In light powder snow, lifting the truck will allow you to drive in deeper snow. Assuming you have a solid axle, dragging the diff through the snow is possible, but once the snow is up to the frame you'll get bogged down. An independent suspension, like most medium pickups and suv will work even better. This won't work so much in the wet heavy snow, but the type of snow you get is very dependent on location. Water crossings are also aided by a pure lift.
That being said, 99% of lifts are purely cosmetic. When the owner doesn't do stuff like axle breathers and longer brake lines it becomes a pretty good liability. Also on independent suspensions it will usually exceed the angles for the cv axles and wear down much quicker.
In light powder snow, lifting the truck will allow you to drive in deeper snow. Assuming you have a solid axle, dragging the diff through the snow is possible, but once the snow is up to the frame you'll get bogged down. An independent suspension, like most medium pickups and suv will work even better. This won't work so much in the wet heavy snow, but the type of snow you get is very dependent on location. Water crossings are also aided by a pure lift.
That being said, 99% of lifts are purely cosmetic. When the owner doesn't do stuff like axle breathers and longer brake lines it becomes a pretty good liability. Also on independent suspensions it will usually exceed the angles for the cv axles and wear down much quicker.
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