leveling

[Spirit79]

Leveling kits? Can anybody explain the whole leveling deal? Old minds want to know.

 

[MADDOG]

Three popular methods are employed by most owners:

1. Adjustable shocks. Many 1/2T owners use Bilstein adjustable shocks. They do have a limit, around setting 2.8, where the upper control arms are at risk but most trucks level out below that setting.

2. Spacer kit. This kit is a 2.0" to 2.5" tall (depending on maker and application) spacer that installs at the top of the front spring between the spring & the spring pocket. Some come with a shock relocation bracket to allow you to reuse your stock shocks and to significantly reduce any suspension geometry deviation.

3. Suspension replacement. This is a kit where you basically install a 2.0 - 2.5" front lift consisting of shocks, coil springs, a track bar, sway bar links, etc....

I have used 2 inch spacer kits with the shock relocation bracket on 3 2500 Rams with no problems at all.

 

[WilliamS]

In the most basic terms, only lifts the front to be level or near level to the rear. As most if not all trucks have some rake to them so the front sits lower than the rear a leveling kit is an inexpensive way to get the truck a littler taller and fit a larger tires.

 

[Spirit79]

Thank you.

 

[rrjjpp74]

Mopar also has there 2 inch kit out