Looking to get a replacement vehicle and get a lift kit or suspension air bags never had either one on a vehicle. What I would like to do is get some extra clearance on my truck or buy one with some additional lift and need advice. I know they will increase the flip over and tip but that is all I know about lift options. Wondering what the choices are, cost and what the ride is like. I do know the ride will be important on and off the road. Not looking to create a monster truck just get a few more inches of clearance. ANY advice, brands and or options and or pics would help thanks ahead of time.

I thought all you liberals drove subarus .........

Your extra clearance will come from bigger tires. To get bigger tiers you will need the lift on the truck. If you are handy, small 2-4" range body lifts are more a spacer block you add between the frame and body. Should run a couple hundred. I did a 2" on a half ton silverado 10years ago so I could fit a 33" tire, the lift was 600$ range. It was a torsion bar key and add a leaf to the back with new shocks. I dont think it changed the feel of the ride much the rear was a little stiffer from the add a leaf when it was empty, the tires did change the feel, the wider aggressive offroad tire has a differant feel than the street tire.
I think I bought my kit from 4 wheel parts .com

I have heard they are hard on the U joints,but don't know from personal experience.Maybe that's just the ones those young guys have that need a stepladder to get in.

Get a 2” leveling kit put on I did that on my Tacoma it cost me around $300 for labor and everything

Before and after

You go any higher than that it will cost you a couple thousand dollars. They have to do a lot of changing things around like brake lines etc. that’s what they told me. Btw I did get new Bilstein shocks all around the original shocks were shot. I noticed a better ride after that

I had a 4" lift kit in my jeep wrangler and ran 33" tires. If you want better performance I would suggest spending your money on lockers to make your vehicle all wheel drive. I could drive in 24" of snow no problem, drive over logs and drive further in 2wd drive than most in 4wd. Lockers are the best improvement IMOP.

As others have said, bigger tires is what gains you ground clearance. Your axles are the lowest thing to the ground, and bigger tires raises the centerline of the axle. If your stock tires are 28", the centerline of your axles is 14" off the ground, and going to 33" tires will move the centerline to 16.5", for example. Lift kits will make room for bigger tires in the wheel wells, along with giving you taller rocker clearance and better "angle of attack" (you can get closer to tall obstructions if your bumper is higher off the ground without hitting your bumper, so you can drive over downed trees, for example). If you go more than a couple inches with a lift kit, you likely will need new brake lines and shocks, as these are attached between the axle and frame, and when you raise the suspension, you can stretch them out and possibly snap them. If you go tall with a body lift kit, you can run in to issues with the engine's fan hitting the fan shroud if it's a mechanical fan, because the fan is attached to the frame and the shroud is attached to the body. You may also need a longer steering shaft for the same reason, most any kit will come with the extension. Leveling kits are a good option, they raise just the front end a couple of inches, for most new trucks that use struts up front (ford f-150s for example) they're just a block that goes on top of the strut. You'll want an alignment after any suspension lift kit of course, if you're putting big knobby tires on you'll want camber set as close to 0 degrees as you can, and rotate those tires often. Body kits don't change the suspension, so you shouldn't need an alignment, and it won't affect u-joint angles. A suspension lift kit will affect u-joint angles, and can be hard on vehicles with a short driveshaft especially, like jeeps.

I have a 2013 Dodge truck with the air suspension, which I like a lot. It's nice to have the normal ride height, and the lift only when you need it.

I do have oversized tires problem is when I have all my gear in the back and with winch on the front It drops. Im thinking maybe a 2" to 4" lift kit or maybe the air suspension Trapdog1 discussed I wonder what that would cost and how it would hold up under extreme roads. I have seen them for hauling campers and trailers on the highway but not sure how it would work off road, might be more comfortable than a lift kit??

I do have oversized tires problem is when I have all my gear in the back and with winch on the front It drops. Im thinking maybe a 2" to 4" lift kit or maybe the air suspension Trapdog1 discussed I wonder what that would cost and how it would hold up under extreme roads. I have seen them for hauling campers and trailers on the highway but not sure how it would work off road, might be more comfortable than a lift kit??

Mine came from the factory that way, so I have no idea what it might cost as an add on. I have never had any problems with it, but I've never put it to any extreme use either.

I've done quite a few lifts on trucks & jeeps & 1st thing I'd say is figure out what tires you want to run. Just going a few inches higher really won't make much of a difference in the tip over feeling. Cheapest route would be torsion bar lift, springs/spacers, or body lift - depending on what type of truck you have. Also depending, you may need an alignment afterwards (excluding body lift).