Drive shaft Question

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TripleT

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I have a 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 with the 5.2L auto. when i bought the truck it was completely stock. i put a 5inch skyjacker lift and 35inch tires and my drive shafts are on a pretty serious angle. where i mud i need a little bit more height. So i was think about putting a 2 inch leveling kit that has the front coils and a add a leaf in the rear, and possibly buying fox racing shocks to get the height that the skyjacker shocks might not have. so i was gonig to do the 2 inch leveling kit and then get 37 inch tires so i can make a little more height out of my ride. My real question is what will i need to do to make my drive shafts work?
 

Merc225hp

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I suggest you look at what's all involved going up to 7" a good portion of your 5" stuff will not work with 7" lift. But to just answer your Q's for the front you will need a indexing ring/clocking ring for the xcase. This will lower the one side of the xcase around 2-2.5 inches decreasing the front ds angle. The rear you can cut off the old spring perchs rotate the pinion up the weld on new spring perches, or you can get zero rate kits, tapered blocks or cheap dump leaf spring shims.
 
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