Ok guys i ordered a 3" leveling kit a while back and i wasnt gonna put it on because of all the problems people have had , but today i opened the box up and this is the size of the front coil spacer its not that big at all the instructions say it will give me 3" of lift but i dnt see how with this small block ???? What do you guys think chance it or send it back ????

 

That is normal brother. Even though that is not 3" high, adding it messes with the geometry of the suspension and ends up raising it 3ish inches.

 

I sent it back , i think im just gonna do a 6" lift

 

awesome

 

what is so wrong with the 3" leveling kit?
I have a 3" leveling kit with 2" blocks in the back on my 08 ram 1500, not a thing wrong with it.
Had a 2.5" in my 07 and seems the exact same minus the 2" blocks in rear.
I would like to go 6" lift, but then truck wont fit in garage, gets kinda cold during winter here in Saskatchewan.

 

I just bought the truck and did not want to loose a cv shaft ,hub bearing or anything else ,so i sent it back and im gonna pick up a 6inch lift and do it the right way

 

A LOT of guys report vibration issues, especially with the coil over front Rams with the 3" levels, 2.5" seems to be the "safe" max. Plus that much lift on the front end without any drop brackets that would come with a suspension lift puts the CVs at really bad angles as well as more wear on the ball joints and tie rod ends.

Some get away with 3" without any problems over having to replace ball joints and tie rod ends a bit sooner. Time will tell...

 

I know some guys that have dodge trucks with leveling kits and some with lifts, whenever you have an issue drivetrain related after the suspension mod, everyone blames the mod. Maybe its the fact that your truck has 200,000kms and u-joints, cv joints and hubs ARE wearable items. As for the shudder or virbration, all suspension manufacturers will warn you of this, its a dodge 1500 thing, the leveling or lift just makes it more noticeable, don't be alarmed, your truck will not fall apart. I put 120,000kms on my 07 dodge with leveling kit from brand new, i am ok with it when the time comes to do u'joints and cv shafts, like I said, a wearable item. Its not like your going to be doing all these repairs every 50,000kms, and look at it this way, automotive manufacturers build new vehicles to last 10yrs, they now say anything above and beyond 10yrs, your doing pretty good.

 

Hey everyone newbie here... I have an 02 1500 2 wheeler I want to level it out... But have heard its not a good ideal to go more then an inch lift because of the upper A Arms are to weak AN INCH! thats what she said whats the point....Has anyone put a 2 inch lift on a 2 wheeler

 

2wheeler...like a motorcycle?

You can go 2.5