Leveled Avalanche Lightning (Eibach Stage 1 & 35" Wild Peaks)

[AZT9]

@digitaldad
Well. That’s was a PITA driveway job but I’m very happy with the results! Thanks for all
Of your help with questions! After installing the front, I opted for .7 (2nd clip in the rear) and for what ever reason the front and rear are nearly level after letting everything settle! The camber is nearly gone! And the Icon Delta pro UCAs are great! Thanks again!

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[sunrise089]

Any rubbing anywhere?

 

[AZT9]

Any rubbing anywhere?

ZERO.

 

[digitaldad]

@digitaldad
Well. That’s was a PITA driveway job but I’m very happy with the results! Thanks for all
Of your help with questions! After installing the front, I opted for .7 (2nd clip in the rear) and for what ever reason the front and rear are nearly level after letting everything settle! The camber is nearly gone! And the Icon Delta pro UCAs are great! Thanks again!

Very nice - those UCAs look sharp! So cool you could garage install that, wish I could.

I was driving home all day today...really wish the range/efficiency hit wasn't as bad as it is, but really dig the truck in its current form.

95% home charging & local driving offsets it.

 

[AZT9]

Very nice - those UCAs look sharp! So cool you could garage install that, wish I could.

I was driving home all day today...really wish the range/efficiency hit wasn't as bad as it is, but really dig the truck in its current form.

95% home charging & local driving offsets it.

For better or worse I’ve gotten used to the hit. I leveled the truck on BFG ATs right after I bought it so I’m not accustomed to the “stock” range potential. 🫠

 

[digitaldad]

For better or worse I’ve gotten used to the hit. I leveled the truck on BFG ATs right after I bought it so I’m not accustomed to the “stock” range potential. 🫠

How is the ride now compared to then?

 

[AZT9]

Best I can describe is firm but much more compliant. Not so bouncy. Like I feel dips but no more bounce afterwards

 

[digitaldad]

I completed half of my first road trip since the lift & tires were installed. 1.7 kWh average on the way out to visit family: 570 miles @ 70 MPH (speed limit was mostly 75).

I would have rather driven faster and charged more but am limited by charger availability/distance on this route.

This same stretch (reverse path - back in January & during a cold snap) when I bought the truck, was about 1.6 kWh, going 65 MPH (stock).

Replying to my own post for total/return info:

Drove some limited gaps @ 75 MPH and also experienced about 100 miles of strong head/cross wind near Amarillo...but still 70 MPH for most part.

Total roundtrip was 1.6 kWh on trip report. $371 bucks for charging on a 1,200 mile journey (ouch).

 

[WXman]

@digitaldad The Falken A/T4W is a bit heavy, which hits accel/braking/and "fuel economy" pretty hard. But they are excellent tires. We've reviewed several sets of the A/T3W on my channel and just finished up the last set of 295/70R18s at 80k miles. That's right, eighty thousand miles. Just fantastic for an all-terrain tire. And the A/T4W appears that it will be just as good. Put 20k miles on a set of those in 35x12.50R18 on a F-250 diesel and they only wore 3/32nds during that time. They were on pace for some seriously impressive mileage too, but I traded that truck for this Lightning.

Now I've been looking at a setup for this truck, and it's funny that your build is nearly identical to what I've been shopping.

 

[digitaldad]

@digitaldad The Falken A/T4W is a bit heavy, which hits accel/braking/and "fuel economy" pretty hard. But they are excellent tires. We've reviewed several sets of the A/T3W on my channel and just finished up the last set of 295/70R18s at 80k miles. That's right, eighty thousand miles. Just fantastic for an all-terrain tire. And the A/T4W appears that it will be just as good. Put 20k miles on a set of those in 35x12.50R18 on a F-250 diesel and they only wore 3/32nds during that time. They were on pace for some seriously impressive mileage too, but I traded that truck for this Lightning.

Now I've been looking at a setup for this truck, and it's funny that your build is nearly identical to what I've been shopping.

Don't I know it! Yeah, was aware up front of the weight adds of this tire/wheel combo, compared to stock. Those are impressive mileage numbers, thanks for sharing that.

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