Funny how this same thing happens with everything, right? You pick the cheaper fix, it works great for a month, and then one bad day makes you question the whole call. Trucks are just like that. You only ever hear about the guy who lifted first and never looked back, nobody posts about the guy who trimmed and kept rolling. Plastic flares are cheap and cut easy, so if that climb is the only spot it kisses, trimming is the smart money move. A lift changes how the truck drives on the highway too, which people forget when they are mad about a rub. Run the 33s, trim what needs trimming, and put that $1,300 you saved toward gas and tires.