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Old 10-01-2012, 05:18 PM   #56 (permalink)
TheEnemy
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A lifted truck with significanly larger tires can require as much foot pressure as the stock truck without assist. But if the person doing the mods does a brake upgrade to compensate the lifted truck can stop faster because of the greater traction the larger (softer rubber) tires provide.

That being said outside of magazine articles and full on trail rigs I have only seen a handfull that beefed up the brakes when lifting, almost all of which are used off road as well.

I'm not going to adress stability, that ones a no brainer.

When we do the local mud bogs you would be surprised at all of the lifted trucks..... in the parking lot.
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