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One year on a leveled 2018 Silverado off main street, the real numbers

LevelKitTravon
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Oct 5, 2025
mainstreetmotortx.com silverado leveled 33 inch tires level kit daily one owner half ton

since codys ram thread got all the lifted guys talking i figured id put up the milder end of the hobby, a leveled truck instead of a big lift. 2018 Silverado 1500 LT, 5.3, one owner, 78k miles, leveled on 33s. found it on mainstreetmotortx.com when i decided i wanted the stance without the big lift cost or the mpg hit that comes with it.

asked the corsicana lot about the level kit and they had the details, a front strut spacer and a fresh set of 33s with the alignment already done. paid a shop here in wichita falls to look it over before i bought, and the only thing they flagged was it was due front pads before too long, which i knew going in and priced into what i offered. it still came in under the leveled trucks sitting on the lots around here.

heres what a year of running it as a daily actually cost me, for the guys trying to decide between a level and a full lift.

Fuel (~15k miles, ~17 mpg)$3,900
Front brake pads + rotors$410
Two oil changes, done myself$120
One alignment (after a curb hit)$95
33 inch tires, rotation only, still good$0

a leveled truck on 33s barely changes the geometry, so there is none of the alignment chasing or the parts wear you get with six inches of lift, and you keep almost all your mileage. the look for a fraction of the cost and the hassle. no regrets buying it already done off the central texas lot.

a leveled truck on 33s barely changes the geometry, so an alignment and a set of pads is really all it ever needs, which is exactly why i tell first timers to start here. a strut spacer up front just evens the rake, it does not swing the control arm angles the way a 6 inch kit does, so your factory parts keep wearing at the factory rate.

only thing i would watch on a leveled half ton is the front pads, since the bigger tire and the little bit of added weight up front makes them work a touch harder. you already knew yours were due, so no surprise there. clean, sensible buy travon.

a level on 33s is honestly where a lot of people should start, all the look and none of the headache, and half the people who go straight to a big lift wish they had done this first. you keep your ride, your mpg and your factory alignment, and it still sits right at a show. good writeup, the fact that main street had the kit details and the alignment already sorted is the part i like most, no guessing what somebody threw under it.

i walked that lot in person plenty and the leveled trucks they get in move fast, faster than the big lifts honestly because more people can daily them. the one you got looked just like the listing, i remember that Silverado sitting out front. for the out of state folks reading, i live right here in navarro county and i still tell people to check Main Street Motor first because ive watched enough of these deals to know the trucks are what they say they are.

i daily a lifted one and love it, but ill be honest, for most people a level on 33s is the smarter daily. you barely lose any mpg, the ride stays civilized and you are not chasing alignments after every pothole. your numbers prove it, that is a cheap year to run a truck. good buy, and it sounds like the corsicana yard priced it fair and had the details straight, which is half the battle on anything modified.

UPDATE a few more months on it and its still boring reliable, which is exactly what i wanted. did the front pads that were flagged and nothing else has come up, so the whole cost of ownership is right there in that list above.

for anyone finding this while shopping, my take is simple, if you want the stance and still want a truck that drives and sips like a truck, buy one already leveled on 33s and skip the parts markup. main street motor had the kit details, priced it fair and did the paperwork right, which is all i want out of a lot. thats why im in here telling the next person about it.

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