Okay, I think I messed up... What's it gonna' cost?

[PokerCop]

The more I look at lifted Titans, the more I kick myself for buying my wheels & tires (which obviously wont go with a lifted truck). Keep in mind that I don't know anything about suspension and will pay someone to do this for me... What do you think it will cost to go from this:



To this:



I paid $1,750 for my wheels & tires: 22" Pinnacle Phantoms, P305/40R22 Falkens. The place I bought them from said if I want to trade out in the future that can be arranged (no idea what he will give me in credit though).

I realize it is a broad question, but any thoughts and opinions would be appreciated.

Also, in your opinion how much will this decrease my MPG? It is a 2WD.

[Nissan Mike]

About $4-5k and 13MPG

[Megw3788]

Well you can use your 22s, but 35s for 22s are priced pretty high. So if you don't want to keep the 22s maybe you could find someone on here to trade out some 18s or 20s+ cash possibly for your 22s. Then you'd only be paying about $1200 or so for a lift (Spindles and 2.5" Coilspacers), and $1400 or so for tires. Price will differ depending on exactly what lift, wheels, and tires you go with.

[Nissan Mike]

Please don't even consider using the 22's with a 35" tire. Lifted trucks need sidewall,this aint no pimp show! LOL

[Big Don]

That's a good looking Titan...If I had the money I would lift mine for sure, I love the way lifted trucks look.

[Megw3788]

Originally Posted by Nissan Mike

Please don't even consider using the 22's with a 35" tire. Lifted trucks need sidewall,this aint no pimp show! LOL

Well depending on the terrain you offroad in, 22s can work just fine. For instance, I take my truck out to the woods almost every weekend. But all we have is mud and dirt, so there's no need to air down and no rocks to damage my rims. And the way I took it, it doesn't sound like this guy will ever go offroad. I know everyone doesn't like the look of big rims, but some of us do, and mine actually see dirt. lol It's kind of like all the people that want to say my Ford is useless. For the desert, I agree totally useless, but it was built for mud. Just as a prerunner would be virtually useless down here.

[bills1974]

It can be such a broad range it's tough to tell until you narrow down what you want a little more from a lift perspective (suspension only, bracket with stock, bracket with upgraded suspension, etc.).

And yes, the tires (35") go up drastically in price the larger the rim. My Nitto's were $100 more per tire to go from 18" rims to 20" rims.

[bills1974]

Oh, and I think Nissan_Mike is overestimating the mileage. I get 10-11 MPG down from about 14-15 with mostly city driving...

[Nissan Mike]

Originally Posted by bills1974

Oh, and I think Nissan_Mike is overestimating the mileage. I get 10-11 MPG down from about 14-15 with mostly city driving...

I was quoting average to mostly Hwy Mileage,still say about 13MPG combined

[TitanRider]

There are numerous lifts you can go with. Cheapest way to go would be spindles and spacers up front and block out back. Next step would be a bracket lift. Both of these will not change ride quality too much. Adding coilovers and a-arms to the spindle instead of the spacer or to the bracket lift and add-a-leafs instead of the block would improve ride quality. That pic looks like a bracket lift.

[hooligan]

Originally Posted by TitanRider

There are numerous lifts you can go with. Cheapest way to go would be spindles and spacers up front and block out back. Next step would be a bracket lift. Both of these will not change ride quality too much. Adding coilovers and a-arms to the spindle instead of the spacer or to the bracket lift and add-a-leafs instead of the block would improve ride quality. That pic looks like a bracket lift.

exactly! get yourself some spindles now with spacers or coilovers, whatever your budget calls for and some blocks or a deaver pack in the rear and your lift is achieved. then trade in those disco wheels and get some 17" wheels with some 35" tires and your done.