Leveling 2018 Ram 2500

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Novawill72

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Does anyone have before and after leveling pics of their 4th gen Ram? Here is a pic of what I have. I am thinking she needs raised up in the front. But would like to see what others have done.
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Don't have a before handy but here is an after. 2.3" level (on 35's) and I added a 1" spacer in the rear to get some rake back in it. The picture is a little fish eye so it looks taller then it really is in real life I think?

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I have a 2018 6.4 also and IMHO they absolutely need leveled. I'm working towards mine now. I've got wheels, track bar, drag Link, Bilstein level kit, and rear air lift bags. Just gotta save for those 35 ridge grapplers. Crap is expensive.

I see the camper in your pic..... definitely go with the airbags. You'll thank me later.
 
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I have a 2018 6.4 also and IMHO they absolutely need leveled. I'm working towards mine now. I've got wheels, track bar, drag Link, Bilstein level kit, and rear air lift bags. Just gotta save for those 35 ridge grapplers. Crap is expensive.

I see the camper in your pic..... definitely go with the airbags. You'll thank me later.
Thank you, can you tell me why on the airbags? The trailer is only 6800 pounds wet.

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Thank you, can you tell me why on the airbags? The trailer is only 6800 pounds wet.

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It's a function of tongue weight. Depending on how evenly your trailer is loaded, how much gear is already in the truck and how far back the trailer axle is under the trailer body all factor into tongue weight differences.

So if you are running it front loaded a bit your tongue weight could be close to 500 - 600 pounds which is a quarter ton or more pressing down on the truck frame behind the truck axle.
 

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I, like you, tow pretty heavy once in a while. And when I first got ready to level and upgrade tire size I realized that when my truck is perfectly leveled, it would sag badly when under a load. So I added the airbag lift system to the rear in order to level back out while towing. It's just safer
 
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