Changing tire size and removing body lift?
I have a 3" body lift that the previous owner installed and 315-75-16 tires. First time I drove my truck back from GA, I was pulling an empty 18' box trailer. Going through some decent hills my truck had a really hard time making it up the hills. Also, my dad bought an stock 01 F250 with the exact same body style as mine, auto, 4x4. His truck is way faster than mine, I barely pull on him with my chip on the high performance tunes. I'm thinking it may be my tire size causing the lack of power and 180* transmission temps running empty?? I hardly every go off road, I just like the idea of 4x4 because my 96 2x4 would get stuck in damp grass. So I'm thinking the next time I need new tires, getting rid of the body lift and going with a tire size between 265 and 285. How does one remove the body lift? Also I would like comments on whether my current size tires would cause that much of a power difference?
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01 F350 7.3 4x4 CC SRW/3.73/315-75-16/Aeroforce Interceptor/BD Thruster II/ Bellowed Up-Pipes/4" turbo back exhaust/CCV Mod/DIY 6637/FPR Shimmed to 65 PSI/TS chip reburned with PHP tunes (Stock, 40T WITH Whsiper tune, 80DD, 100R, 140Ex, 140SS)/Replaced and Cleaned EBPS & Tube 4-6-12/Zoodad mod/Recon smoked cab lights/MM Hubs/Cowl Hood/HPx
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