Bilstein Rear Shocks With Rear Lift

Ravjay12 · Sep 24, 2017

Help With Bilstein Rear Shocks With Rear Lift

Hello fellow Ram owners!
I'm ready to pull the trigger on a level with Bilsteins. I'm planning on doing a 2.8 in front and a 1.50 inch rear coil lift. My question is, the bilsteins for the Rear say 0-1". Will the shocks be overextended with the rear lift at 1.5? Is there another bilstein option that would be better? I really like the Bilsteins and have had great results in the past. Thanks, y'all! Any input would be appreciated!

trip1027 · Oct 2, 2017

half a inch won't make a difference I have over 3 inch lift in the rear and I am still running stock shocks

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Ravjay12 · Oct 2, 2017

trip1027 said:
half a inch won't make a difference I have over 3 inch lift in the rear and I am still running stock shocks

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Thanks!

jaked2ca · Oct 15, 2017

Did you get this all installed? Any pics? Reviews? I'm debating the icon rear could myself

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Ravjay12 · Oct 15, 2017

jaked2ca said:
Did you get this all installed? Any pics? Reviews? I'm debating the icon rear could myself

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Yes I did! Turned out great! The ride is much better and it got me right at 1.5" of rear lift. I suspect it will settle some. I also set the front at 2.8 with Zone UCA's.

Frosty415 · Oct 20, 2017

Ravjay12 said:
Yes I did! Turned out great! The ride is much better and it got me right at 1.5" of rear lift. I suspect it will settle some. I also set the front at 2.8 with Zone UCA's.

Just installed bilsteins on mine and was debating doing the exact same setup. Just curious what size tires you're running??

Ravjay12 · Oct 21, 2017

Frosty415 said:
Just installed bilsteins on mine and was debating doing the exact same setup. Just curious what size tires you're running??

I have BFG AT 275/65r20 with factory sport rims.

Frosty415 · Oct 21, 2017

Ravjay12 said:
I have BFG AT 275/65r20 with factory sport rims.

Nice. For a 2.8 front and 1.5 rear those fill the wheel wells out nicely. I am thinking of sticking to 2.1 in the front and adding just a 1" in the rear and I have been looking for bigger tires than those. Maybe I need to consider down sizing to avoid a 'stuffed' look.

Ravjay12 · Oct 22, 2017

Frosty415 said:
Nice. For a 2.8 front and 1.5 rear those fill the wheel wells out nicely. I am thinking of sticking to 2.1 in the front and adding just a 1" in the rear and I have been looking for bigger tires than those. Maybe I need to consider down sizing to avoid a 'stuffed' look.

If you really want rear coils, Carli makes a 3/4” progressive rear spring coil. The 2.1 looks really good with a rear 3/4” lift.

Frosty415 · Oct 22, 2017

Ravjay12 said:
If you really want rear coils, Carli makes a 3/4” progressive rear spring coil. The 2.1 looks really good with a rear 3/4” lift.

Nice. Ill have to check those out. Yeah, I am sitting at about 3/4'' of rake right now. I am loving the front but just can't get over the 'saggy looking' rear end now. So I'll probably try to lift the back up a bit and measure what it'll look like with a 3/4'' and 1'' lift and go from there. Then I plan on installing Bilsteins in the rear to match the front. I'm pretty set on the Nitto Ridge Grapplers for new shoes but just need to figure out what I want for size once I'm done lifting.

Ravjay12 · Oct 23, 2017

Frosty415 said:
Nice. Ill have to check those out. Yeah, I am sitting at about 3/4'' of rake right now. I am loving the front but just can't get over the 'saggy looking' rear end now. So I'll probably try to lift the back up a bit and measure what it'll look like with a 3/4'' and 1'' lift and go from there. Then I plan on installing Bilsteins in the rear to match the front. I'm pretty set on the Nitto Ridge Grapplers for new shoes but just need to figure out what I want for size once I'm done lifting.

Sounds good! Post some pics when you decide!

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