I use my Garmin for speed, more important is youll have a slight different shift pattern. I didnt catch the size of the tire showin on the new RL but if it was fatter i could understand the rub. But if its 1" taller and same width it might be ok for that whopping half inch extra clearance. When my 245 70R 17s need to be changed out on mine they are close to the same size as a stock tire.
I havnt had a problem with my lift or the truck with 1 inch taller tires stock wheels for 12 years and same as a friend but with a different lift running stock size tires, we put are lifts on VERY early he has 225,000 miles and I have 106,000. He ran with the Skyjacker, mine is Truxx, I got the links he didnt, his rear end is half inch higher, mines a level kit which was .05 shorter in rear, his was cheaper in price. Just going to a different wheel offset for a change in tire size can be just as bad as putting a lift on anything its no different then a spacer with a stock wheel. Im a firm believer that if your going to do it do it right away. All those components get worked into a comfy zone then when one changes it after several thousand miles and you get leaks, noises, shaking, worn out parts cause you changed it all up (my own opinion). That being said I dont no a thing about this new RLs suspension yet and thats why its a waiting game for me. Once I see specs from some major off road truck companys I'll make my choice to do or not to do. Back in "06" it was the same thing, so its ones choice or roll of the dice for issues maybe later on. The more years that go by the manufacturers dont want you to touch anything. They are even makin it harder for john the local mech. down the block to work on any newer models. Just my .02cents good luck and cant wait to see one lifted, if it fits my needs you will see one if it can be done.:grin:
If one could only put some Elka Stage 5 shocks or any off road race shock, this would help in that area big time.Unsprung weight hanging at the end of suspension is like the pendulum of a clock. The greater the mass and weight, the more its effect on inertia, meaning that once in motion it wants to keep going until the inertia is exhausted (like the pendulum of a clock slowing down and changing direction). So in our case this slows reaction time of the suspension, making it slower to react to changes in direction as the tire meets oncoming changing surfaces.
Then there is the ratio of unsprung weight to sprung weight, which effects ride quality. Remember the big old boats of the 1970s? When you have a multi-ton vehicle even heavy steel wheels are a much lower ratio of mass compared to the vehicle riding on the springs. Net result is plush wallowy ride. Floaty. Like a boat!
So with lighter modern cars there is a design dilemma to create good ride quality, because that ideal ratio requires unsprung weight much lower due to the lighter sprung weight. So materials become a bigger factor (like carbon fiber... which also apparently offers much greater stiffness, such that the wheels do not distort in the way that alloys wheels do).
As for a Ridgeline with carbon fiber wheels, I have to wonder that the cost would approach half the value of the current Black Edition Ridgeline. So... maybe not.
My stockers here will be fine for this winter. Our snow is different and last much longer. Lookin forward to how your tires perform this winter.
