Looking at Carli 2.5 commuter or backcountry, few questions for carli guys.

Jomax · Apr 13, 2016

sstrobl said:
me too, i was about 13.5 till the truck shed some belly fat now its about 14.5. im thinking if i went 37s id be back to low 13s or worse. but id be ok with that if i could have to look of the bigger tires.

The looks are amazing though lol I miss it, but don't miss the MPG that came with it.

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valvetick · Apr 13, 2016

Jomax said:
The looks are amazing though lol I miss it, but don't miss the MPG that came with it.

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That photo looks like it up by Prescott az? Out by Orme road or by the 17?

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Jomax · Apr 13, 2016

valvetick said:
That photo looks like it up by Prescott az? Out by Orme road or by the 17?

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Off the 17 on bloody basin road. Took that all the way to sheep bridge then out to cave creek.

Did that loop in record time during the week. Saw one truck the whole trip. Went air borne a couple times with my uncle. Poor guy pissed his paint LOL

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sstrobl · Apr 13, 2016

Jomax said:
The looks are amazing though lol I miss it, but don't miss the MPG that came with it.

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man i wish we had that kinda country to rip thru here, looks awesome

Jomax · Apr 13, 2016

sstrobl said:
man i wish we had that kinda country to rip thru here, looks awesome

It was a 2.5in kit, just a coilover bypass setup. It was a blast.

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sstrobl · Apr 13, 2016

Jomax said:
The looks are amazing though lol I miss it, but don't miss the MPG that came with it.

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did you go down to 35s? have any pics of the t ruck on 35s? just dont want them to look to small after spending all this money

valvetick · Apr 13, 2016

Jomax said:
Off the 17 on bloody basin road. Took that all the way to sheep bridge then out to cave creek.

Did that loop in record time during the week. Saw one truck the whole trip. Went air borne a couple times with my uncle. Poor guy pissed his paint LOL

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Great area with endless trails! You should take the truck the back way up from lake pleasant up to crown king nice crawling trails and then at the top has some more high speed roads through the woods

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Jomax · Apr 13, 2016

sstrobl said:
did you go down to 35s? have any pics of the t ruck on 35s? just dont want them to look to small after spending all this money

Sold the kit and went back to stock

This is on 35s. Stock hight

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UNBROKEN · Apr 13, 2016

sstrobl said:
after looking thru the carli page on another forum the 35s look so small cuz most of them are running 37s but alot are the 4.5 also. im thinking for practicality ill prolly go with the 35s but i really like the look of 37s alot more. if its a matter of wheels to make them fit i could possibly sell my stockers and get some method 18s. idk im still in the air. i saw toyo makes the mt in a 315/70/r18 which is a 36/13 so i may go that route and be in the middle of the two

Not quite. A 315/70/18 is 35.4" tall and 12.4" wide.

Pockets · Apr 14, 2016

sstrobl said:
this is a 6.4 but i have the same wheels and i love this look. 2.5" with 37" toyo mt

http://i804.photobucket.com/albums/yy330/blakewake/DSC01858.jpg

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sstrobl · Apr 14, 2016

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exactly lol, i love those wheels on a black truck, i cant find anything aftermarket that i can afford that i like more. sounds like i may have some contact at full lock on the radius arms because of the stock backspacing but thatll be the case with 35s and 37s so if its going to rub i might as well look good while doing it lol. and if its really that bad i can eventually run some carli radius arms to avoid it but from what ive heard its not bad

sstrobl · Apr 14, 2016

but then again it would suck dropping down a few mpgs since i just finally started getting better mileage. im torn

jwalk09 · Apr 14, 2016

Stop worrying about mpg.

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Pockets · Apr 14, 2016

I'm doing 37s when my tires are gone. I like the stuffed fender look, my truck is just like that but with grey bumpers and flares.

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6.0L Stroker · Apr 14, 2016

I had the 4.5 inch Carli backcountry kit on my truck now I've switched most things around. Although I wish I would have kept the deaver rear springs because they ride awesome! I had 37s on 20x9s then went to 37s on 20x10s and now I'm on 325/60/20 on 20x12s. Again this is the 4.5 kit. Doing the 2.5 I'd stick with 35s if your doing aftermarket wheels. Stock wheels you may be able to get away with 37s.

Clean-15 · Apr 15, 2016

I run 37x12.5's on an 18x9 +18. I trimmed only the felt liner in the wheelwell and it only rubs a tiny bit on the radius arm. If I had the Carli arms there would be no rubbing. IMO there is no better width/offset that would work on a 37. A few mm's one way or the other and it would all be thrown off. I have the 2.5in from Carli.

Mileage is a mix of city and highway but mostly rural roads at 50mph or so and I get 13.5 in the winter and 14.5 in the summer.

sstrobl · Apr 15, 2016

Clean-15 said:
I run 37x12.5's on an 18x9 +18. I trimmed only the felt liner in the wheelwell and it only rubs a tiny bit on the radius arm. If I had the Carli arms there would be no rubbing. IMO there is no better width/offset that would work on a 37. A few mm's one way or the other and it would all be thrown off. I have the 2.5in from Carli.

Mileage is a mix of city and highway but mostly rural roads at 50mph or so and I get 13.5 in the winter and 14.5 in the summer.

thats not so bad but thats what im getting now, idk why but it seems like my truck is way worse on fuel then most 6.7s. im trying a new conditioner tho thats supposed to be pretty good for that. seems to be going up steadily since the weight loss

UNBROKEN · Apr 15, 2016

As much as everyone talks up the Carli valving on Fox shocks I think I might have to look into having them rebuild my 2.5's when the time comes. I'd love to add the leaf pack to what I have now but I don't want to deal with airbags just to tow heavy.

sootie · Apr 15, 2016

UNBROKEN said:
As much as everyone talks up the Carli valving on Fox shocks I think I might have to look into having them rebuild my 2.5's when the time comes. I'd love to add the leaf pack to what I have now but I don't want to deal with airbags just to tow heavy.

You will be shocked with the difference valving makes. Honestly, unless you are towing over 6k, I doubt you will notice a need for bags with just add-a-packs...

UNBROKEN · Apr 15, 2016

Gooseneck, tractor and implements can get up there pretty good. It's not worth the hassle I don't think...it's not too offensive with the stock springs.