Zone 6" lift questions

[tma777]

I have bilstien 5100’s front and rear, fronts at 2.8 and 1” spacer in the rear. If I get the zone 6/5 D41n do I need the rear shocks or can I keep my rear bilsteins? I don’t want to use the front spacers either, is that possible?

 

[JB1]

I have bilstien 5100’s front and rear, fronts at 2.8 and 1” spacer in the rear. If I get the zone 6/5 D41n do I need the rear shocks or can I keep my rear bilsteins? I don’t want to use the front spacers either, is that possible?

The zone lift uses a tophat spacer combined with an approx. 3/4" thick preload spacer to get 6" of lift. When you add Bilsteins too this you do not use the zone preload spacer, only the bils and the tophat spacer for a max of about 8" lift. You must use this tophat spacer or get some longer coilovers like the fox shocks with resi for $1800 and not use Bils.
Your rear shocks are only good for 1" additional lift not 5" so those will need to be replaced.

 

[2010 Infantry Vet]

The zone lift uses a tophat spacer combined with an approx. 3/4" thick preload spacer to get 6" of lift. When you add Bilsteins too this you do not use the zone preload spacer, only the bils and the tophat spacer for a max of about 8" lift. You must use this tophat spacer or get some longer coilovers like the fox shocks with resi for $1800 and not use Bils.
Your rear shocks are only good for 1" additional lift not 5" so those will need to be replaced.

Hes right. That is why i have fox rezzies on the rear of my ram 6" lift.

 

[tma777]

Hes right. That is why i have fox rezzies on the rear of my ram 6" lift.

Makes sense, thanks.

 

[tma777]

The zone lift uses a tophat spacer combined with an approx. 3/4" thick preload spacer to get 6" of lift. When you add Bilsteins too this you do not use the zone preload spacer, only the bils and the tophat spacer for a max of about 8" lift. You must use this tophat spacer or get some longer coilovers like the fox shocks with resi for $1800 and not use Bils.
Your rear shocks are only good for 1" additional lift not 5" so those will need to be replaced.

That is what I figured, makes sense too. Thanks!

 

[blackbeautyhemi]

If you get a rough country lift they now have 6” lift struts you can add to your package so you don’t have to use any spacers in the front at all.

 

[rhann87]

I have the Zone D41N 6 inch lift with the 5 inch rear lift also. I contacted Zone to inquire about the UCA's and they told me they only give you an advantage if you're off roading only. Since I myself rarely go offroad, I elected to just keep the stock UCA's on it.

i have the exact same lift on mine down to the inch. looks great man. i had the factory wheels on for awhile also and am kind of wishing i had never swapped them out.

 

[Katonaj]

@Katonaj ,
So you have the 6" Zone with 5" rear coils , 1.5" spacers , stock wheels and 37" × 12.50” tireswith no rub at all ?

Did you install bills up front , if so what setting 2.1 or 2.8 "

As for your question above on what happens to the OEM ucas ball joints on the 13+ Rams .
Mainly the issue is with spacers up front as opposed to the Bilsteins , but the ball joint slowly migrates up and eventually pops out . This typically takes a while and is a slow process that shows itself with audible popping noise . This process is exaggerated by rough offroading and usually a non issue for street use . This is an example of the ball joint starting to migrate up on an OEM UCA .



IMO if you do not offroad often then just keep any eye on them , especially if you start hearing a popping sound up front . If yours start coming up , then just take it easy and order the Zone or Mevotech UCAS . I've had Mevotechs installed for over 30,000 miles with bill at +2.8" with no issues ...and I off-road lots and at times pretty rough .
Hope this helps !

Truck looks Awesome !

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[Katonaj]

I don't have Bills up front. Stock struts and the Zone risers that come with the lift kit. I have no rubbing issues at all with the 37's on stock rims using the 1.5" hubcentric wheel spacers.

 

[05ram]

Does anyone have any pros or cons for the rough country kit? I’m ready to buy a lift and would definitely get the struts so I don’t have to use spacers.

 

[Maz762]

I have the 6" zone with 5 in the back. Bils are set at 2.8. Sits perfect. Stock UCAs but mine is a 2012.

 

[R.L.K.]

@ Maz762 ,
Sir , this is the exact same lift I plan on installing on my 14 Ram QC 4X4 , please post pics of your truck and the lift components [emoji106][emoji106]


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