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Old Feb 28, 2023 | 02:52 PM
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Looking to get this 2.5” rough country lift/leveling kit for my 2001 Ram 1500. It says it’s for 4wd but is there any reason it wouldn’t fit on my 2wd truck?
https://www.tdotperformance.ca/rough-country-362-20-2-5-suspension-leveling-lift-kit-with-n2-0-shocks.html
 
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Old Feb 28, 2023 | 05:26 PM
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Lots of differences between 2 and 4wd. I wouldn't expect it will fit.
 
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Lots of differences between 2 and 4wd. I wouldn't expect it will fit.
I thought suspension and stuff was all the same
 
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Old Feb 28, 2023 | 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by HeyYou
Lots of differences between 2 and 4wd. I wouldn't expect it will fit.
it’s just cool spacers and and leaf spring spacers
 
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Got any photos of the kit that you can post? The 4WD and 2WD suspensions are quite a bit different, especially in the front of the truck.
 
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Got any photos of the kit that you can post? The 4WD and 2WD suspensions are quite a bit different, especially in the front of the truck.


 
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Originally Posted by AtomicDog
Got any photos of the kit that you can post? The 4WD and 2WD suspensions are quite a bit different, especially in the front of the truck.
I just posted some but it says the mods have to approve them. If you copy and paste the link you can see the photos or just look up rough country #362.20
 
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Pics show for me. Not sure the front springs are the same diameter between 2 and 4wd..... Does the 2wd even use coils? Or is it torsion bars?
 
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Old Mar 2, 2023 | 12:42 AM
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Pics show for me. Not sure the front springs are the same diameter between 2 and 4wd..... Does the 2wd even use coils? Or is it torsion bars?
it’s got coils. I might just go with one’s that say they’re specifically for a 2wd just to be sure though I wanted to go with that rough country kit cause it looked like a good deal comes with new shocks and reviews were good but don’t wanna risk wasting my money buying something that doesn’t fit. I found some coil spacers and leaf spring blocks specifically for a 2wd but they’re separate and available in different sizes, should I go with 3” in the front and 2” in the rear? Do you think that would make the truck level?
 
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Old Mar 2, 2023 | 09:09 AM
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The rear is generally 2 to 3 inches higher than the front, so, just the spring spacers should level it out. I do believe there are already blocks in the back.... (there are on 4x4s at any rate) and I am just not a fan of stacking blocks. That's a disaster waiting to happen.
 
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