lifted truck?

jefe 4x4 wrote:
The answer is not cut and dried. I mostly depends on what terra you are driving on. For most TC owners, the stock suspension height is just the ticket. A stock suspension is a LOT less trouble than any lifted, clabbed together one. This only changes if you are an XTC-er. I have a Gen2 Dodge which has a lot of clearance below the frame in stock format. Once I started using the TC like I used various 4WD's I've owned, I found I needed a little more clearance on the approach angle, the breakover angle, and the departure angle. Having a short bed helped in the last two angles but I installed 3" lift coils on the front axle, which, of course forced me to level things out by going with 8 leaves on the rear axle giving that 3" lift to the rear also. (5 leaves in the main pack and 3 leaves in the upper secondaries). The extra on the rear axle was it was stiffer and less apt to sway. On a trip up Goler Wash in Death Valley this past Spring, I used every bit of that clearance just to get over the trail.

Very stable, but I have an under 2000 pound wet camper with the lowest ceiling height, so only 10', 4" tall, overall. If i didn't enjoy 'the edge' while TC-ing, I would want a stock suspension setup with no lift.

I'm thinking you are in the 'normal' range of would-be TC-er's, so an unlifted truck should be your goal. jefe