Pickup trucks - lifted or lowered?

[wdfifteen]

Another thread got me thinking about this. Assuming it is just for looks and you don't have a need to change the stance of a truck, which way would you go?
I stole this picture from another thread here by A930rocket. His truck is mildly lifted.




Personally, if I were to go to the trouble to change from stock, I would lower my truck an inch. Saw one on the road the other day and I really liked it.



Same truck lowered an inch or so. (excuse the quickie photoshop job)

[greglepore]

If I had to do one, it would be lowered-I'm 5'5. Another option is leveled-the hd trucks sit high in the rear unloaded, so some folks (po of my 350 included) raise just the front enough so that the truck sits level.

[asphaltgambler]

Really depends on what you're doing. If it's a PU with 4X4 - I like a little lift and sitting level all way 'round like above. 2wd? - sittin lowered..........

[Tobra]

Depends on what its intended use is

[widebody911]

Stock

[GH85Carrera]

Lifted trucks are great if you actually, really do go off road often, or have to wade through a low water bridge or live in an area with deep snow. For just driving around town, it is just simply stupid. Same with a lowered truck, it makes it useless for doing what a pickup is designed to do, haul stuff.

I see plenty of lifted trucks around here. With super noisy mud and snow tires, and a ride like, well a dump truck.

I have noticed a few "slammed" pickups and they just look simply insane.

Just the opinion of one grumpy old man yelling at clouds. Stay off my lawn.

[plexiform]

I prefer a leveled truck over lifted or stock. Lowered seems useless to me. My leveled (front lifted 2.75”) Chevy is great in everyday driving as well as off road.

[Sarc]

Slight lift, highboy style for me. Can't imagine lowering a truck (unless its a hotrod or something).

[onewhippedpuppy]

Level or mild lift. Except for a sports truck but that’s just sorta pointless in my book.

[Tobra]

Stock is about as low as I would want to go, though I did see a lowered truck that had the dually bed on it, but just one, giant, pair of rear tires...

[IROC]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

Level or mild lift. Except for a sports truck but that’s just sorta pointless in my book.

^^this for me. I've modified (lifted) pretty much every truck/SUV I've ever owned. I even leveled my current 2002 beater Tundra...

[Scott Douglas]

My brother's C10 project is lowered a tad.



His dually is stock and only sits level with about 1,000#'s in the rear.



My son leveled out his RAM 1500 Hemi when he had it.
I've never owned a pickup truck myself and only feel the urge to get one when gas prices go down.

[911 Rod]

I've had 3 4Runners that I did an inch or 2 suspension lift over the years. Nothing but a PITA.

My Tundra will stay stock.

The 4Runners did look cool though.

[craigster59]

Timely thread, I just dropped off my F150 to have Bilstein 5100's installed. The stock shocks on these suck, rear end bounces around on uneven surfaces and turns.

The fronts have 4 settings, 2" being the highest and making the truck level. I'm going with 1.75" to give a bit of rake and also the fact that i tow trailers every now and then. Don't want to look like one of those "Glamis/909 Boyz" with my front end up in the air.

[Scott Douglas]

Here's my son's truck getting the brakes done. I think he misses it a lot more than he lets on.


His Denali is OK, but it isn't a Hemi.

[Arizona_928]

lowered for a 2wd truck... you ain't going to be doing much offroad.

4wd. I like to keep stock. I have gone lifted route, and it's too much of a PITA to keep everything from not being overstressed....

[Scott Douglas]

My brother's other truck has been left stock for now.

[flipper35]

2wd dropped an inch or two would not bother me. Same as a 4x4 lifted an inch or two. Lifting a 4x4 to put 35 series tires on 22" wheels? Kill it with fire. Lifting a truck to put 44" tires and not even hitting a fire road with it? I think we need to have a talk.

I like this for a factory hot rod.

[David]

Considering all the Porsche pictures I have, I could only find one picture of my last truck. Lowered 2/4 but these are stock wheels with snow tires vs the black wheels with Michelin Lattitude Sport tires I'd run in Houston.

[Captain Ahab Jr]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

I've had 3 4Runners that I did an inch or 2 suspension lift over the years. Nothing but a PITA.

My Tundra will stay stock.

The 4Runners did look cool though.

What a great truck!

I've got a black Gen 1 which is stock but will have a mild lift one day

The white Gen 2 is lifted an 1.5" with Old Man Emu shocks/springs, handles very well for a truck