Hey guys/girls I have a 97 Ram 2500 5.9L Gas motor.. Just the other day I purchased a 2" front and rear lift kit for my truck. I was just wondering if you guys had any tips or tricks to do the installations?

 

What did you get to accomplish the lift? Springs? Spacers? Blocks?

 

The front has the 2-2" spacer that goes ontop of the spring and the rear has 2 add-a-leaf

 

Front will be easy, unbolt the shock, jack up the truck, (on the frame....) put in the spacer, bolt it all back together. If the shock bolts are cooperative, probably take you all of 30 minutes.

Rears are going to be more fun...... the nuts on the u-bolts that hold the axle to the spring hang out in a rather unpleasant environment, and like to rust up solid. If you don't have air tools, or a torch, be prepared for a serious upper body workout. Once those are out of the way, pull the center bolt out of the existing leaf spring, install the aal, and new bolt? if they gave you one, and reassemble. Replacing the ubolts is easiest, and just cutting the old ones off with a torch.....

 

When you do the back, before you remove the center bolt that holds the leafs together put a c clamp on each side, then remove the bolt. Also make sure you use the c clamps to pull the spring back together after you install the aal. If you don't you'll strip the bolt out. I recommend going and getting some grade 8 bolts for the tie bolts. The ****ty ones skyjacker sent me looked like pretzels when I tried to get the out. I believe it's a 3" 3/8" bolt I used.

 

Hey guys do you happen to have a pic of your read add a leaf you put on? When I installed them lastnight the u-bolt would not go back on. They were not long enough with the nea leaf in place unless im putting the new aal in the wrong spot. ANy help would be appriciated or pics.

 

It didn't come with longer u-bolts? You can probably get some new ones from various places...... parts stores, etc. Or, some machine shops will make them up for you, for fairly cheap.

What I usually do, is use a large c-clamp to compress the spring and such, so I can get the nuts started on the u-bolt.

 

ok where does the aal go? I got 2 set of leafs... the top set is 2 leafs connected together with center bolt and the second set is like 5 or so leafs together then they sit on the block. Where does the new aal go in at?

 

Should be in the docs that came with the AAL. Otherwise, stick it into the spring pack between whatever leaves are longer (above), and shorter (below).

 

I was afraid of that. I cant get the bolt that goes through the bottom pack out