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"offroad" needs 2" of lift in rear

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Old Sep 2, 2007 | 12:37 AM
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i have a off road version 01 ram with 2" spacers up front. the back end looks droopy so i want to raise it 2".. can people who have done this on off roads tell me what they did and how it worked .
i really dont want blocks. id rather replace the whole pack or do addaleaves. what about breaklines and driveshaft angle.

also can someone count how many leaves are on a regular 4wd ram1500 i think offroads might have an extra in their. thanks
 
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Old Sep 2, 2007 | 07:27 AM
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oem offroads came with blocks to begin with.. so if yours are not their that means someone took them offf... or put offroad stickers and a non offroad model... but .. judging by your profilepic .. your skidplates tell me yours is really an offroad

id just throw blocks back on... or an AAL would help too..

IIRC my offroad as 2" blocks and an AAL...
 
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Old Sep 2, 2007 | 08:34 AM
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ok what i meant was i dont want to add bigger blocks or stack blocks. (sorry)
what add al leaves did you use? did you get a full 2" from them?
 
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Old Sep 2, 2007 | 12:54 PM
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I have an 01 off road and i went the add a leaf route for the rear. The only things that i needed in addition to the leaves were new longer u-bolts (the stock ones are not long enough with the additional leaf) and new center pins for the spring packs. The center pins were just b/c i wanted all new hardware back there, i don't think they are necessary. but the longer u-bolts are necessary in my opinion, not only b/c the stock ones are very close to being too short, but b/c i believe the originalsstretch when reinstalled. other than that, there was no additional modification needed and it did not negatively affect the driveshaft angles
 
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Old Sep 2, 2007 | 08:15 PM
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all 2nd gen 4wd rams came with 3 inch blocks...not just offroads
 
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Old Sep 2, 2007 | 09:04 PM
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thanks what brands are available
 
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Old Sep 2, 2007 | 10:08 PM
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ORIGINAL: spaz_22

all 2nd gen 4wd rams came with 3 inch blocks...not just offroads
what? my truck dont have any blocks
 
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Old Sep 2, 2007 | 11:32 PM
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Try the tuff country AALs bout $90 shipped and comes with a new center pin.
 
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Old Sep 3, 2007 | 11:30 AM
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ok thanks for the help
 
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