Daniel Leih
Junior Member
Hi all, i recently traded in my 2015 Laramie for a 2019 new style Longhorn. I love the truck except i am not satisfied with the suspension. Don't get me wrong, the ride is positively luxurious, Like a BMW, but honestly isn't quite what i want in a truck. I am using the truck primarily as a commuter at the moment but also do some regular hauling of engines and axles, towing old cars, cruising into the desert, etc. Based on previous trucks I thought the rake on the Rams was a little funny but i was pretty shocked at how much it squatted with 500#-1000# in the bed. I am very happy with my new Ram but could use some input on options for suspension "upgrades" (admittedly subjective term.)
My 2015 Laramie was over 100K miles and in need of some new parts so I ended up pulling most of the suspension and replacing with the Mopar (Superlift) 4" kit with Bilsteins. I found a smoking deal on the kit and paid ~$800. Was very happy with the performance. The Bilsteins are a more firm ride than the stock shocks but still very compliant and the Superlift rear springs were progressive and excellent. To me the setup was much better: more level, more firm and less squating under minor loads.
So enter the 2019 new style Ram. This time i think i want more like 2.5" in the front and 1"-1.5" in the back. I currently have a 2" difference front to back. I really want the progressive lift springs in back combined with Bilstein shocks all around. Basically i want the Mopar P5155797 but for the 2019 DT, not DS.
All i see so far is the Mopar Fox kit 77072424AB. It's a bit expensive at ~$1100 but that's because of Fox shocks. I understand from this list that the kit now includes a front spacer for leveling but nothing for the soft rear springs. So, a couple of questions for the knowledgeable folks out there.
How does the tuning on the Fox shocks in the Mopar kit compare to Bilstein 5100s? Are they similar? I always thought of Fox as an offroad leader with a much stiffer shock but other threads suggest they ride like stock.
Does anyone make a progressive rate rear spring for the 2019 -2020 DT? Superlift says they don't support this platform yet so their SLF-140 et al are not an option? Has anyone tried those on the DT?
All inputs welcome. Thanks for listening ;-)
My 2015 Laramie was over 100K miles and in need of some new parts so I ended up pulling most of the suspension and replacing with the Mopar (Superlift) 4" kit with Bilsteins. I found a smoking deal on the kit and paid ~$800. Was very happy with the performance. The Bilsteins are a more firm ride than the stock shocks but still very compliant and the Superlift rear springs were progressive and excellent. To me the setup was much better: more level, more firm and less squating under minor loads.
So enter the 2019 new style Ram. This time i think i want more like 2.5" in the front and 1"-1.5" in the back. I currently have a 2" difference front to back. I really want the progressive lift springs in back combined with Bilstein shocks all around. Basically i want the Mopar P5155797 but for the 2019 DT, not DS.
All i see so far is the Mopar Fox kit 77072424AB. It's a bit expensive at ~$1100 but that's because of Fox shocks. I understand from this list that the kit now includes a front spacer for leveling but nothing for the soft rear springs. So, a couple of questions for the knowledgeable folks out there.
How does the tuning on the Fox shocks in the Mopar kit compare to Bilstein 5100s? Are they similar? I always thought of Fox as an offroad leader with a much stiffer shock but other threads suggest they ride like stock.
Does anyone make a progressive rate rear spring for the 2019 -2020 DT? Superlift says they don't support this platform yet so their SLF-140 et al are not an option? Has anyone tried those on the DT?
All inputs welcome. Thanks for listening ;-)
