Coil Spacers?

lucasgunzz · Feb 24, 2017

I got a Rough Country leveling kit it's just some round metal spacers. Someone told me that it's not a good idea to install them for the fact that they've already fell off of someone's truck they know. Anyone ever have any trouble with a leveling kit like this?

blackbeautyhemi · Feb 24, 2017

Is it a 1500? Or a 2500?

R.L.K. · Feb 24, 2017

Read here , lots of great info.

http://www.ramforum.com/showthread.php?p=1087055

This should give you a full understanding of why not to use spacers for a level , if your a 1500

usaf2006 · Feb 24, 2017

R.L.K. said:
This should give you a full understanding of why not to use spacers for a level , if your a 1500

Unless if your truck is a road princess of course. :naughty:

R.L.K. · Feb 24, 2017

usaf2006 said:
Unless if your truck is a road princess of course.

LOL , I guess if your truck is a Blacktop road queen spacers are fine

Not the case with me and my truck though. ...I went with the bilsteins 5100 @ + 2.8"

LOL !

Burla · Feb 24, 2017

Spacers bind your suspension up, bils do not. I actually took my spacers off and went to bils.

Jamesq87 · Feb 25, 2017

I'm assuming you have a regular 1500. In my case, I did spacers and they worked just fine but mine is a megacab which uses different suspension. Mine stays mostly on pavement (going to work and errands) but it gets taken into some dirt pits every once in a while for fun.

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5.7/auto/4wd
2" lift,33's,minor exhaust tweak. (For now)

R.L.K. · Feb 25, 2017

I'm assuming the OP is not subscribed to his own thread , and has no idea we are posting in it

usaf2006 · Feb 25, 2017

He'll remember sooner or later

lucasgunzz · Feb 27, 2017

It's a regular cab 1500, I don't take it riding rough too often but I do do it every now and then. But if I was to not install the spacers, just longer shocks would do the trick? Or what other parts would I need?

R.L.K. · Feb 27, 2017

lucasgunzz said:
It's a regular cab 1500, I don't take it riding rough too often but I do do it every now and then. But if I was to not install the spacers, just longer shocks would do the trick? Or what other parts would I need?

See post # 3 above .

Jamesq87 · Feb 28, 2017

lucasgunzz said:
It's a regular cab 1500, I don't take it riding rough too often but I do do it every now and then. But if I was to not install the spacers, just longer shocks would do the trick? Or what other parts would I need?

Shocks do nothing to affect height. They just smooth out the ride so you're not bouncing everywhere.
You can either do the spacers or replace the actual coil springs with ones that lift. Either way you have to do the same process, just depends on wether you put in a new coil or just throw the spacer in. If you do the lift you will need and alignment and personally I would recommend new shocks.

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2006 Ram 1500 SLT Megacab
5.7/auto/4wd
2" lift,33's,minor exhaust tweak. (For now)

R.L.K. · Feb 28, 2017

Jamesq87 said:
Shocks do nothing to affect height. They just smooth out the ride so you're not bouncing everywhere.
You can either do the spacers or replace the actual coil springs with ones that lift. Either way you have to do the same process, just depends on wether you put in a new coil or just throw the spacer in. If you do the lift you will need and alignment and personally I would recommend new shocks.

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2006 Ram 1500 SLT Megacab
5.7/auto/4wd
2" lift,33's,minor exhaust tweak. (For now)

Sir , if you are talking about the Rear then yes you are correct!

If you are talking about the front end then very incorrect ... see the link I posted in post # 3 above .

Hope this helps !

Jamesq87 · Mar 1, 2017

R.L.K. said:
Sir , if you are talking about the Rear then yes you are correct!

If you are talking about the front end then very incorrect ... see the link I posted in post # 3 above .

Hope this helps !

Wasn't referring to struts. I meant traditional shocks. I've had conversations with people before who thought that adding "longer shocks" would give them lift. They basically confused the shocks with the coil springs. I forgot about the regular 1500's having different suspension. I'm used to my setup.

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2006 Ram 1500 SLT Megacab
5.7/auto/4wd
2" lift,33's,minor exhaust tweak. (For now)

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