Here’s Why Lifted Trucks Suck
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also the bigger tires can cause transfer case problems , my dad said at the ford dealership hed always have to fix the transfer cases on those trucks that were lifted with big wheels
Smart 🤓
My dad a car dealer says the same thing XD
The tires are more expensive but they don't necessarily wear out quicker. I have 85k on my Nitto G2s and can probably get another 15k out of them. Everything in the suspension needs to be replaced much more often though...
@@iii7878 although the lift and big tires does look good , when i was a kid my dad would take me to the truck and tractor pulls and the stock 70s fords with regular tires used to outpull all the big tire lifted trucks , especially those old 429s and the 460s , u find a truck with a 429 or 460 u better keep it
Guy recording the video is probably the owner. Tears welling up as Scotty roasts him to his face.
It's his grandsons truck if I'm not mistaken
Trust me, where I'm from, that's considered stock height.
🤣😂😂😂
@Jake you will, when you lose one of your closest friends/relatives. I hope nobody says "EWW" when you do.
@Jake phony baloney. I had a grandfather that was more of a man than anybody I ever met. If anybody tried to hurt the family, they would be picking their head up off the floor. Famous actor that most resembles him is John Wayne. You know what, though? He watched the movie Titanic and needed a tissue. Real men show emotion. Emotion is not a weakness - it is a part of every human on this planet. Some choose to display their emotions more intensely than others, but never think, for a moment, that it's "not manly" to shed a tear. Thank you, have a nice day.
I could never lift my truck as I'm not strong enough to do that...
There is no way you can lift if it’s a Tacoma ( not a truck )
Why is a Tacoma “not a truck”?
Do you even lift broh?
If Tacoma is not a truck then the Ranger and Colorado and others aint one either
If you can't lift your truck you don't deserve it.
imagine bringing ur truck to scotty, thinking he's going to review it and say it's a great truck.
Scotty:
I wouldn't mind having my car roasted by Scotty. XD
The owner of that truck is Scotty's grandson
'Ol man teaching his grandson a lesson xD
Hahahah
Hell, I'd bring my 2021 Dodge charger sxt to him, let him roast me to my face for it being a Fiat Chrysler and I'd be happy 🤣
The thing that bothers me with lifted trucks and big mud tires is that 99% of the people who own/drive them never even go off road.
That would be my uncle. 10 ply off road tires that never leave the pavement. Makes no sense.
Funny because I own a 14 Tundra and has almost 200k miles on it and I put a ton of modifications on her bumpers topper lifted suspension aftermarket rims 35 tires plus the spare tire as well and a lot of overland equipment and I use my truck for daily use as well as off-road use and for personal work use. I use my truck for what its purpose is not just a street princess. Sometimes I tow my family's trailer or my uncle and aunt's trailer.
@@Axonn5 congrats, want a cookie?
Because they want to run people off the road.
@@Axonn5 you can tow a lot more at stock ride height..
luckily for me I don't drive a truck for gas mileage or to take corners like an F1 car
Can't think of anybody other than Scotty here that does 😂😂
Both matter wether you like it or not
Facts
Yep Scotty buries that tachometer
Exactly lol
Not to mention the ones that are squatted! LoL
And they’re always half tons. Nobody does it to 3/4 tons or 1 tons for some reason
@@NeedForSpeed.2004because you can carry stuff in the bed of a squatted truck but tryna tow horse trailers or anything heavy your hitch is basically gonna touch the ground, i like the squat but i wouldnt squat a diesel unless it was temporary for a big truck show
When regular SUVs get t-boned by a car they often flip over.
I had a friend leave work on a monday to buy new tires and rims. He missed the rest of the workweek because he didn't have enough money for gas.
Stupidity is insane
Smiles per gallon my friend
8 mpg 🥺
Along with bigger tires comes faster front end wear as well. And depending on how and who installed it. Drivetrain issues as well.
Good video👍👍
Reason you change your axles
As soon as Scotty saw the truck roll up, he started rubbing his hands like Birdman.
Scotty made this video to teach his grandson a lesson. Great job Scotty!
Scotty ain't a Truck Gang I see.
My Taco is "lifted" from the factory, and I'd never put those obnoxiously large tires on a daily driver.
Larger tires and wheels also have more mass, both in translation and rotational.
And loading stuff into the bed is harder. 👍
I don’t think anyone lifting their trucks care about any of the common sense points you brought up… they don’t do it for the practicality of it… they do it because they like it. It’s a personal preference…
Exactly. I lifted my truck simply because I love the look of it. If I cared about gas mileage or practicality, I would have bought a Camry.
same type of dude that would say you ruined a car if you replaced the head unit LOL
In Canada, i want a lifted truck so i can drive all 12 months without bottoming out in the snow
@@ABaker71126 trust me, in any truck unless its a tiny ranger, youre not getting stuck in snow
I mean it's pretty practical, my oil pan doesn't get punctured, my drive shaft isn't snapped, and my frame doesn't;t get scraped by all the rocks I crawl over anymore...
Lifted trucks tend to compensate for other shortcomings
Bill burr did a joke about this. Not gonna spoil it but it's hilarious
Sorry Edward any car not just trucks this why this world is all messed up
Unless you actually use it for off road work.
I heard the same thing about tesla owners
If you had it in your mouth you couldn't holler take it out
This video could be 10 minutes long
I'll never modify a truck ever again.
i hate seeing lifted trucks without mudflaps, so many cracked windshields bcz of this
It's a pick up truck. Gas mileage is the last thing your thinking about when you drive one
Um, I use my truck for WORK, Trust me! I care about gas mileage!
8 mpg
these people crying about gas mileage when their EV loses a third of its range because its cold out or their batteries literally catching on fire.
I once had a girl tell me I needed to lift my truck and take off my step rails. I’m like hmmm so lift my truck so I can’t haul a gooseneck with my equipment on it and take off the step rails so my handicap dad can’t go with me anymore? Makes sense if you don’t wanna make money and can’t stand your folks. Thank god I’m married, my wife don’t give a s***.
Depends on how far you lift it. Most old trucks you can get away with a 4.5 inch lift and pull a goose neck.
Where I live you're only allowed to lift 2 inches but alot of 4x4 go up to 6 inch lift but even then it's impractical for most 4wd situations unless you ave 37 to 40 inch tures
The worst is when people lease a pickup, and then spend whatever on tires, rims, and a lift kit! Then in 2 or 3 years have to give it back. It’s America, man.
Military Humvees are not lifted like that and they can handle almost any type of terrain. It's just a stupid thing to do to a truck.
Scottys grandson got it to get girls
No fat chicks....they can’t climb😏
Plus... mph is off on the odometer, braking is altered, fuel consumption on takeoff, etc...
Engineers get paid a lot to design the vehicle for safe roadway usage...enough said.
@Lurtz that's why I keep a hook on my truck, just a little break check and your towing the mfer
Engineers get paid to put out the cheapest.
Some people go nuts. But many small engineers and fabricators have created things that far exceed what an OEM chose to do.
Recalls are also the fault of engineers.
A simple tuner can fix the mph and the gas consumption, and honestly braking is just fine. I still opt to go drilled and slotted rotors on all of my trucks anyways. If you’ve never done it then everything you’ve said is just hearsay.
Anyone with half a brain addresses those issues when they modify a vehicle. Nuff said.
I almost lifted my Tacoma. Almost. I really wanted to do it. Then I started doing my research when I realized how complicated it was. After the research my decision was no thank you. I'll put some good AT tires on it but other than that I'm staying with stock.
You should still do it. Lifted taco's are sick. If u have the $. Its Not that complicated. I've done a few yota lifts
*you
If you are going to do it put good quality kit, Fox, Skyjacker its expensive but fun offroading
@@jpicard81bare with me, I have a 22 4Runner pro and would like to do a 2in spring lift with better bump stops just for 285s. Westscott has a spacer 1.7in lift and both are the same price and pretty much same labor costs. The 4Runner has 23k miles mostly pavement. Thanks in advance
@@scoobysid04I’d just get the trd lift from Toyota. If they install it it will still be under warranty.
I get the same fuel economy as I did stock, have never tipped over, never been blown off the road on a windy day, and my tires cost around $750 a set, last roughly a year and a half daily driving
I had toyo open country tires last 80k miles...
🧢
Lol last only. A year ? My stock tires still going strong after 2 years of heavy use
@@Lazaro-138 good for you, your heavy use and my heavy use are two completely different things.
Yeah, This guy blows a lot of smoke, SCOTTY IS NOT TO HOTTY to me😅😅
mindset: everything around me needs a lift
😂😂😂
Average high school grad in American doesn't know what you are talking about when you say center of gravity.
People with VERY HIGH lifted trucks generally have more dollars than "sense", so they don't care!
/Yes, I said that out loud!
Oh, *AND ADJUST YOUR DAMN HEADLIGHTS!!!*
Yes every time they blind me
I agree on both counts. I did see one awhile back that had a sticker in the back window that read, " Jack em up real high cause fat chicks can't climb ".
10 inch 2500HD on 38s. You’re definitely correct on the first one lol, honestly I really just needed to find my truck in the parking lot. Second one, it’s hard to find a good spot where you aren’t blinding people but still able to see. Oh, *and slamming on your brakes when a big truck is behind you is about the worst idea you can do for yourself, my truck will have a scratch and your car will be totaled*
Get over it
@@kc9gld902 💀💀😂 that’s the best thing I’ve ever heard of on a truck
I've never in my life seen a lifted truck roll over in a turn and I don't think people care about the mpg or tires. The real problem is buying them used
Worst part about buying them used is that you’ll probably have to rebuild the front end. other than that as long as it was regeared or had towing gears from factory you shouldn’t have any issues.
I have.
Do a "why you shouldn't buy someone else's lifted truck" video!!
Relatable
@@JediMasterBaiter :( oh no lol
But it"s so cool to go through a 3 grand set of mudders that will never see anything other than pavement every 3 years. Its the price you pay for being "cool" 😂😂😂
I can’t drive my truck without getting mud slung up the sides. So I don’t know what you’re talking about.
Also the strain on U-joints because of the increased angle of the drive shaft, if they don’t tilt the rear end.
Or just shim the axle to maintain proper pinion angle
The last two sets of tires I’ve had on my f-15o has been off road. Gas mileage ain’t been that great and they tend to wear faster all because I want the truck to look bad to the bone. Now im putting highway tires back on. They don’t look as cool but getting older, your priorities change. Lol
I put basic street-highway tires on my Dakota. Before it had the meaty on--off road ones. It didn't get bad gas mileage but those tires were a lot more unstable on rainy wet streets. The new street tires are much more stable, better grip and a lot quieter.
Not changing your gear ratio is the most common mistake !!!
600 for a tire is utterly insane!
Those giant tires that extend beyond the wheel well are a hazard to other drivers because there is nothing to stop anything they throw. Of course, people who raise their trucks probably don't care about anything other than stroking their fragile egos.
Me has a lifted duramax I run 37s handles better and pulls nicer and I get 28mpg but it's a truck not a race car so if your Corning fast that's just natural selection working it out also upgrading your ball joints tie rods and rear traction bars to avoid axel wrap they're not that bad I have a kryptonite front end rated for 22,000 pounds before the parts will even start to separate but windy days ain't all that bad anything over 40 mph slow and steady still gets ya there
Both slammed and lifted suck. They both compromise the handling and ride quality and they both reveal the personalities of the owner, neither of which are desirable.
Compensating, is what that is called
Losing aerodynamics is the last thing about lifting your truck losing gas mileage. The increase in weight and diameter of the wheels and tires is what really kills your gas mileage.
Increased rolling friction, exactly.
@@6345788 yes, but even moreso the increasing the rotating mass. They roughly adding one pound to the wheel (unsprung weight) is worth adding 3 pounds to the bed (sprung weight).
Imagine peddling a bicycle with extremely heavy wheels and how much harder you'd have to work to get going. Even maintaining speed is harder. A lot of people say that heavier wheels help at highway speeds as it has so much momentum it helps you keep going, but they're mistaken. It will only help when going downhill, not on level ground.
Lift kits can mess up your steering and suspension geometry. They also tend to be an upgrade from factory shocks, springs, and bushings. Just don’t buy a cheap lift kit or you get the worst of both. That Tundra has some nice looking bypass shocks and I bet it drives awesome!
done right, good upgrade from people crashing into you.
Tundras are better built that cheevys and furds.
I cant agree better.... People who have lifted trucks goodness dont mess with them they think they own the road...
Exactly. Some of them are nuts.
We own the off-road too!
They are bigger so they do.
well .. we do own the road but not all truck drivers are mean 🥺
Exactly, they get big lifted trucks to compensate for their small peepee
For fixing cars: Scotty.
For modifying cars: anyone but Scotty or James May
Another thing is that if you use offset wheels it can really damage suspension and steering components much faster, in certain trucks it can even cause frame damage
You forgot cracked frame ,wheel bearings, ball joints, and need fender flares
Don't forget a lot of diy lifters forget or don't care about axel angle and destroy the drive shaft / joints.
Lifting doesnt crack the frame, wheel bearing go out regardless of tire size, ball joints are unaffected by tire size and the fender flares arent necessary for a lift unless you get wheels with a huge back spacing.
@@TheSampson7777 obviously not you. Haha
@@charlesstidham2788 there more to life then worry about junk
That's why I only lift a XJ, frameless and shameless baby!!!!!
Some people like to pay others to modify their cars to destroy it.
WhistlinDiesel moment
If you spend 90% of the time driving on paved roads with no freight to haul then you shouldn’t even be driving a truck or a Jeep…let alone ones that are lifted.
I think Scotty was pricing 38" super swampers and not some no name all terrain like many people will run.
I don’t understand why these truck owners lift their giant trucks to drive down the highway. You can’t really off-road full-sized trucks so you’re simply lifting them to posture. Not a fan. My vehicle is lifted and heavily modified, but it also fits on narrow shelf roads, forested Rocky Mountain mining and logging trails and is made for it.
not to mention spraying your whole truck and everyone else with road rocks, and getting in and out gets old fast
Don't mind if someone lifts their truck, Jeep or Bronco.
But if you must lift it, get large mud flaps.
Where I live, pebbles are used instead of salt for the winter, and I have had over a dozen Rock Chip repairs in the last 3 years.
wider tires helps stability and they get the same, maybe more mpg I suppose from more wind lift under the truck.
Check out rolling friction and get back to me😂😂😂
Some people lift their trucks for a reason. It's not about aerodynamic or expensive gas. It's about what you want to do with it.
Within the law. No one has any right to modify a vehicle outside the law.
Those aren’t problems Scotty, those are sacrifices 😍😍
Wow, sacrifice for never using it off-road
All that's true Scotty, but you can drive thru water two foot deep or 18" deep mud!!! That's where & when the fun starts!! 💪💪
Still rocking my lifted 2nd gen from high school and yeah it can be a giant pain lol.
He’s not wrong. My truck is lifted because I love it and it’s badass, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its issues. Another thing to note is that if you buy a cheap lift kit with spacers or whatever, the geometry gets all messed up and can take out your balls joints / suspension components. A nice BDS generally handles this with no worries, but for the brands that just help you get higher, you’re in for a ride
Let's see a video why Lift Trucks are Awesome?
1. You don't need a carjack
How did you know I was considering buying a lifted truck, Scotty?? 😆
do it, saved my life when a mid size SUV side swiped and T-Boned me in 2016, lifted life is he only way with a Duramax Diesel under the hood! I defied all convention, and kept stock 245 tires on it too, 6" lift.
@@randylee2549 got my tacoma lifted 6 inches with 33s but i don’t know if the daily horrible gas mileage can reason the once in a life time deadly crash
@@-Sam69 I'm running stock tires and a mild diesel tune 50 hp, I get 22 -23 mpg highway in a 8000 # diesel crew cab, if mileage is important go stock tires like I did, it will be close, and Scotty is wrong, 35" tires are not $600 each, tirerack has em for $245 a piece and small tires are not cheap either
@@randylee2549 I paid $50 per tire
And blinding headlites.
Here goes Scotty Kilmer saying we can’t get anything on our vehicles again
Forgot to mention that if the lift isn't done right, suspension/steering components will wear out faster. [Wink.] JMO.
Ur opinion is correct but even if done right the heavier wheels do put more stress on everything.
Using the proper wheel off-set and a brake upgrade would minimize that. [Wink.] JMO.
it's always these insecure boys who try to run me down with their truck when I decide to go for a bike ride.
im sorry .. we’re not all like that don’t lose faith in us :(
haha truck so high i have to step on the tires to get inside of it go brrr
Well if your paying 600 per tire … your getting ripped off . I run 35’ 4 inch lift 240 per tire , still get 17mpg,
I would not mind if scotty roasted any of my cars, at least I would know what to look out for and how to fix it when it started to lay down on me
When you make modifications to any vehicle, you are altering the original engineering, which is nonsensical.
"Hey Scotty! I followed your advice and got a Toyota!"
*Proceeds to roast the hell out of his purchase*
What chance do reason and logic have against stupidity?
“People wanting to have nice things is stupid! No fun allowed!”
@@1N73RC3P7ORAs long as it is perfectly legal and passes inspection, including the muffler and tailpipe.
I’ve notice people with lifted trucks always have the windows down with arm hanging out and looking around to see if anyone is looking at them.
😂😂😂And no one is!
Engineers know more about engines than ears nose and thought.
Playing doctor is for kids while engineering requires aptitude not just ethos.
Looking at getting a work truck with an 8ft bed and am torn between two trucks. The 07+ tundra and the 11+ f150 5.0 V8 (although I don't mind the 3.5 if it's well taken care of). Both are good but I heard the Ford has a heavy payload package allowing it to be like an f250. Which do you think is the better choice.
Toyota. Get the Toyota.
Always Toyota
The 5.0 is really hard to beat. Best v8 in a gasoline truck
Definitely Toyota. Japanese cars and trucks are much more reliable than domestics.
Also people don't take into account camber. Tire can tilt inward at the bottom causing uneven wear and tear on the tire.
that's what getting alignment is for, although yes with extreme lifts you will need something like adjustable UCA's to help out if you are on an independent suspension.
@@asymsolutions An alignment doesn't solve camber. You have to get an offset wheel bearing setup.
@@cb-gz1vl you really should shut up since you have no idea of what you are talking about. After you lift the truck you adjust so your camber is back to normal at the new resting location for the arm position.
@@cb-gz1vl what you are describing is literally positive camber
Also, get ready to replace your power steering. Especially with spacers. Makes your power steering work harder.
False, had and built several huge lifted trucks and never had an issue with the steering wearing any faster.
@@charlesstidham2788True. You're the lucky one.
Gotta get that Air lift type beat. Or Level kit for multi function
$600.00 per tire. No thank you.
Bahaha 🤣 !! Love it.. I’m a fleet mechanic In northern Alberta canada & I’ve been telling people this for years… thx buddy!!
If they do, tell them to get mud flaps. I am sick of getting windshields ruined.
You forgot the fact that using the bed is twice as hard when it’s twice as high. Oh my bad bro I forgot it was cool 😂
Ikr I'm trying to get my truck *lowered*
Most of the lifted ones are 4 door short beds, so they're useless from factory.
@@daltonbrink9924 I dont understand it, like trucks suck to drive around shopping centers
How the heck people afford those, they work all the time or what
For the things we can afford. That’s what.
As someone with a lifted Toyota, it constantly needs realigning, the lift kit's outdated so finding replacement parts is annoying, replacing the entire thing would cost more than the truck itself, and worst of all, it was a hand me down, so I don't have any of the original parts!
On the plus side, I could just drive through a flood if I wanted to.
maintain your vehicle and go with a quality liftttt, it will do well, been lifted since 2006, from brand new, no issues.
I needed this, reasons to feel good about my stock truck.
Girls know you're compensating for something
Never stop Scotty !
If everybody listened to this guy, nobody would have any fun.
I like this videos all time , I just got mine and I’m very grateful with it
Lift kits look cool but destroy your wallet in so many ways
They only destroy your wallet if you can’t afford it.
The only thing I like about lifted truck is the look and the visibility advantage. Other than that, everything else sucks. Ride sucks, more stress on suspension components, worse gas milage, and less practical for towing and hauling.
My biggest complaint about my lifted truck is it's a lot harder to load and unload my dirt bikes. It looks cool, and even cooler yet when there's a bike in the back. But it's a pain in the but putting bikes in and out when the truck is real high.
And front end parts also wear out quicker too
And ball joints, suspension parts may break easily 🤦🏻♂️
oh man , my suspension is wrecked !
1: yes the center of gravity is higher but with better suspension it can handle corners better
2: if you drive a truck and your lifting it, you already don't care about the gas mileage
3: again, if your buying bigger tires, your gonna pay for bigger tires.....
Literally every mechanic has advised me against lifting my truck
Yeah don’t think those tires are anywhere near $600 a piece just saying……
Cooler, go more places than standard truck, more short cuts,save time and gas,better air quality, easy oil change,girls want in,afraid to get out without help, practice good manners, save people in high water, closer to god.
Some peolke actually like ti go off-roading. Factory ground ckearance is abysmal. If you lift your vehicle properly, and spend the money necessary, you'll end uo with a good result. That means aftermarket UCAs, aftermarket coilovers instead of spacers, bigger brakes, regearing the diffs, etc. It's expensive. You do it because you want to.
RULE OF THUMB: KEEP YOUR VEHICLE ALL ORIGINAL!!
I grew up in a car and truck customizing culture, and it is one of the most rewarding things, looking at your creation and knowing you, turn your Plain Jane into something really cool!
If that's not your thing then keep your stock and blend in with the crowd, just don't knock those of us that like to create something that fits our personality. It is a form of Art and expression!