New 14 ram. Looking to lower.

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Rossp

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I'm looking to lower my new ram 2/4. I'm looking for ppls opinions on the best riding kit out there.
 

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Assuming you have a 2wd? You've got 3 options, bell tech, ground force and mcgaughys.
 

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Go belltech if you want the lowest ride height.
 
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The truck is 2wd. I definitely want a true 2/4 drop, but I also want the best possible ride as I do a good bit of traveling.
 

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I did the BellTech kit, just reuse the factory front shocks instead of the BellTech supplied shocks. The rear BellTech shocks seem fine. I posted a thread here when I installed my BellTech. I've got over 6k miles on it and couldn't be happier. If you're going to do some towing or hauling you can install AirLift helper air bags for the Dodge Durango in the rear springs for a little added insurance.

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Front Shock Thread
 
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lilzilla2008

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I have the belltech kit and just went on a 5 hour drive with mine and no problems and still rides great. Actually I am still on stock shocks and such also
 

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Im gonna go with the Belltech and QA1 shocks. I will be ordering mine within the next week or two. From everything I've heard, Belltech is the kit most have gone with.
 
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Rossp

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Sounds like everyone agrees with the belltech kit. Sure am glad I asked because I figured the mcgaughys deluxe kit would be the best riding kit. I'll be looking into the belltech kit.
 

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The Belltech kit really rides like crap and you should think twice if ride quality is your main concern. Its a horribly designed product in my opinion.... but it makes the truck look the best. They get an "A" for looks but an "F" for execution from me.

The best riding kit is the Ground Force, but it is not a low as BT or McG's. It's a looks vs. ride tradeoff. Also the GF kit is about twice the cost of the BT kit, so cost is a factor.

I have (had) the BT kit and Ive swapped out my rear coils with Ground Force coils and swapped all 4 shocks for Monroe's. It was a Huge improvement in the ride. Im ordering the front coils today and will be swapping those out soon and getting an alignment. That means Ive spent way more undoing the BT components than they originally cost to buy and install, so choose wisely. This stuff is expensive to go back and "fix" later....

To add injury to insult, my BT rebate never showed up. :flipthebird:
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My belltech rides like factory? Nice smooth ride imo and I've had my fair share of lowered or aftermarket vehicles
 

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I have to say my 2014 Sport R/T rides as good if not better on the BellTech springs than it did on the factory set up. I did try the BellTech front shocks, they are to soft for my liking, but the rear BellTech shocks seem to be fine. I know ride quality is different to everyone, but having had an '08 Accord coupe that was lowered and this truck, it's night and day. My wife hated the Accord's ride, she likes the R/T's ride on the BellTech kit.
 

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I have the belltech kit on my 14 ram qc with air lift 1000 and rides pretty stiff but it's tolerable to me. As The Q said. I had 4 lowered mustangs and my truck still rides much better than they did
 

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This is my set-up:
 

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I think I'm gonna make a compromise between ride comfort and $$$ and go with the belltech spring kit. I will probably leave the stock front shocks in for now and find a good quality shock for the rear.
 

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No warranty. These are built for a Chevy truck, I had to modify them to fit my Ram. That voided the warranty! Lol
I bet your truck can handle curves like crazy. Do they make lower and upper control arm relocation brackets for these trucks?
 
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