Sorry guys i forgot about my post lol. The dodge diesel i sold its a 99 dodge 1500 4x4.

I figured steel would be the stronger choice but if i use poly its a solid 2in so will i get less interior noise transfer into my cab???

As for the coil overs i have no intrest in it for a dd/ weekend warrior. I had a ranger with a really long travel suspension i did that and dont really care to do it again.

I wouldnt mind putting in V8 or V10 springs in but due to a serious accident i was involved in my better half is very sensitive to bumps, so i would rather keep the springs stock.

I have the feeling steel spacers with dual shocks (adjustable) would be my best bet to leveling the truck and getting the best ride. Or is therea better way minus the coilovers i dont have the money for that?

 

Silver dodge: i have heard the skyjacker springs tend to ware out and sag fast, are you noticing and side droop??? Also is the lift coils rougher on little bumps??

 

Mine have not sagged at all that I can tell. I thought my lifted coils where smoother then the stock coils, but I also have much better shocks now too. By the way, I don't recommend getting dual shocks as you stated in your earlier post. Few dual shock kits for our trucks are designed for anything more then to look cool. For a true dual kit to work right, it needs shocks that work together to provide the correct amount of absorption as a pair. Most dual shock kits come with the same shocks that you would install in a single shock setup. So by putting two of those on, the truck will have way to much shock absorption, and the ride would probably be worse. In addition, a set up like that would put stress on other components since the shocks are not doing their job like they should. I know at least one guy on this forum that had his shock mount break running a dual shock kit, and he suspects it was because of the kit itself and the shocks being too stiff as a pair. So if you think you have to have dual shocks, make absolutly sure the kit is one that has shocks designed to work in tandem.

There really is no need for dual shocks though. With the correct shock, you can do the job perfectly with a single shock setup, especially for the type of use you say your truck will see. The better way to go (especially for those that wheel) is a single shock with a secondary reservoir. Probably overkill for what you need though.

I hear nothing but good things about Bilstein shocks. Might look into those. I personally run the Rancho RSX9000XL. It is 9 position adjustable, and you can really tell a differerence between positions 1-3, 4-6, and 7-9. It is honestly one of the best shocks I have ever used. They are a pain to adjust (gotta climb under and turn the **** on each shock). They make an in-cab device for the adjusting, but it costs a ton more for that system.

 

A 99 1500 diesel? Didn't know there was such an animal????

 

Heyyou sounds like he had a diesel, now he has a 1500

 

Single or dual i was still planning on rsx9000xl shocks. Thanks for the info though bud!!!

 

You can't run those shocks dual, they are not designed for that.

 

I put a leveling kit on my 07 ram , it changed the angle of the front to a point where when put into 4x4 it would shake violently. 4x4 shop said all I could really do was take out the spacers or adjust\drop transfer case angle. Dont open the can of worms on a 3rd gen aint worth it. On my 04 I jacked up the torsion bars and put 230k on it withoutt having to change anything on the front end.

 

Well that does suck bud and i hope you can figure out a different fix but i have a 2nd gen dodge.

Silver dodge: drove my buddys dodge with skyjacker springs, 7 leaf custom rear leafsprings and the 9000 shocks... LOVED IT!!! so im just do what you pretty much did. Thanks for the info!