I would much rather have two wheels turning on the same plane, than some front back shenanigans going on. At least when it is predictably unstable.

 

ive stated before...the main advantage of 4x4 is the weight over the front axle

if the 4x2 dodges were FWD, the'd be nearly equal

 

and when a 2wd lifts the front the weight gets more evened out

 

I've got a lot of night weight placed past my rear axle. I would estimate it to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 400lbs tongue weight. My truck bites like a **** in the desert. Never been stuck, doubt I ever will be where I go.

 

I just bought the topgunz kit and couldnt be happier. I did not use the rear blocks though. I bought the kit more as a leveling kit because I had the infamous dodge lean, I looked at factory springs and couldnt really buy them for what the kit costed. Now saying that I dont off road much so the wear and tear factor may be true about the ball joints, but for daily driving it does good. I looked at the spindles but I run a 15" wheel and I think you must run a 17" or larger wheel with the spindles, Right? Either way dont get to carried away because again it is 2wd and a daily driver I assume.

 

Why do people keep assuming you have to have 17 inch wheels with spindles?
16 inch wheels. That's what I have. That's what most MFG's recommend.

As for the ride quality, go drive over a moderate sized speedbump at about 20mph and listen to your suspension topping out on itself.

 

I was under the impression that I needed 17s because thats what was stated by the mfg. They were 5" spindles too, so that may be part of it. I have two of those aggravating rounded speed bumps that I drive over going to and from work everyday and It actually does better than it did stock. I will agree with you that it changes all the geometry up front when you do this, but with a good alignment I feel this was the best way to lift my 2wd dd. Like a stated before I looked into spindles but the misinformation turned me away because I dont have the cheddar for new wheels and tires. If I did any real off roading (Id start with a 4x4) I would get a quality lift system that could handle aggressive bumps.

 

There is no such thing as a quality lift kit. They are all cast metal made in China and rebranded stateside.

 

To each his own. Ive seen many lift kits that I would call "quality" and some that would fall under your representation. Unless you build your own or go to a custom fab shop(and spend tons of cash) your really dont have much of a choice but to do the proper research and find the best kit for your needs. To say there are no "quality" lift kits seems a bit out there, but like I said, to each his own. To the OP I hope some of my rambling was informative.

 

Wheel Travel > Lift. /thread