Okay, so after however long I've been talking about it, I finally got my lift and sliders on...well, actually I've had the lift for a few weeks now, but finally got some new rubber last week.
I ended up going with the Ironman 2" Foamcell lift and went with the WhiteKnuckle sliders. I couldn't be happier with both. The ride is just awesome now...it's firm, but smooth...that's what she said? Seriously though, I left the old tires (275/70/18 Revo 2's) on there for a few weeks just to get a baseline for the ride, and It just takes the bumps so much better. No more sloppiness going over bumps and rough ground. It tracks very well. I will say that she's a tall lady now though. You really have to step up to get in, but if that's a complaint, it's the only one. Very very pleased with the lift.
For the sliders, I went with White Knuckle, and they look awesome! I am very impressed with the build quality and the look. I had nothing against the Slee sliders, but I like the way these stick out a little in the back and the partial diamond plate. They bolt on to the stock holes and seem very strong.
As far as tires go, this is what has stressed me out the most. I have been going back and forth about what size to get. I really wanted to go with 295/65/18's, but I'm just not a fan of the Duratracs, and as you all know, that's the only one you can get in that size. If BFG made a KO2 in that size, I'd be all over it...honestly, I wish there was somewhere in between, like a 290/70/18.
Anyway, I ended up going with the Nitto TerraGrappler G2 in a 295/70/18, and still not sold yet. I guess I was spoiled with the Revos, because they were so quiet and rode so well. The road noise isn't awful with the Nittos by any means, but I do hear a slight hum...pretty much what you'd expect with an AT tire of that width. Still, not bad, but not as quiet as the skinny Revos. The other thing though is that they do seem a little bouncy. It could very well be that they just didn't get balanced properly (I'm hoping that's the case), so I'm going to take them back tomorrow to get re-balanced, just to make sure. The truck does seem a little slower to accelerate with the larger tires, but if you didn't know it had new tires, you probably wouldn't even notice. Surprisingly, gas millage seems to be about the same...crappy, but the same. I got about 16 mpg coming back on the highway last night.
Now on to rubbing. Again, to my surprise, not that bad. I had already removed the front mud flaps, so none there. I did remove the little rectangle rubber things on the bottom of the liner, and the only rubbing I'm getting is on the right inner liner when I back up and have the wheel cranked all the way. I haven't gotten around to trimming, but it will be very minimal with the plastic liner. There's like a credit card width between the UCA, but so far so good. I really thought it would be worse, so I can't complain. If I ever went down to a 295/65, there'd be no rubbing at all. I think a 285/70/18 would be a good size too, but they only make those in a mud terrain.
Overall, I'm so happy with the lift and sliders, and hopefully I'll get the tires sorted out soon. Either getting them balanced, or just dealing with it, but it looks awesome.
I don't have any good "poser, or is it "poseur" pictures, but here's a one of the front shocks and one of the sliders. I did take it out on Saturday just to play around with the crawl control, so here's a video of that for now. I'm going to wax her and buff out all the trail pin striping tomorrow and try to take some pretty shots.
I ended up going with the Ironman 2" Foamcell lift and went with the WhiteKnuckle sliders. I couldn't be happier with both. The ride is just awesome now...it's firm, but smooth...that's what she said? Seriously though, I left the old tires (275/70/18 Revo 2's) on there for a few weeks just to get a baseline for the ride, and It just takes the bumps so much better. No more sloppiness going over bumps and rough ground. It tracks very well. I will say that she's a tall lady now though. You really have to step up to get in, but if that's a complaint, it's the only one. Very very pleased with the lift.
For the sliders, I went with White Knuckle, and they look awesome! I am very impressed with the build quality and the look. I had nothing against the Slee sliders, but I like the way these stick out a little in the back and the partial diamond plate. They bolt on to the stock holes and seem very strong.
As far as tires go, this is what has stressed me out the most. I have been going back and forth about what size to get. I really wanted to go with 295/65/18's, but I'm just not a fan of the Duratracs, and as you all know, that's the only one you can get in that size. If BFG made a KO2 in that size, I'd be all over it...honestly, I wish there was somewhere in between, like a 290/70/18.
Anyway, I ended up going with the Nitto TerraGrappler G2 in a 295/70/18, and still not sold yet. I guess I was spoiled with the Revos, because they were so quiet and rode so well. The road noise isn't awful with the Nittos by any means, but I do hear a slight hum...pretty much what you'd expect with an AT tire of that width. Still, not bad, but not as quiet as the skinny Revos. The other thing though is that they do seem a little bouncy. It could very well be that they just didn't get balanced properly (I'm hoping that's the case), so I'm going to take them back tomorrow to get re-balanced, just to make sure. The truck does seem a little slower to accelerate with the larger tires, but if you didn't know it had new tires, you probably wouldn't even notice. Surprisingly, gas millage seems to be about the same...crappy, but the same. I got about 16 mpg coming back on the highway last night. Now on to rubbing. Again, to my surprise, not that bad. I had already removed the front mud flaps, so none there. I did remove the little rectangle rubber things on the bottom of the liner, and the only rubbing I'm getting is on the right inner liner when I back up and have the wheel cranked all the way. I haven't gotten around to trimming, but it will be very minimal with the plastic liner. There's like a credit card width between the UCA, but so far so good. I really thought it would be worse, so I can't complain. If I ever went down to a 295/65, there'd be no rubbing at all. I think a 285/70/18 would be a good size too, but they only make those in a mud terrain.
Overall, I'm so happy with the lift and sliders, and hopefully I'll get the tires sorted out soon. Either getting them balanced, or just dealing with it, but it looks awesome.
I don't have any good "poser, or is it "poseur" pictures, but here's a one of the front shocks and one of the sliders. I did take it out on Saturday just to play around with the crawl control, so here's a video of that for now. I'm going to wax her and buff out all the trail pin striping tomorrow and try to take some pretty shots.
BTW, they just moved their shop to the West side of ATL.
