Lift or not to lift, that is the question…and tires

[BigK_w_BB24]

I encourage you to avoid rough country. I installed one on my Subaru forester before the bronco sport. The quality was low, the welds
On the lifts themselves were worse than I can do, and the directions said torque 3/8th bolts to 120ft/lbs . Problem is a 3/8th inch bolt snaps when you torque it to 65lbs much less 120, so my car was in the garage for 3 days while they graciously sent me replacement bolts for their mistake .

I instant the RC lifted struts and thought the quality was really good, confirmed by offroad shop that did my tires

That being said, you're right about the torque specs, most of the bolts were the original OEM bolts, the torque specs were way off.. I called them and all I got was "that's what the R&D dept recommends"... Used Google to find correct specs, including videos from a competitor

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[BBBronk]

I wasn’t going to respond because the OP was from 3 years ago, but everyone seems to be enjoying the ride, so I will add my two cents.
26 BSBB - Hoss suspension and 1.5” lift added by the dealer after they took receipt, not on my request. It has 245 65 R17 Nitto Grapplers on it. I love Nitto brand tires and I expect the same from these. However, road noise is louder due to the tread of the grapplers. This is to be expected. Go with a more all terrain tire if noise is an issue for you. It’s not an issue for me. On average I get about 5 mpg less than the EPA estimate of 27 mpg average. I am getting just under 22 mpg average. Again this should be expected and I am pleased with what I am getting. The only thing I cannot comment on is quality because I have only owned the car for 3 months.

 

[BBBronk]

I will also add I just got back from the Appalachian mountains last weekend. No off road driving as I was there for my grandfathers funeral. However, plenty of winding roads and assents. It performed admirably. I am pleased with how the 1.5 3 cyl went up hills. I even passed a dump truck and a long flat bed 18 wheeler, going uphill, while I was there. I can’t wait to go back and have some fun next time.

 

[fsjdw2]

I will also add I just got back from the Appalachian mountains last weekend. No off road driving as I was there for my grandfathers funeral. However, plenty of winding roads and assents. It performed admirably. I am pleased with how the 1.5 3 cyl went up hills. I even passed a dump truck and a long flat bed 18 wheeler, going uphill, while I was there. I can’t wait to go back and have some fun next time.

with the extra drag from taller vehicle and larger rotating mass(much more city problem than highway), as well as rolling resistance the mileage hit will be quite a bit on the smaller motor because it will be working much harder to overcome stuff vs a larger motor working less hard. Like turbos towing , mileage drops off a cliff compared to NA motors, but the rest of the time the turbo is 20% more efficient.


when I went to 235/75/17 tires I got a decrease and increase actually. Indicated MPG dropped by 1mpg average per dashboard (25-26 ) backed up by fill up to fill up then divide miles by gallons. indicated same(16 gallons was about 410 miles), but if I used gps mileage(by highway exits on a 120 mile trip)I was moving 8% further than my dashboard mileage indicated so actual mileage went up about 5%, and based on tire revolutions my BS is a 50k mile vehicle(per odometer) but actually it has driven 54k. By 100k that is a meaningful difference in resale/insurance value.

I run them at 38psi and air down for off-roading.

 

[Bill G]

I will also add I just got back from the Appalachian mountains last weekend. No off road driving as I was there for my grandfathers funeral. However, plenty of winding roads and assents. It performed admirably. I am pleased with how the 1.5 3 cyl went up hills. I even passed a dump truck and a long flat bed 18 wheeler, going uphill, while I was there. I can’t wait to go back and have some fun next time.

Sorry for your loss — it does dampen the “fun factor"

 

[jlpskydive]

I wasn’t going to respond because the OP was from 3 years ago, but everyone seems to be enjoying the ride, so I will add my two cents.
26 BSBB - Hoss suspension and 1.5” lift added by the dealer after they took receipt, not on my request. It has 245 65 R17 Nitto Grapplers on it. I love Nitto brand tires and I expect the same from these. However, road noise is louder due to the tread of the grapplers. This is to be expected. Go with a more all terrain tire if noise is an issue for you. It’s not an issue for me. On average I get about 5 mpg less than the EPA estimate of 27 mpg average. I am getting just under 22 mpg average. Again this should be expected and I am pleased with what I am getting. The only thing I cannot comment on is quality because I have only owned the car for 3 months.

That looks great!

 

[BBBronk]

Sorry for your loss — it does dampen the “fun factor"

Thanks for the kind thoughts. However, my grandpa was 102. It was a fantastic celebration of the great life of a great man in my view.

 

[BBBronk]

That looks great!

Thanks, but I had little to do with it. My wife and I saw it while looking at a mustang and loved it.

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