Great looking truck! I am waiting for an OME kit as we speak. Did you need any other mods to run 33's? Also, did you have any issues with alignment afterwards?It really depends on what you are willing to spend your money on. If you tow(even if a little bit here and there) or perhaps put stuff in the bed just for the fact you own a truck then I already suggest not getting a leveling kit. At most I would only recommend a lift kit.
Now even with a good name brand lift kit that actually gives you travel you can still get bounced around depending on conditions and speed. This i have been able to confirm myself.
Now I decided to go with the Old Man EMU lift kit. It does raise the front by 2.4 inches and the rear by 1.6 inches. I also have 33 inch tires on the truck so my over all effective lift is 4 inches front and 3 inches rear. Sounds like a lot but yet not much either but I can say it does very well for both on and off road.
Now you might be wondering what comes with the kit? It comes with new shocks front and rear along with new springs front and rear. Besides lift you will gain travel and that will help quite a bit when it comes to bumpy OffRoad but even then you still have to be mindful of what you are doing.
Now that is just one option to consider. Hope this helps
So the tire I am running is the Firestone Destination XT in 285/70-17. With this lift kit I had to push the front crash bars forward and remove the plastic covers off of them. The only rub I see at best now is at full lock as the tire will hit the sway bar a little but it does not bother me. I do NOT have wheel spacers and still run the factory sport wheels.
Thankfully if the Old Man EMU is what you are looking for and you dont want to spend $4,000 on suspension alone(not counting install) the basic kit cost $1,400 and you can still get the alignment into factory specifications with no problems. If anything you just need to sit in the truck when setting toe. I learned this on my truck.
So I ended up going with the OME setup, are your wheels stock ? Would love to achieve 33's , is it possible with OEM 18inch wheels ? ( black appearance package) thank in advanceIt really depends on what you are willing to spend your money on. If you tow(even if a little bit here and there) or perhaps put stuff in the bed just for the fact you own a truck then I already suggest not getting a leveling kit. At most I would only recommend a lift kit.
Now even with a good name brand lift kit that actually gives you travel you can still get bounced around depending on conditions and speed. This i have been able to confirm myself.
Now I decided to go with the Old Man EMU lift kit. It does raise the front by 2.4 inches and the rear by 1.6 inches. I also have 33 inch tires on the truck so my over all effective lift is 4 inches front and 3 inches rear. Sounds like a lot but yet not much either but I can say it does very well for both on and off road.
Now you might be wondering what comes with the kit? It comes with new shocks front and rear along with new springs front and rear. Besides lift you will gain travel and that will help quite a bit when it comes to bumpy OffRoad but even then you still have to be mindful of what you are doing.
Now that is just one option to consider. Hope this helps
Yes I have the stock wheels and no spacers. Can you achieve similar with 18 inch wheels? Absolutely. To my understanding it has been confirmed that with size 265/70-18. It will fit with a lift or leveling kit. It also comes out to a 32.6 wich is slightly smaller than the 285/70-17 but with no rubbing you should be good to go!!
