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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 09:10 AM
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I am researching something....maybe you guys can help my research go more smoothly......I want to lift in the winter and lower in the summer.....any lifting/lowering kits that can be removed and installed easily? that way I can switch it up every season.....**2005 ram rcsb 4x4 hemi**
 
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 09:49 AM
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I have always wondered about this also, curious to see what people say.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 09:55 AM
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Air bag kit is my only guess. This truck where I live has one. Its 2002-2005, not exactly sure on year, Ford F-250. He has it lifted all the time but have seen him drop it once in a parking lot.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 10:20 AM
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problem is....i dont wanna slam my truck to the ground....air bags would be tight but the lowest i could go to would be stock in the summer because air bags only lift the truck...unless i run hydraulics.....i want something removeable like drop spindles for the summer and maybe air bags for the summer for like a 3" lift....cant find drop spindles for a 4wd though
 
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 11:37 AM
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His doesnt slam it to the ground. They go up to probably a 7-8" lift and then back down to probably stock, it doesnt come close to the ground at all. I think you thought I was talking about air bags that drop it to the ground and then lift back to stock. His truck is lifted not dropped.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 12:37 PM
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What if you use lower shackles AND airbags. That way you lift it when you want, but when you lower it you are level 2 inches low. ????
 
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 12:41 PM
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sounds like a plan
 
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 01:13 PM
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His doesnt slam it to the ground. They go up to probably a 7-8" lift and then back down to probably stock, it doesnt come close to the ground at all. I think you thought I was talking about air bags that drop it to the ground and then lift back to stock. His truck is lifted not dropped.
thats not what im saying for a positive and negative movement past zero (stock) on my truck im saying i would need hydraulics or bags....and thats only if i didnt want to re install and remove every season.....so i dont want hydraulics or bags.....ur talking about bags they lift up in the air via a air compressor but they cant go past zero.....i need something that will drop and saomething that will lift....I dont wanna be at stock heighth at all.....I am prolly gonna go with a leveling kit.....then drop spindles and then ill take those off for winter and lift it with the bags
 
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 01:15 PM
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or i suppose i could jusp flip the leaf springs.....and put drop spindles on the front
 
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 01:54 PM
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Seems like a bit much...Why not just stay with either one?
 
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