Has anyone....?

[lone12star]

Has anyone installed their own lift? I am about to pull the trigger on the 4 inch RCX lift and every shop around wants an arm and a leg to install. I have all the power tools I would need and have done suspension work on trucks but never a lift. How hard would it be to install a lift?


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[012RAMbo]

Hey whats up. I have installed several lifts and no doubt they are time consuming, but definitely possible. It is always worth it, to me, to install things like that myself. If I can do it with some time and a few friends and maybe a few beers, definitely beats paying someone 1k to do it. It will take you probably 6-10 hrs with some help. Most of that being on the front suspension taking it apart and what not. Go for it man!

 

[lone12star]

The only thing I'm afraid if doing is the cuts for some of the new brackets, I understand there isn't any welding (or atleast I think there isn't) but I don't want to mess anything up lol. But I usually install all of the mods and I just can't come to terms with paying a shop $2200 for everything. So the hardest part is the front suspension?


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[Arctic-Rodz]

yea the hardest part is the front suspension. the rear is usually just spacers and or springs

 

[lowone01]

I just installed the Rough Country 6in on my 2013 ram 3 weeks ago. It was not bad at all and I did it by myself.

 

[lone12star]

Ok, what did you use to lift the truck? I have a couple jacks and jack stands but I don't know if that would be ok to use


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[War Machine]

Ok, what did you use to lift the truck? I have a couple jacks and jack stands but I don't know if that would be ok to use


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That's all you need. Cutting the crossmember bracket is easy if you can cut straight lines I've installed 4 lifts on these 1500s. The last one took about 6 hours with two experienced people.

 

[Soundwave]

It's not bad really, but also not easy. I did it with my father in law and we've both done plenty on cars, but never a lift. Took about 9 hours with a lift and air tools. It's possible with jack stands, but a lift is always ideal. The cutting is the least of your worries, trust me. Dropping the transfer case is probably the worst, but only a moderate hang up in the process.