Looks great. Which leveling kit did you go with?
Rough Country
The rear isn’t lifted, it’s stock height. With stock wheels and tires it was a minimal loss of range with just the level up front.
That's what I was hoping. I really just want the front lifted a bit to get rid of the extreme rake.
Yeah I’m still trying to figure out what has more impact on range. It seems that maybe my tires or wheel offset might impact range more than the lift. My aftermarket wheel and tire package is 3 lbs lighter per wheel but my range has still taken a huge hit. It’s either the tire because of the tread type or the offset of the wheel. Could be the wheel design as stock is flat and almost completely covered.
From the research I’ve done offset and tire width are big determinants of range. The aero design is somewhat meaning full but the bigger issue is how much tire surface is exposed to generate resistance. The lift will expose a bit of tire height but not a lot so range has a modest impact. Offset may make the tire protrude outside of the fender well and that generate additional resistance and the same for overall width. Rolling mass has a bit lower of an overall impact. There’s a good video using a Tesla that I’ll try and dig up.
Awesome! I would love to see that video. It seems that MotorTrend also experienced the same results.
I need to red-watch this to make sure I didn’t screw up. I did find it quite interesting.
