I know, Im a noob here, so Ill say hey to the board. Ivebeen lurking & using the search button alot (so now the formalities are over).

New to my truck, been drivingJeeps for years. That being said, this is the 1st Ive heard of torsion bars. I just want to raise the front to level it w/ the rear, and keep ride & geometry proper. Ive been told to just "crank up" the torsion bars, get level spacers and to get a leveling kit......WTF?

Whats the best/ proper way to go about what Im trying to do? Thanks

 

A levelling kit for your truck is just some spacers for the front suspension. In '06 or '07 (I think) Dodge stopped using torsion bar suspension so unless they've gone back to it, you can't crank your torsion bars. When you put the spacers/levelling kit on, it should keep the stock geometry, but I'm pretty sure you'll still need an alignment after.

 

I'm in the same boat you are...new to my truck!

I've heard plenty of comments and it seems to me that a leveling kit is the way to go. The kit will simply at spacers to the front coils, adding 1.5-2.5" depending on the kit. I'm in the process of figuring out which kit to choose. A 2" kit apparently allows for 35" tires on my '07, which is nice.

There are some kits that "guarantee" ride quality without suspension tampering. I believe this completely, but those kits are running $250 compared to other kits around $75.

My question has been..."What is the difference between the $250 and $75 kits other than price?"

 

Yeah, do I need a "kit" or will just the spacers work?

 

on an 08 you have two options, on strut or in strut spacer, the on strut you will not even notice they're there as far as ride goes, you will have to get it realigned either way.

 

Torsion Bars were on 3rd Gen 1500 4x4s until the '06s when they started using coil overs similar to those used on pre-06 2WDs. So the old freebie t-bar crank is out of the question. Spacers are a good inexpensive choice, although many find they need to purchase longer shocks. Some spacer kits also come with shock relocation brackets to use with the stock shocks. Another popular alternative is the Rancho Quicklift. A little more money than a simple spacer, but will be a little more off-road worthy. Another advantage is they give you multiple ride adjustments that gives a nice range to soften/stiffen the ride feel...

 

dont get spacers. get either a readylift which replaces your key and lowers the shock mounts plus guarentees ride quality but like you said 250 or the quicklift which is all around awesome but you may not get the hieght you want and its 199 a shock. up to you but id get spacers