Best 4"-5" lift for a 2017 RAM 1500

[Robert Haley]

I installed a 3.5" leveling kit (donuts) on my 2017 RAM 1500 4X4. The ride quality was so bad I took it off. I would like to lift the truck 4"-5" and I'm looking for recommendations for kits that will produce a near factory ride quality and not introduce vibration issues. I prefer to stick with suspension lifts only.

 

[iHemiMan]

2WD or 4wd? If 2WD, Maxtrac or CST fit the bill, if 4WD, Zone, BDS, or RC all will suffice. There’s a world of choices out there you just gotta get to browsing!


2016 5.7L Ram 1500 QC

 

[2014greatwhite]

Like Ihemiman said 4x4 I believe the order of best to worst is bds, zone, rough country. I have a zone 4” and the ride quality is great.


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[BOWERSFJ]

Zone 4" with 3" rear springs, and Bilsteins up front set at 1.4" ...Looks great with 35's and will fit in a standard 7' garage door and most parking decks ... Ride is better than factory


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[2014greatwhite]

I have the same set up as the post above just different wheel and tire set.




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[bigred74]

Zone or bds depending on what you can afford. Here is my zone 6/5 lift but also have bils set at 2.1 with 37" tires

 

[iHemiMan]

Zone or bds depending on what you can afford. Here is my zone 6/5 lift but also have bils set at 2.1 with 37" tiresView attachment 130662 View attachment 130663

Off topic but specs on your side steps?


2016 5.7L Ram 1500 QC

 

[Robert Haley]

Zone or bds depending on what you can afford. Here is my zone 6/5 lift but also have bils set at 2.1 with 37" tiresView attachment 130662 View attachment 130663

Is the 6/5 lift 6" on front? Does the Bilstein add to that?

 

[Robert Haley]

I have the same set up as the post above just different wheel and tire set.




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I found another thread of a guy talking about vibration issues after installing a Zone 4" kit. Have you had any vibration issues?

 

[2014greatwhite]

I found another thread of a guy talking about vibration issues after installing a Zone 4" kit. Have you had any vibration issues?

Nope I haven’t. I had bad vibration just recently but it was due to my tire having a bad band. New tires and vibration is gone.


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[joeygster]

I've got the 4" Superlift kit and am very happy with it. You wouldn't go wrong with BDS or Zone either.

 

[Robert57]

Zone 4" with 3" rear springs, and Bilsteins up front set at 1.4" ...Looks great with 35's and will fit in a standard 7' garage door and most parking decks ... Ride is better than factory


Im also currently looking at a zone 4inch lift. Are you replacing the front strut spacer with bilsteins instead. I am having trouble understanding the "Bilstein talk." Also is did anyone upgrade to the heavy duty control arms option?

 

[BOWERSFJ]

No, the 4" spacer with the kit, and the Bils at 1.4" gives you 5.4" in the front ... 3" rear spring, plus a couple inches of rake, gives you a level stance


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[JB1]

Buy the BDS 6” kit with 3” rear coils. The front struts use a 5/8” preload spacer along with the 5” tophat strut spacer. Just don’t install the preload spacer and leave your struts as-is for an approx 5” front lift. This will leave you a small rake and save you the $200 Bilstein cost and labor of disassembling the struts. The 6” kit will also give you front stainless braided brake hoses. If you don’t care about the brake hoses get the Zone 6”

 

[bigred74]

Off topic but specs on your side steps?


2016 5.7L Ram 1500 QC

Nfab wheel to wheel with bed access step

 

[bigred74]

Is the 6/5 lift 6" on front? Does the Bilstein add to that?

They make a 6/3 and a 6/5. The 6/3 Will level your truck while the 6/5 Will leave it with the factory rake unless you use bilstein shocks with it. I have mine at 2.1 so have about 8in front lift and 5in rear lift

 

[Goatpower]

I have a 6 in procomp lift running the common 37’s and it rides honestly like a regular stock truck would besides the tire noise but that can be bypassed with at tread


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[JimfromAZ]

I have a 6 in procomp lift running the common 37’s and it rides honestly like a regular stock truck would besides the tire noise but that can be bypassed with at tread


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Looks really good

 

[Goatpower]

Looks really good

Thank you..I didn’t realize till after I posted it that it said 2017, mine is a 11


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[bigred74]

I have a 6 in procomp lift running the common 37’s and it rides honestly like a regular stock truck would besides the tire noise but that can be bypassed with at tread


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Beautiful truck! Can't wait to get my fender flares!