the smaller tires on so that's kind of another good reason to get smaller tires. I put 4.10's in my truck but it's still not the same. Anyway, I was thinking about some 295/70's or 60's depending on the rim size. I just don't wanna spend the money and gain no MPG, no snap, and the tires still rub..

blackout07 · May 22, 2013

Leave the BL and go with 33s. You should've gone with more gear from the get go.

Christiank22 · May 22, 2013

It wouldn't be too much of a gap leaving the body lift and going with 33's?

cparks555 · May 22, 2013

I say leave it alone, looks great IMO. I know MPG's are important, but come on you're driving a lifted truck man.

blackout07 · May 22, 2013

It wouldn't be too much of a gap leaving the body lift and going with 33's?

Nope. Lots of guys run 33s with 8" of lift. Granted they have wider wheels but it will look fine.

cparks555 · May 22, 2013

7" and 33's

Christiank22 · May 22, 2013

Looks pretty good, might go 33's with 20x10's then

cparks555 · May 23, 2013

You will definitely feel some of that power back if you go down to 33's, at least I did and your truck has the 6.2 and lower gears.

blackout07 · May 23, 2013

If new wheels are an option then 33s with at least 10" wides is a great choice.

KMGZ400 · May 23, 2013

csparks truck looks great with 33's.. that stance amazing

cparks555 · May 24, 2013

csparks truck looks great with 33's.. that stance amazing

I appreciate it man, I only had those 33's on for a few days before switching back to 35's though. Truck ran better with the smaller tires, however it needed bigger IMO.

Sig pic is back on 35's to give you an idea

Christiank22 · May 24, 2013

I might try to talk to some of the tire shops around here and see if they can just slap on some 33's to give me an idea, I'd rather pay 50 extra dollars to make sure I make the right choice then over a grand on tires and not like em. The BDS kit is a little smaller than a true 6in is it not?