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Extended sway bar links with 3" strut lift?
 

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2nd gens don't have struts.
 
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Strut/shock/damper - some people use them interchangeably. On to topic:
I installed Maxx Links about four years ago and they seem to hold up pretty well. But they rusted almost immediately so be sure to paint them. I used these for up to 3" lifts:
https://suspensionmaxx.com/product/SMX-1223L
 
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Strut/shock/damper - some people use them interchangeably. On to topic:
I installed Maxx Links about four years ago and they seem to hold up pretty well. But they rusted almost immediately so be sure to paint them. I used these for up to 3" lifts:
https://suspensionmaxx.com/product/SMX-1223L
The newer trucks actually use struts though..... and we have zero information on what he is driving..... So, maybe he has them, maybe he doesn't.
 
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The big spring. I put a spacer on top of it. Ordered extended shocks. Wandering about the sway links 👍
 
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Tires are leaning top out a bit. Hope the shocks help with that. Or maybe didn't seat the strut all the way? Needs shocks anyway, the others are stretched 100%
 
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The newer trucks actually use struts though..... and we have zero information on what he is driving..... So, maybe he has them, maybe he doesn't.
Too much eggnog, Hey? His truck is in the title of his first post.
 
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Tires are leaning top out a bit. Hope the shocks help with that. Or maybe didn't seat the strut all the way? Needs shocks anyway, the others are stretched 100%
If the tires are leaning out at the top then the ball joints are the cause, not the shocks.
 
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Originally Posted by Ramman18
If the tires are leaning out at the top then the ball joints are the cause, not the shocks.
I agree sounds like upper ball joint
 
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Originally Posted by O Hen
The big spring. I put a spacer on top of it. Ordered extended shocks. Wandering about the sway links 👍
Find out how much you need for the sway bar to be parallel to the ground and just search "x" sway bar links for 2001 Ram" "x" is the size you need.
 
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