Will getting a lift kit chance your gas mileage or no?

Answer 1

When going through testing for mileage, The factory takes into account the height of a vehicle, for one, and adds to or takes away from body size and shape so that the aerodynamics are such to produce the minimum amount of drag. In some cases, a spoiler or bumper dampers are configured so that the air or head wind will glide smoothly over the vehicle to increase its mileage per gallon, not to mention the center of gravity is lowered or enhanced to allow for handling in good or hazardous conditions. By increasing the height of a vehicle, the aerodynamic co-efficiency is reduced and the center of gravity is raised, and this is a dangerous combination. As for fuel consumption, the effects of the height will vary form 0 to 12 inches. (as does the over all safety of the vehicle) In most cases, the difference of MPG is negligible. In layman's terms, You probably won't notice too much of a difference, but there will be less MPG dependant on the height you raise the vehicle to from 0. (0 being the factory height)