Loco-Nomad
Adventurer
Greetings, I found this forum a few weeks ago and I'm hooked! You all have excellent rigs and tons of experience. That is where my questions come in. I have an '01 Dodge 2500 diesel that is totally stock. It has the extended cab cab not the 4 door, and 8 ft bed. I plan on getting a cap, (drove 2 1/2 hours today only to find out it didn't fit, and yes I gave him the measurements...)
My biggest question is lift and tire size. How important is this? I would like to do moderate off roads, but don't see any rock climbing in the future. This will be a somewhat daily driver so mileage is a concern also. It currently has Firestone LT 365/75 R16 on it. They are getting close to needing replaced. Lifting and putting bigger tires causes a loss of fuel mileage so how big do you go and how much can I expect to lose? Also should I buy a 4 door cab since the family will be with me or stick with what I have. It has 144,00 miles on it and no problems at all. I'm kinda all over the place here so give me your thoughts here what you think.
Thanks!!
My biggest question is lift and tire size. How important is this? I would like to do moderate off roads, but don't see any rock climbing in the future. This will be a somewhat daily driver so mileage is a concern also. It currently has Firestone LT 365/75 R16 on it. They are getting close to needing replaced. Lifting and putting bigger tires causes a loss of fuel mileage so how big do you go and how much can I expect to lose? Also should I buy a 4 door cab since the family will be with me or stick with what I have. It has 144,00 miles on it and no problems at all. I'm kinda all over the place here so give me your thoughts here what you think.
Thanks!!