I ordered the HBS 2" leveling kit for my 2001 long bed quad cab 2500 4x4. After doing some wheel well measurements, I am having second thoughts about installing it and hoping some folks here can chime in.

When the rig is empty, it really sits low in the front end like they all do. But I measured the wheel wells with a trailer on it, and the 2" lift would just about flatten it out dead flat.

My concern is that the leveling kit will actually make it ride nose high when I'm hauling any load. Has anybody here had an issue with that and regretted installing the leveling kit? This rig does have overload springs in the rear.

 

on my 94 ram 2wd i have a 2inch leveling kit and i dont see any differnce in towing and i tow my mud truck and trailer that weighs in around 7500lbs (5th wheel).plus it let me clear the 285's

 

Any other input? I know many on this board have installed the 2" kit.

Turns out one of my buddies has the same rig and he has not had problems with the rear squatting under moderate load.

Any other info would be appreciated before I install this.

 

I have 2 inch on the front of mine and loaded the crap out of it with blue stone one day for my partner (too much to be honest) it's a 2500 also, and the nose was higher, but I had no ill effects for that period of transportation time. And if you have overload springs I wouldn't worry about it.

 

Lol its simple geometry dude.. Of course the front end is going to be higher when weight is on the tongue. Why do you think it sits lower then the back in the first place?

 

Depending on weight of load yes it could make the truck nose high, will you feel any ill effects from it probrably not, then again alot of this depends on if you setup the load and trailer right

 

Ding ding ding, that's the purpose of my post. If I put in this leveling kit and then drag the *** end around everytime I pull something I'm not going to install the kit.

But sounds like it's not much of an issue based on the responses.

 

You will be lower. Hook up a load, measure it. That's how low the rear will be after you install the kit.

You could always install airbags in the rear if you don't like the look.