As another Californian speaking, I put in Eibachs (from Upgrade Motoring in Reseda-got them in one day) and went from 215 All Terrain to 235 Mud Brutes. Huge difference in height but now I feel every little vibration in the road, every bump and shake the road can give me - and that's just on the freeway. Yeah, new shocks are in order for me (I only have 37,000 mileson it).

When I put on the 235's I had to get new rims (15X7 White spoke steel). Allignment changed (it now pulls to the left when braking and didn't before) and my gas mileage dropped dramatically. I used to get nearly 270 miles to a tank and now get 200. But my biggest concern is the loss of power now.

I hava a daily commute up the Conejo grade (used to be called the Norweign grade because of the ethnic mix of workers who built it) which is one of the steepest (or so I understand) in California. I used to go up the grade in 5th (steady but no passing at 70) and would kick butt in 4th. Now I have to go up the grade in 4th (steady and loses speed at the top) but kicks butt in 3rg (RPM's at 5,000). If I didn't need the Mud Brutes for the upcomong rainy season, I'd put back on the 215's. I've thought of trying to add more power but superchargers go for $3,000 from a custom maker in Florida and the Powerchip, I understand, doesn't work. So I'm at a loss. How can I regain the horse power again ? Consider the larger tires along with the power drain Lady Frog.