Hey guys, Im new here. This is my first post. I have a '16 2.5L LT Crew Cab. Im in the middle of the Houston floods right now due to Hurricane Harvey and its making me realize the importance of a lift to make it through high water levels. I dont care that my truck isnt a 4x4. I need clearance for survival issues in the future. Im looking at doing a 6" lift, but I dont know what tire size the 2.5L engine can handle as a daily driver. Any insight would be much appreciated!
Has Anybody Here Lifted A 2.5L 4 Cylinder?
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Praying for yall down there. My parents live off Louetta in Spring
It's not good down your way, stay safe. My roommate has family that, as of yesterday, was awaiting airlift from the coast guard as they had over 3 feet of water in their house.
While I see the idea behind the lift, driving into flood water can be very dangerous and I lift could give a false sense if security. I also don't know how the 4cyl will handle big tires. It is flat so that helps but good luck holding those high TX speedlimits in overdrive.
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While I see the idea behind the lift, driving into flood water can be very dangerous and I lift could give a false sense if security. I also don't know how the 4cyl will handle big tires. It is flat so that helps but good luck holding those high TX speedlimits in overdrive.
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I completely agree with your safety recommendation. But until you are in a major safety situation we can all agree that every bit of preparation counts. Added ground clearance could be the answer between getting to safety of being stranded in a hurricane. So, I choose to be prepared.
You are accorect. There is not even 1 damn hill here in Texas hahaha. Incredibly flat, and I do not do any towing at all.
Any recommendations on tire size for a 4 cylinder would be extremely appreciated.
You are accorect. There is not even 1 damn hill here in Texas hahaha. Incredibly flat, and I do not do any towing at all.
Any recommendations on tire size for a 4 cylinder would be extremely appreciated.
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I'd also look at seeing if you can chip or program your truck to get more torque and some hp
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Praying for y'all down there... what a mess.
From a performance perspective I think the 2.5 would do fine with moderate sized tires and a lift. I tow 4,000 pounds with mine regularly and the truck handles it fine, and I am dealing with mountains. No additional weight but the change in respective gearing wouldn't kill it.
I would definitely not hesitate to add the trifecta tune to it like was stated above if you do this ? it completely transforms the truck.
From a performance perspective I think the 2.5 would do fine with moderate sized tires and a lift. I tow 4,000 pounds with mine regularly and the truck handles it fine, and I am dealing with mountains. No additional weight but the change in respective gearing wouldn't kill it.
I would definitely not hesitate to add the trifecta tune to it like was stated above if you do this ? it completely transforms the truck.
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I have a 2.5 I4 with the Rough Country 6-inch lift kit. My tires are 285/65R18. It's drives just fine. Prior to installing my lift, when the tires arrived I was pretty worried they would bog down the truck. They're just shy of 33 inches. That really hasn't been the case. While the I4 isn't a particularly quick truck, the tires didn't make any appreciable difference in my experience. It did take the truck quite some time to re-learn it's shift schedule. It would drop into 5th gear on even the slightest hills at highway speeds. But after a couple thousand miles it now stays in 6th going up the same hills at the same speeds.
Really the 2.5 is pretty power efficient... I know 200hp isn't a lot by today's standards, but consider that in 1994, Dodge was building trucks with a 5.2L V8 that made the same hp.
Bolt that lift kit on there and don't look back.
Really the 2.5 is pretty power efficient... I know 200hp isn't a lot by today's standards, but consider that in 1994, Dodge was building trucks with a 5.2L V8 that made the same hp.
Bolt that lift kit on there and don't look back.
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i actually live in houston also.. KINGWOOD to be exact and i have a diesel lifted with th 6 inch rough country lift. the truck is 2 wheel drive and I'm running 305/55/20. i will say when i picked up the truck and drove it home i was getting 32mpg and now with the lift and tires i get around 20 city and hwy mixed. the power is still there and yes it will do burn outs still. is it fast.... no it never has been but do i like the amount of ground clearance and overall look of it YES
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