question on lowered 1500

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brad1982

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I bought a 03 ram 1500 quad cab 4x4. My truck sits 2-3 inches lower than a stock 1500 and I noticed the blocks on the rear axle are gone but my question is. How did they lower the front? Can turning down the torsion bars lower it that much to match up on the rear by removing the blocks?
 

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Post a picture of your front suspension. Turn your wheels full right and take a picture of the bump stop. What size wheels/tire do you have.
 
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it has 275/60 20's.... here is the pic of the bump stop and there is 1-1/2 to 2 inches space between it and the lower a arm
 

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It being a 4x4 I can't really say, but that looks normal to me. Maybe a 4x4 guy will post. Does it have a drop spindles on it? OEM are aluminum and aftermarket are steel.
 
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I will look tomorrow evening and post back on it.. Thanks for your help!
 
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The spindles are aluminum. Magnet would not stick to it.
 
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I hope so. Thanks again for all your help bud!
 

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Blown shocks, cut springs, or aftermarket springs. I'd look at those 3 first
 
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I just replaced the shocks so I will look into the others. Thanks for the info!
 
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