2" rear or 2/4 drop

2013rammer · Dec 21, 2015

It's been awhile since iv had a 2wd truck and now that I have one again I wanna lower it but I don't wanna loose in towing like a small camper every now and then or my old ford courier...my old dodge was a 04 with 4/6 drop with 2" shackles just a pic of it to show off lol

dearchristopher · Dec 22, 2015

FWIW I did 2" rear drop with airlift 1000 bags and I can still tow my 26 foot aerolite. hitch weight is about 650 I think and it sits okay. with stiffer shocks or an airlift 5000 I'd be perfect but the WD and 1000 kit makes it ride pretty well.

here's a pic of stock front and lowered rear to level. I like the height.

until I see 2/4 dropped trucks. hah

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audio1der · Dec 22, 2015

I'm also -2" in the rear, and with the Airlift 1000's, tow our 32' Passport trailer (700lbs tongue) with no problems. Not much suspension travel left,but it's almost as comfortable as stock.
-2" in the rear is just enough to get rid of that "ass in the air/cat in heat" look while keeping a touch of front rake. I had done -3" before which levelled it, and I hated that. It also towed on the bumpstops which SUCKED.

Rlaf75 · Dec 22, 2015

I would like to do a 2/4 drop but as my daily driver in new england I decided against it. The roads suck and we can potentially have serious snow on the ground. With that said, I wound up cutting the stock rear springs to get rid of most of the grandpa rake it had. It still has a slight rake but it looks so much better. I did pick up an airlift 1000 kit but I haven't installed it yet because I don't tow that often. It also rides the same as stock with the cut springs too

2013rammer · Dec 22, 2015

Yeah I liked the rear drop too until I looked on here at the 2/4 and lower lol how did the air bag system in the back cost?

Rlaf75 · Dec 22, 2015

2013rammer said:
Yeah I liked the rear drop too until I looked on here at the 2/4 and lower lol how did the air bag system in the back cost?

FYI.. the airlift 1000 are just bladders that you insert into the center of the spring that have an air line that you manually fill with air. It stiffens up the spring when towing so it help prevent bottoming out. I found a new un-used kit on ebay for $60 shipped but I believe they are approx $80 to $100 if you order them online.

2013rammer · Dec 22, 2015

That's not bad at all I used to have helper bags on my company truck it was a 2014 f250 4x4 they put 3 inch spacer up front 4 inch block two helper Springs on each side and still had to put bags lol I had alot of tools on that truck...I'm prolly just gonna go with the rear drop they look better on these 4drs verses a rear drop on a regular cab in my opinion

PNUTLT1 · Dec 22, 2015

audio1der said:
I'm also -2" in the rear, and with the Airlift 1000's, tow our 32' Passport trailer (700lbs tongue) with no problems. Not much suspension travel left,but it's almost as comfortable as stock.
-2" in the rear is just enough to get rid of that "ass in the air/cat in heat" look while keeping a touch of front rake. I had done -3" before which levelled it, and I hated that. It also towed on the bumpstops which SUCKED.

Do You think that the Air Lift 1000's made the ride smoother without towing or hauling. Like just in general?

I dropped my truck 2" on the rear and i was thinking about adding the bags.
What do you think about adding them just to add 5-7 psi to smooth out the ride?

PNUTLT1 · Dec 22, 2015

dearchristopher said:
FWIW I did 2" rear drop with airlift 1000 bags and I can still tow my 26 foot aerolite. hitch weight is about 650 I think and it sits okay. with stiffer shocks or an airlift 5000 I'd be perfect but the WD and 1000 kit makes it ride pretty well.

here's a pic of stock front and lowered rear to level. I like the height.

until I see 2/4 dropped trucks. hah

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Do You think that the Air Lift 1000's made the ride smoother without towing or hauling. Like just in general?

I dropped my truck 2" on the rear and i was thinking about adding the bags.
What do you think about adding them just to add 5-7 psi to smooth out the ride?

dearchristopher · Jan 31, 2016

PNUTLT1 said:
Do You think that the Air Lift 1000's made the ride smoother without towing or hauling. Like just in general?

I dropped my truck 2" on the rear and i was thinking about adding the bags.

What do you think about adding them just to add 5-7 psi to smooth out the ride?

eh. cutting coils will change the spring rate of the coil so it will feel a little bouncier. I run 8 pounds usually with no weight and it's enough to get it a little stiff so doesn't have that lowrider bounce. they're definitely an improvement towing, and I'd say they make a slight to noticeable difference unloaded

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6speed4.7 · Jan 31, 2016

^^^^^^^^
Very well said
Firms it up enough to get rid of the low-rider bounce- exactly.....

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