1500 Suspension Work

[laglueck]

Wanted some advice. I drive a 2017 1500, RWD, coil suspension, no air suspension.
I wanted to get rid of the factory rake so I picked up a Supreme Suspension Leveling kit, 2.5 inches, for the front, Bilstein 5100 non adjustable shocks for all 4 corners and 2 Mevotech UCAs for the front. I've watched a whole bunch of videos and did some research and it doesn't look like too complicated of a job. Im not a mechanic by any means, im pretty good at doing the basic work and maintenance but I wanted some real world advice on how long or difficult I should expect it to be to do all this work myself. I enjoy doing the work myself but I am a little apprehensive I might break something.
Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated
Thanks!

 

[co-pilot]

gonna need some good jack stands & good spring compressor.......if the shocks you bought for the front are stock length you might want some shock extensions
and the rear shock top bolt is a pain to get to....

 

[crazykid1994]

No need for spring compressors for that vehicle. It’s spring over shock. Not a strut setup. Remove the tire. Remove the brakes, Disconnect the sway bar and disconnect the shocks then your whole suspension will be floating. Then pop out the upper control arm and the lower will drop. The spring should come loose and you can drop it out and install your spacer and spring back in then reassemble. Time is dependent on your tools. The upper control arm may be a pain if the ball joint is seized in. Either need the tool or a good hammer since you have new upper control arms. Loosen the nut till it’s only partially on then smack up on it to pop it free taking care not to hit the knuckle

 

[kurek]

This tool makes the rear shocks easy https://www.thurenfabrication.com/c...thuren-shock-nut-set-2009-2018-dodge-ram-1500

 

[laglueck]

Perfect. Thanks everybody for thr helpful replies. Will probably set aside a weekend for this just in case