Lowering an R/T:

[INFERNL]

I recently moved to Las Vegas and would like to lower my R/T. With my background, I’m extremely picky about who works on my vehicles. Can anyone recommend a shop and the best way to go about doing a 2/4 or 4/6 drop, as well as an extremely reputable shop to do the install?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Txhemirt]

Go to moes website and check out their kits. I’m running a 2/4 Belltech with Belltech rear sway bar on my 2016 RT. Inez customs offers a 4/6 I heard is pretty good and is also on moes performance website. I would love to go 4/6 but roads around here are bad

 

[WadXpress]

Yea moes and the inez kit is the best way to go. I. Moving back home to Vegas in October and I've been gone too long to know where you should take it. Sorry

 

[Eddywardo]

Go to moes website and check out their kits. I’m running a 2/4 Belltech with Belltech rear sway bar on my 2016 RT. Inez customs offers a 4/6 I heard is pretty good and is also on moes performance website. I would love to go 4/6 but roads around here are bad

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Are those NT450s?

 

[Txhemirt]

Are those NT450s?

Nittos 420s

 

[INFERNL]

I’m also leaving the factory 22s on with original tires. I’ll check out Moe’s. Thank you. Any further direction is also appreciated.

 

[Gary's Hemi]

Definitely do a Belltech 2/4 kit. Get the kit w/o shocks, use stock front shocks & get QA1 TS-905's for the rear. Also get Illicit No Cut brackets to correct the rear geomatry & prevent rear sway & a bad ride.

 

[razor1]

look at the ground force 2/3 kit if you can find one. It's a little pricey for what you get , but no vibrations or bad triangulation in the rear.

This was my 2016 R/T on a 2/4 belltech, but the Ground force kit is on 2018

 

[mondo]

Another option is Mcgaughys 2/4. This is their 2" spindle drop front, uses the factory front springs and shocks. The rear comes with the 4" springs and pandhard bar relocate bracket to keep the axle centered from side to side. Rides great, especially with these bad Pennsylvania roads imo. As stated above, get the illicit control arm brackets to help with the 70mph and up ass wobble going over bridge transitions. Its not horrible but definitely know its there. They are on my long list of things to buy....lol

 

[Tray Burge]

Another option is Mcgaughys 2/4. This is their 2" spindle drop front, uses the factory front springs and shocks. The rear comes with the 4" springs and pandhard bar relocate bracket to keep the axle centered from side to side. Rides great, especially with these bad Pennsylvania roads imo. As stated above, get the illicit control arm brackets to help with the 70mph and up ass wobble going over bridge transitions. Its not horrible but definitely know its there. They are on my long list of things to buy....lolView attachment 130607

This is the kit I went with too. However, on the 3rd gen you get a flip kit for the back.

 

[Anthony Roviso]

I’m running a Belltech 2/4 kit with the rear coils cut to 5” with the Spohn adjustable pan hard bar and bell tech street performance shocks which I plan to replace at some point

 

[INFERNL]

I purchased an Inez Hotrods 5/7 drop with upper and lower control arms as well as 4-link brackets and bracket to properly center the rear end. Will be installing soon.


2016 RAM R/T Arctic White

 

[INFERNL]

2016 RAM R/T Arctic White

 

[mondo]

I’m running a Belltech 2/4 kit with the rear coils cut to 5” with the Spohn adjustable pan hard bar and bell tech street performance shocks which I plan to replace at some point

Are those wheels Gima Sigma 5?

 

[mighty noid]

2016 RAM R/T Arctic White

I just did this to mine... it wasn't a fun install at all... that video they have online is missing a lot of stuff you need to know... Hope you are very good at installing or taking it to a shop that has done this kit before.

Also I just had the alignment done and my truck mines great. Tip for the alignment... go to a shop that does lowered cars/trucks or else the shop will not touch it.

 

[INFERNL]

I just did this to mine... it wasn't a fun install at all... that video they have online is missing a lot of stuff you need to know... Hope you are very good at installing or taking it to a shop that has done this kit before.

Also I just had the alignment done and my truck mines great. Tip for the alignment... go to a shop that does lowered cars/trucks or else the shop will not touch it.

I can probably do it myself but I’m having a shop take care of it. I’m aware of the sway bar end links that need to be shortened as well as everything that needs to be cut off of the truck to make the new mounts go on as well as the rear bump stops that have to be eliminated completely. Anything else?


2016 RAM R/T Arctic White

 

[INFERNL]

Oh and the 4” coils that need to be cut for more drop.


2016 RAM R/T Arctic White

 

[mighty noid]

I can probably do it myself but I’m having a shop take care of it. I’m aware of the sway bar end links that need to be shortened as well as everything that needs to be cut off of the truck to make the new mounts go on as well as the rear bump stops that have to be eliminated completely. Anything else?


2016 RAM R/T Arctic White

To put the rear shocks on, you will need to lower the truck back down onto jack stands.... to raise up the rearend.. also drilling 4 holes for their mounting brackets. Also I would say use a torch to bend the bracket for the parking brake cable to make a mount better than use a couple of zip ties. Since the mounting hole will be gone once they cut those brakets on the rearends. Also the alignment bolts, I listen to the video and put them straight up and guess what. NOT EVEN CLOSE!!!! For my truck, yours might be different. I had so much wheel skip it felt like the wheels where going to fall off. The alignment shop I took it to yesterday fixed it a ton and now it rides great.


Hope yours goes smoothly...

 

[mighty noid]

Oh and the 4” coils that need to be cut for more drop.


2016 RAM R/T Arctic White

I cut off 2 coils per side... it looks great now but I am going to let it settle a bit and see if I need another 1/2 off...

 

[INFERNL]

I cut off 2 coils per side... it looks great now but I am going to let it settle a bit and see if I need another 1/2 off...

What total drop were you going for? If you did 5” front, did you order 5” arms?


2016 RAM R/T Arctic White