The bugger of getting more ground clearance is it requires larger dia tires more than anything else, which is what pushes you to get the lift kit. But once you get larger dia tires, you've effectively changed your gear ratio. If you want the same gear ratio, you need to crack open both differentials to regear. While you have the differentials opened up, you might as well go with a locker. And then you start thinking, well if I'm going to all the trouble of doing a proper lift, I might as well go with big enough tires to make it worth while, and then you start looking at break upgrades, and adding some hp...
It's a slippery slope that can get real expensive fast.
Quite true, but a modern V-8 truck can do just fine with a slightly larger tire. Braking distance WILL increase though, so one should drive accordingly.
We all have to deal with the Z-71 Dickhead sporting 35's who drives it like its a Mustang GT and rides your bumper like the azzwipe he is. Totally clueless that his braking distance has doubled, and he can't understand why his SB chevy is now gutless. Hell, he probably posts here.
