Oddity
Junior Member
- Joined
- Sep 16, 2015
- Posts
- 26
- Reaction score
- 22
- Ram Year
- 2015
- Engine
- Hemi 5.7
Bit of a dilemma here.
I'm running into the constant issue of approach / departure angles on forest service roads (fire roads) with cross ditches dug through them. The ~500lbs of constant load in the back likely isn't helping. Front is easily solvable with a high clearance bumper, but I think I'm kinda hosed for the rear without getting dramatic.
Currently:
-Bilstein 5100s @ 2.8" up front
-Fox 2.0's w/ Ikon Springs (1.5" lift) in the rear
As I see it, my options are as follows:
-6" Lift on the truck - would help my clearance issues but this truck spends just as much time offroad as it does on, I'm not sold on lift kits being solid for heavy offroad use
-Repipe the exhaust to behind the wheel, custom fabricate a high clearance bumper w/ hitch and cut back some of the body for clearance
-Suck it up and accept that the 1500 is proving to be a tough platform to overland
Anyone wanna brainstorm better solutions?
I'm running into the constant issue of approach / departure angles on forest service roads (fire roads) with cross ditches dug through them. The ~500lbs of constant load in the back likely isn't helping. Front is easily solvable with a high clearance bumper, but I think I'm kinda hosed for the rear without getting dramatic.
Currently:
-Bilstein 5100s @ 2.8" up front
-Fox 2.0's w/ Ikon Springs (1.5" lift) in the rear
As I see it, my options are as follows:
-6" Lift on the truck - would help my clearance issues but this truck spends just as much time offroad as it does on, I'm not sold on lift kits being solid for heavy offroad use
-Repipe the exhaust to behind the wheel, custom fabricate a high clearance bumper w/ hitch and cut back some of the body for clearance
-Suck it up and accept that the 1500 is proving to be a tough platform to overland
Anyone wanna brainstorm better solutions?