Firefighter515
Junior Member
I have a 2014 Ram 1500 sport. I recently had a 3.5 front 2 inch rear level lift installed which I am ever increasingly wishing I didn’t have done. To start off I did not realize that the sport trim came factory with a front spring spacer already installed. I started with 1.5 inches of rake between front and rear. The shop I took it to CUT out the existing spacer to install the new 3.5 inch spacer along with a new extended upper control arm. Needless to say once they cut my old spacer out (had to of been a 3.5-4 inch spacer) and installed the new one along with the 2 inch rear spring blocks I GAINED a half inch of rake.. I also had them install RC rear shocks.. big mistake.. it has been the roughest ride I have ever experienced in a vehicle of any sorts.
I am now looking to get a 4 inch lift but I want struts instead of blocks. Unfortunately our trucks are unloved by BDS appearently as only their 2.5 and 6 inch lifts come with struts. I will go 6 if need be as I am fed up with spacers and the troubles that come with them. I’m running 18 inch rims with -12 offset, I have been told that rim size can influence fitment of certain setups? Such as certain kits only work with 20 inch rims and above. I frequent the bumpy dirt roads and trails of northern Michigan and wana a set of shocks and struts that can give me a good and reliable ride. I have researched the fox 2.5 struts and on the fox website they state that they are for a 4-6 inch lift. I’m hoping to go with a zone 4 inch spacer lift and buy the fox 2.5 struts separately and just use them in place of the spacers from the kit. Is this at all possible? I’ve dumped close to $1000 into the previously stated level lift kit with installation and it’s absolutely worthless in its current setup. I want to fix it and do it right I know it’s quite the read for one question but at this point I’m desperate for answers. Pictures below are the front and rear rake after installation of level kit as well as my girl as she is now!
I am now looking to get a 4 inch lift but I want struts instead of blocks. Unfortunately our trucks are unloved by BDS appearently as only their 2.5 and 6 inch lifts come with struts. I will go 6 if need be as I am fed up with spacers and the troubles that come with them. I’m running 18 inch rims with -12 offset, I have been told that rim size can influence fitment of certain setups? Such as certain kits only work with 20 inch rims and above. I frequent the bumpy dirt roads and trails of northern Michigan and wana a set of shocks and struts that can give me a good and reliable ride. I have researched the fox 2.5 struts and on the fox website they state that they are for a 4-6 inch lift. I’m hoping to go with a zone 4 inch spacer lift and buy the fox 2.5 struts separately and just use them in place of the spacers from the kit. Is this at all possible? I’ve dumped close to $1000 into the previously stated level lift kit with installation and it’s absolutely worthless in its current setup. I want to fix it and do it right I know it’s quite the read for one question but at this point I’m desperate for answers. Pictures below are the front and rear rake after installation of level kit as well as my girl as she is now!