Which Leveling Lift Kit?

[PitiedOxen]

Been lurking on the board for a week or so looking for advice on a leveling/lift kit for my 2007 Eddie Bauer 4x4.

I don't have the airbag suspension. I see struts under there.

I do have AWD.

Is there much difference between the Truxxx, Fabtech, ReadyLift kits? What about ones on eBay that look like the Truxxx kit for $150.

Do they or don't they work with AWD?

Thanks!

 

[PitiedOxen]

Also, how much will the lift kill my gas mileage?

 

[panda24619]

i dont know much about the 2nd gen kits. i havent herd anything bad from the ebay ones but you never know. and its not really the lift that will kill ur mileage. you shouldnt see a drop. but its the big wheels and tires that you stuff under there that kills the mileage.

 

[PitiedOxen]

its not really the lift that will kill ur mileage. you shouldnt see a drop. but its the big wheels and tires that you stuff under there that kills the mileage.

That's interesting. I lifted my Cherokee 6 inches and immediately saw a ~2 mpg decrease. A few months later, I put bigger tires on and saw another ~2 mpg.

 

[03blkstanggt]

the lift only drops the mileage about .2 the tires have dropped me from 14.2 to 10.8 so far lol

 

[97_edition]

the lift only drops the mileage about .2 the tires have dropped me from 14.2 to 10.8 so far lol

Yea i agree, with my 97. I did the leveling/lift and put the rims/tire on the same time and noticed at least a 4 mpg decrease.. I went from 265/75/16 Cooper Discover ATR to 33x12.5x18 Nitto Grappler A/T. Granted it didn't get good gas mileage anyways..

 

[starbuck478]

i put the truxxx 3/2 lift and level kit in my 03 xlt and was pretty happy with the results although the install was kinda a pain as should be expected. as for other brands i dont really know how they stack up against the truxxx kit the deciding factor for me was it seemed to be the largest spacer lift available for my model i could find without buyin a full lift kit and spendin around $2000

 

[panda24619]

yeah i lifted my front end only so far and didnt notice anything different. my tires are the same as how we got the truck in size. but im gonna get 35s so i will see a difference.

 

[fiveohpoepoe]

All have good reviews but I believe Truxxx is the most widely used for your year Keep us updated and post some pics