Icon 2.5" Coilover kit Stage 5 installed.

[PMc253]

2016 Ram 1500 Express 4x4 Quad Cab 5.7 Hemi Black Out edition.
17x9" rims w 4.5" negative offset (-12mm) w/ 35x12.5" BF Goodrich KO2 AT tires.
I recently Installed the Icon 2.5" stage 5 coilover kit & it's buttery smooth on rough terrain at 50mph. It also drastically tightened up the overall handelling on the roadway at highway speeds eating up the potholes & bumps. What an upgrade, I should have done this year's ago. $4k for kit but well worth the money in my opinion. It arrived preloaded from Icon at 2.5" & I set the rear shock reservoirs to 10 for the most firm ride.
Anyway, after the wheel alignment my rear tires are slightly out of alignment because the shop couldn't adjust the 4 rear stock control arms. They're "fixed" meaning non adjustable. You can't really tell driving it because it drives straight & has no vibration.
Here's my question; Is it necessary and/or worth it to go with the Core 4x4 Trail series adjustable control arms & panhard to correct this & just improve all around ride quality & tire wear?
Also, any thoughts on the Iron Man 4x4 extended front sway bar end links for 2-4" lifts & the Hellwig rear sway bar kit with the extended rear sway bar end links for the 1.5" dual coil sping lifted rear. Front & rear sway bars are no longer level with the ground after this lift, (rear is worse) and panhard bar is also slightly angled up like the sway bars. I feel adding these extra upgrades will correct all geometry issues & improve ride quality to TRX level or beyond. Let me know & thank you in advance for you time.

 

[armyvet25]

posted in wrong forum

 

[PMc253]

My bad, thanks.

 

[ram1500rsm]

What's out of alignment with the rear tires ? You use control arms to dial yor pinion angle and extend your wheelbase, None of that gets messed up with just 1-2" rear lift.

 

[PMc253]

Yes, the rear tires are now slightly out of alignment & can not be brought back into specs do to the rear stock control arms being fixed. The 1,5" dual rate coil spring lift in the rear changed the geometry just enough to effect camber & caster.
Also, the front & rear sway bars are no longer level with the ground, both point slightly upward after the lift. Pinion angle is slightly different too. In my opinion, any changes in geometry can prematurely wear out parts, even this slight. Thanks for your time & insight brother.

 

[mrack]

A 1.5” lift on a solid axle affected camber? Either you don’t understand alignment, which isn’t a knock against you as it can be confusing, or your alignment shop is garbage and you need to find a new one.

 

[PMc253]

Must be hard knowing everything

 

[armyvet25]

Must be hard knowing everything

Don't think he was being condescending, just letting you know a solid axle won't have those issues when lifted. A rear solid axle doesn't have a camber or caster adjustment as it rises up evenly regardless of lift. Think of air shocks raising and lowering. I think he explained his point civilly.

 

[olyelr]

Lifting a solid axle 1” or 20” wont change camber or caster at all. And its not adjustable anyway.