Herb Tarlic
Member
I'm new here and new to the topic. Hi.
I just acquired a 2015 Ram 1500 BigHorn 4x4 Crew Cab with stock suspension.
I've spent a lot of hours scouring forums and youtube to learn about the subject...and I have practical questions I'd love feedback on.
Based on what I've read, the safest option and the option that gives the most benefit for offroad is what I'll call the "full blown" kit that will set me back thousands of dollars after parts and labor.
The two options I'm considering are 5100 HSA on the front and 5160s on the back with stronger coils all around....or....5100 HSA and coils on the front but only small lift spacers on the back, say 1.5 inches. The thought was if I set the front 5100s to 2.1 and spacers in the back that geometry concerns will be minimized because the spacer lift is small, but overall the rake would be neutralized and the vehicle will be level.
I'm aware that spacers and other "cheap" lift options are directionally bad for geometry, but there seems to be a debate on whether SMALL spacer lift is really evil or just blasted by the purists.
So...set me straight....can I go small lift spacers in the back and be "safe" from geometry issues? If I go with the 5160s in the back, will I still have geometry issues, cv or otherwise? Do I need to upgrade the front UCAs and/or do anything else in the back to be wobble free in all modes and get 50k miles of reliability?
Thank you for your feedback.
I just acquired a 2015 Ram 1500 BigHorn 4x4 Crew Cab with stock suspension.
I've spent a lot of hours scouring forums and youtube to learn about the subject...and I have practical questions I'd love feedback on.
Based on what I've read, the safest option and the option that gives the most benefit for offroad is what I'll call the "full blown" kit that will set me back thousands of dollars after parts and labor.
The two options I'm considering are 5100 HSA on the front and 5160s on the back with stronger coils all around....or....5100 HSA and coils on the front but only small lift spacers on the back, say 1.5 inches. The thought was if I set the front 5100s to 2.1 and spacers in the back that geometry concerns will be minimized because the spacer lift is small, but overall the rake would be neutralized and the vehicle will be level.
I'm aware that spacers and other "cheap" lift options are directionally bad for geometry, but there seems to be a debate on whether SMALL spacer lift is really evil or just blasted by the purists.
So...set me straight....can I go small lift spacers in the back and be "safe" from geometry issues? If I go with the 5160s in the back, will I still have geometry issues, cv or otherwise? Do I need to upgrade the front UCAs and/or do anything else in the back to be wobble free in all modes and get 50k miles of reliability?
Thank you for your feedback.