Long story short, I bought a new to me 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9 magnum 4x4

Shop that inspected it said the front end was good (it's not)

First on my list is to pull a broken bolt on the sway bar brackets and replace the end links; however, this truck is definitely lifted and I know this may affect which end links I go with...

This is the first Dodge I've owned so not super familiar with these but eyeballing it I'm guessing ~3 lift. I can't see anything looking at the suspension to suggest what/ how well the lift was done other than maybe springs and blocks in the rear

Any suggestions or ideas from the photos what I'm working with?

Also, the 4x4 is generally not happy, I suspect these problems are related... what would y'all suggest to address some of this (feels like its always binding)

Than



ks!

 

Those are stock blocks in the back. Not sure if there are spacers on the front there, or if those are just some variety of cover.

 

Yeah looking at the distance from the front pumpkin to track bar, I'm not convinced there's any lift there. Also not sure if those are stock spring isolators, but they don't look like spacers, either.

As for the 4wd binding, it really wouldn't have anything to do with suspension height unless you had show-truck-15-chrome-shocks-poseur lift height where a front driveshaft can't be installed because it would bind.

It's normal for part-time 4wd systems to bind on high traction surfaces, esp when turning. Not sure exactly what degree of "binding" OP is experiencing

 

I have 2,5" leveling kit, and there's roughly 6,5" between the axle bracket and that 90 degree backet on the frame.

 

If you look in the front of the factory service manual it will give you over all height measurements. Keep in mind this is with stock tire size.