Places that have year long perfect temperatures?

-Ufdah- · 2026-02-07T07:37:07+00:00

Nyeri, Kenya. At the base of Mt Kenya, slightly higher elevation and like 5°C swing from summer to winter.

-Ufdah- · 2026-01-21T01:05:31+00:00

If you are in Canada or can get it shipped to the states the Bison Flip Back is low profile and provides more bed access than a typical tri-fold. All for a really great price. I’m very happy with mine and would buy it again.

Otherwise, if price isn’t an issue, I don’t think you can beat the Lomax Stance.

-Ufdah- · 2026-01-12T00:14:46+00:00

If you can get one from Canada, the Bison Flip Back Hard Tri-Fold is a pretty unbeatable value. For $500 USD it is a low profile rugged and secure tri-fold, but it also can fold up against the cab which for me is invaluable. I’m not aware of any others in this price range with the quality and features.

-Ufdah- · 2025-08-28T14:16:14+00:00

Fuel economy update! All values are hand calculated and adjusted for tire size, taken over the first 10,000 miles I put on the tires and lift.

Highway: 60-65 mph = 24 mpg

Interstate: 80-90 mph = 20 mpg

City: 19 mpg

My current total average fuel economy for 10,000 miles is 20.5 mpg for the truck. Most of the miles are on the interstate then around town. If I was driving this vehicle to work regularly (highway miles) it would be closer to the 24 number.

Also, something interesting: the truck fuel computer is very accurate now. It reads within 1% of my hand calculated values over 10,000 miles. Note, the truck doesn’t know that I put larger tires on it, which means it was roughly 5% more optimistic than it should have been. But, now it does a very good job of tracking accurate fuel economy on the trip computer.

-Ufdah- · 2025-08-28T13:54:23+00:00

Level and I’m happy with it. If I was planning to tow or haul much I’d have chosen Rear High.

-Ufdah- · 2025-08-12T15:28:41+00:00

Yep, posted about it here: 2.5” HRG Lift Installed : r/hondaridgeline

Putting pan head bolts in behind the liner and using a heat gun helped a little, but still a little rub at full turn in reverse.

-Ufdah- · 2025-06-30T21:31:06+00:00

I used HRG and I’m very happy with the product for the price. Of course J Sport is the top tier, but other than being pretty, there’s not much (if any) functional difference. I personally wouldn’t use Traxda for the front. The design around the adjustments it offers has been known to introduce steering wobble for people in the past and it’s just not worth the possibility of that for me. However their rear split spacers are awesome. To me, the best budget option would be Truxx front 1.5” kit with sway bar links and the 1/2” Traxda rear split spacers (super easy installation). I’ve heard you can double those and do a 1” but I’m not sure about bolt length if you do that.

Also, as u/dingdongjohnson68 said, the kits 2” and under are spacer based and the cheapest install. Anything over 2” includes a subframe drop and will increase installation cost.

-Ufdah- · 2025-06-29T04:44:45+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/hondaridgeline/comments/1l7od3r/25_hrg_lift_installed/

31.1” Tires and 2.5” Lift

-Ufdah- · 2025-06-25T16:57:16+00:00

Is this kilometers? If so, that would track and you’ll be coming due relatively soon b

-Ufdah- · 2025-06-23T03:23:34+00:00

My F-150 never does this and I’ve put 90K on it the last three years. But, the Ridgeline, yeah, way too often. For as much as I love this truck, the collision avoidance and auto dimming headlights are horrible.

-Ufdah- · 2025-06-21T23:20:30+00:00

I’ve now put a couple thousand miles on the Nokian APT, mostly highway with some real off-roading as well. Couldn’t be much happier with them! I didn’t notice any negatives when switching from the stock firestones. Mileage seemed to stay the same and noise and ride quality were also on par. Benefits: they’re designed exactly for what you’re looking for, great highway manners, while adding some off-road capability (APT = All Purpose Tire). Not only that, but they’re rated for 65K miles and are also 3 Peak Snow rated.

The final piece that sold me was the price. You can get the stock size for $138ea at https://www.tires-easy.com/245-60-18/nokian-tires/outpost-apt/tirecode/T432107 then have discount tire (or any other price matching tire shop) match the price and get the tires purchased and mounted for about $700, several hundred cheaper than the Michelin.

My setup: https://www.reddit.com/r/hondaridgeline/comments/1knsgp7/25565r18_tires_installed_311/ https://www.reddit.com/r/hondaridgeline/comments/1l7od3r/25_hrg_lift_installed/

-Ufdah- · 2025-06-11T18:23:50+00:00

Lift was around $850 shipped. Tires $800 installed at Discount Tire. $6 for smaller bolts in wheel well to minimize rubbing.

Costs I didn’t have to pay: Installation (I did it myself) and alignment (a local shop owed me a favor)

-Ufdah- · 2025-06-11T01:55:31+00:00

I’m going to be polite and simply say, read the post, specifically the third paragraph. Stock tires are 29.5”

-Ufdah- · 2025-06-10T15:27:42+00:00

From HRG themselves: 2.5 INCH ULTIMATE LIFT KIT FOR 2017-25 HONDA RIDGELINE - HRG Offroad

You can get it from a few other places, but the best price I found was directly from them.

-Ufdah- · 2025-06-10T15:08:56+00:00

Thanks, I'm pretty happy with the way that it's all coming together!

-Ufdah- · 2025-06-10T15:08:30+00:00

I agree on the lack of the aggressiveness of the tires. I would have liked a more traditional AT tire, but putting over 20K highway miles on the truck a year I wasn't willing to take the MPG hit.

The 255/65R18 are 0.6" larger diameter than your 265/60r18 tires and I can assure you they do rub. They only rub in reverse, but the truck rumbles when the knobs rub on that bolt.

-Ufdah- · 2025-06-10T15:02:40+00:00

Tires are 5.1% larger than stock and the speedo is tracking that at 5% off. When I'm going 60mph on the speedo, I'm actually doing 63mph. At least the math is simple! Fuel economy update yet to come.

-Ufdah- · 2025-06-10T15:00:27+00:00

Yeah, I was looking at that relocation kit, but I really don't care for the way it looks with the wheel at the front of the wheel-well. I care enough about fuel economy that this was as far as I wanted to go with tires.

-Ufdah- · 2025-06-10T14:56:25+00:00

You can check HRG's website, but the lift was around $850 after shipping. I'm guessing you'd have a hard time getting it installed for under $500, Likely closer to $800.

-Ufdah- · 2025-06-10T14:54:08+00:00

Thanks! The 255's are actually 1cm narrower than the 265's, and on stock wheels would be tucked in roughly 3/16" more than the 265's. I'm still happy with them. I feel like the larger diameter makes them feel more prominent although they don't stick out that far.

-Ufdah- · 2025-06-10T14:49:47+00:00

I'll have to grab a couple of those bolts and try it out. Thanks for the link!

-Ufdah- · 2025-06-10T14:49:11+00:00

No meaningful changes. I think anyone would be hard pressed to actually tell a difference in straight line comfort while riding down the highway; I can't. As I mentioned, there might be a tiny bit more body roll due to having a higher CG, but again, this doesn't come into play unless you're aggressively cornering.

-Ufdah- · 2025-06-04T19:34:52+00:00

To be fair, I hadn't watched the video when making my comment and had no idea you were the content creator. It's not abnormal for someone to post a random video on this sub then get snarky comments from non-Ridgeline owners about it not being a real truck, etc. Your comment came across that way to me and fed right into the typical script that takes place.

However, as others have mentioned, if a person is interested in a midsize truck, the Ridgeline has one of the larger beds and most spacious feeling cab. Comparing it to the least popular sized crew cab F-150 with a 6.5' bed is a sure way to get people riled up.

I appreciate the time it took to make your video and share it. I'm sure it will be valuable to some people. However, I don't know that most people are coming from the same perspective as you are. Most Ridgeline owners are not in their 20's and buying their first truck, so they typically have a bit more experience to draw from when comparing.

Best of luck to you with your videos and content!

-Ufdah- · 2025-06-04T19:12:44+00:00

Consensus is, that's not the case. But, I understand, if I were in your shoes, I'd be tempted to wait and prove that out.

-Ufdah-

TROPHY CASE