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Old 02-08-2012, 08:45 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Hey guys I recently bought a 2005 2wd Hemi 1500 QC and I want to level it within the near future and I've read up on everything on here I can find about leveling kits and I want to see which setup people would prefer.

I am looking at two options. The first being a Daystar 1.5" spacer leveling kit with new bilstein shocks (I need shocks bad so I want to get it all at the same time). Here's a link to the spacer and shocks:
Daystar Comfort Ride Lift & Leveling Kit, Daystar Lift Kits
Bilstein*Shocks:*02-08*Ram 1500 - 2WD - Excludes Megacab* - eShocks.com:

The second is the Rough Country 2" coil leveling kit from topguncustomz.
Here's the rough country kit:
2" 02-05 Dodge Ram 1500 2WD Leveling Coil Lift Kit @Top Gun Customz

Obvious question is which of these would everyone choose? they're about the same price so I want to know which would be a) easier to install and b) better quality?

Thanks for the help.

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Old 02-08-2012, 08:49 AM   #2 (permalink)
 
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Welcome to the site.

You might also check out Hell Bent Steel for the leveling kit, lots of good reviews for them
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Then Duane for 3rd Strike can hook up on a deal for the Bilsteins too
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All of those are good choices.


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That's a good price for the daystar but 1.5" isn't going to do much
Rough country sells a 3" "lift", I think it's $300osh but comes with new springs front shocks and blocks for the rear, there is an RC vendor here that could probably get you a good deal
Fatbobsgarage garage website is a good place to find 2wd spacers as well
Unfortunatly hell bent steel are only for 4x4


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Bilsteins 5100 - no contest.

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Bilsteins 5100 - no contest.

Just my opinion
Not on a 2wd.
You cant level with 5100s but you could Go with the 5100 non adjustable mono tube shock over the bilstien 4600 you have linked, but I'm not really sure how much difference you would notice


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dang missed the 2wd part. yeah no adjustable bilsteins or HBS kits.


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Originally Posted by Stangshcky12 View Post
Not on a 2wd.
You cant level with 5100s but you could Go with the 5100 non adjustable mono tube shock over the bilstien 4600 you have linked, but I'm not really sure how much difference you would notice
Yea I knew I couldn't use the 5100's to level it but everyone I've seen swears by the Bilstein's but I can get the RC coils and shocks as one package for actually a few bucks cheaper than the spacer/bilsteins but I don't want to get the Rancho shocks if they really are that bad (of course they can't be worse than what i'm rolling with now). Mostly just want to know if new coils are better than spacers and if the ranchos are worth spending $$ on. I would get the Nitro 9000 shocks if I went with that RC kit.

Thanks for the help so far guys.
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I would go with the springs, honestly a 1.5 inch spacer wont make much of a difference. it really only adds an inch. And if youre truck is like most others, you need 3 inches to truly level it


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I would go with the springs, honestly a 1.5 inch spacer wont make much of a difference. it really only adds an inch. And if youre truck is like most others, you need 3 inches to truly level it
Yea it's closer to 3 inches to level it out. Will these springs actually give me 2 true inches or will they give me less since I have the HEMI? I emailed Rough Country but of course they haven't wrote back I would rather have the springs but if they're not giving me 2 true inches then I may look elsewhere.

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