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The Service Writer at my Dealership leveled his Ram and he said he regretted doing it because his MPG went into the toilet.I did a front end leveling kit right after I bought my 2021 1500. Just wondering what others have seen regarding the impact of that on MPG. It does change the aerodynamic profile, so maybe on a change in highway mpg?
All a leveling kit is going to do is raise the center of gravity and make the truck a little unstable if you tow anything heavy. It will not affect millage. The oversized tires you put on it will though.....I did a front end leveling kit right after I bought my 2021 1500. Just wondering what others have seen regarding the impact of that on MPG. It does change the aerodynamic profile, so maybe on a change in highway mpg?
You could have stopped at why do the level.Why do a level if not doing tires or wheels and tires?!?! To me that is just dumb. I see some people around here with a 6" lift and big wide fender flares with stock tires...it is so stupid looking. Haha.
Exactly. If only someone would have said that in say...post #5 or 6 of this thread.What most people here are missing in their own anecdotes is that they lost X mpgs when they put on a level and put on bigger tires. Big tires add weight, which is a double whammy because its rotational mass and not just dead weight, and it hurts your gear ratio.
Tires make a WAY bigger difference than your level. Level will slightly hinder aero, but not by much.
Exactly. If only someone would have said that in say...post #5 or 6 of this thread.
I say it again. Read the above. Most things guys do to these pickups reduces the base gas milage. The degree to which it happens depends on the total number of modifications amd what they are. Nothing i have ever seen posted for lift, wheels, extra accessories ever increased the mileage.Levelling and removing the air dam, even with stock tires will reduce your gas mileage. More prevelant at higher speeds than lower. Ram did nose down and dam intentionally to improve gas mileage. It works but if you dont like the look, then no problem.