What are the pros/cons of either using a new coil spring or coil spacers to acheive lift? Is one better than the other. With the spacer, a factory ride would be maintained, but a new coil may be more durable. I was looking at Tuff Country's 4.5" lift and it comes with 4.5" steel spacer for the lift. I'm not sure how this would hold up. For those of you with lifts, what is your general opinion.

 

im going to put 3500 coil on my 1500 of lift. the proble i can see with the spacer is they might make noise and ware out quicker they might event move abit if there not tigh enuff.

 

I have a 3in spacer and stock 1500 Coil Springs. The springs are in there so tight they cant move even when the truck is on the rack at the shop they dont budge, we had to use coil spring compressors just to get them in there. I have not had any problems with noise on mine.

 

i have BDS spacers, they are like two big bricks of polyurithane, they have never made any noise at all and they looked great (almost factory) for about 8 months, then the black started to fade and now their a kind of gray black marble colour. lol

 

fyi im just say **** that might happen what u think 3500 coil will get me.

 

I'd get springs from a cummins equipped truck for max lift and bone crunching ride.

How do spacers "wear"? I havent noticed any, and they can't move because they are bolted to the upper spring mounts with the shock towers.
The springs also have a rubber grommet to prevent noise that slips on to the spacer so they shouldn't squeak.

 

there from a 3500 cummins dualy that had a fith wheel in it and the ride wont be that bad wil it?

 

there was a guy on here that put v10 springs and at worked great,,, i will try to find it.

found it https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...-my-dodge.html

 

Oh good idea but that brings a question out from me...of course!

If someone puts V10 Coil Spings that lifts it 2 inches (??) and then they put 2 inch coil spacers will they actually get the full 4 inches? The stock shocks wouldn't worth then, right? And the back would be lower than front, right? So they should add a leaf to back also.

 

if you go 4" in the front, yes you would need to replace the shocks and lift the rear as well, but your now getting into longer control arms and steering geometry. As the front gets lifted the control arms angle down and pull the fron axle rearward, you need to get aftermarket control arms to correct this.