Finally added the Lariat Take-Off seat covers from Ebay. Not a bad deal ($160), had the rear 60 seat modified to remove the armrest ($200), so $360 all in. It took me three days to do the install, taking my time. A couple of observations:
1) The Lariat front seat bottom covers were slightly...
After the factory tires are used up I might consider going to more aggressive looking tire, but probably not bigger tires. There was a video on YouTube of a Lightning on Nitto Recon Grappler 285/55/22's, looked really nice!
Just installed the RC 2" leveling kit, did the install on my driveway with jack stands. The install wasn't bad (worst part was pounding out the factory pressed in studs on the bottom of the struts).
Anyway, just wanted to share a picture of my leveled truck with factory 22" wheels/tires.
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Not sure about the aerodynamics, but I can tell you they are quite a bit lighter than the 22" Platinum wheels that I replaced them with. (Sorry didn't weigh them, just noticed how hard it was to carry around the Platinum wheels vs the XLT ones).
These are New/Take off wheels and tires from a 2023 Lightning that I just purchsed. They've got about 430 miles on them and include the factory Michelin Primacy XC's (275/65/18) and TPMS sensors.
Available for local pickup in SoCal. $750