I can t let my wife find out. To Ferguson, the right way means not only buying oversized tires and rims, but also raising and altering the suspension in various ways, adding heavy-duty brakes, fuel pump, and oil filter and beefing up safety features like roll bars. But if you re not approaching millionaire status, you can still raise your vehicle up a couple of inches in a less expensive way. If you hanker to go higher, say 4 to 6 inches above the specified tire height for your truck, then you should purchase a more expensive suspension lift to provide greater overall stability and control. As you go up the ladder, prices escalate.
Rims also have to be bigger to accommodate the larger tires.
Don t forget about the spare, either, Tamburino cautions. A lot of people don t think about the fact that their regular-size spare will be useless. So will their regular jack. Jeeps are the vehicle of choice for hoisting, area dealers agree. Various pick-up trucks are the second most common vehicle for the lifted look, while sport utilities trail behind.