What a weekend..... whew. Thanks for the help in my last two threads. Having not done any suspension work before I think it went smoothly. I was nervous as heck though since I baby my truck...

Anyway, I bought Rancho (RS5757) struts, Monroe strut mounting kit (905913), and a 2.5" leveling kit (Heavy Metal Lifts on ebay) for the front. For the rear, I got Monroe Sensa-Trac Load Adjusting shocks (58650), Rough Country 1.5" blocks (for 94-01 Ram on ebay), and 4 u-bolts from stengle bros (9/16"x3.5"x9.5").

Links for the ebay leveling kit and blocks.
http://tinyurl.com/6r48vpf
http://tinyurl.com/6ojyofr

Pics:

Separating the leafs from the axle (USE A C-CLAMP ON THE SPRINGS)

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Blocks and shocks installed:

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I took a pic of the suspension before working on it so I could compare angles after the leveling kit is installed:

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And so it begins....

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I had trouble lining up the front-side hole on both drivers and passenger side. C-clamp helped a ton...

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Everything installed:

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Pic of the suspension after the leveling kit and strut were installed. The angles aren't too far off from what they were originally...

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Side view (i need to wash my truck......)

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Now I need bigger tires!!

 

Looks good, and yeah, new tires are a must! I keep debating whether or not to put in blocks in the rear, but I don't want the rake again.

 

Nice work! I would add bigger tires lol

 

awesome job!

 

WAS THAT SPRINGS ON THE REAR SHOCSK I SAW??? WHY ??? AND WHY DONT I HAVE ANY/???? Asorry for caps hehe....

 

Cause your didn't buy any?? Lol..I think those are monroe load leveler shocks.

 

Looks awsome! I can't wait to pick up my truck a couple inches..

 

I can't wait to take mine down a couple inches :P

 

Those are Monroe Senatracs Coilovers