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Old 04-13-2009, 08:29 PM
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When changing the shocks and adding a 2" levelling kit on my 07 ram 1500 4x4 do I need a coil spring compressor or anything like that?
 
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Old 04-14-2009, 05:16 AM
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I cant believe no one will help you out on this. Here Ill help and take one for the team. After this post a bunch of people will chime in.

There are no coil springs on your truck just torsion bars!!!
 
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Old 04-14-2009, 08:06 AM
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Actually there are coil springs on his 07. I have an 05 which has torsion bars, so I am not an expert on the coil springs, but I do think you will need to use compressors.
 
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no he has coils and no he doesent need a tool just drop the a-arm slow and they come out
t-bar 's are from 02-05 i bealive
 
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What ramhunter1 said. I put a leveling kit on mine and did not use a spring compressor. It kind of sucks putting them back in though. You have to squeeze them with your hands just the slightest bit to get them back in. Like a 1/4".

And you'll need an alignment afterwards.
 
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Originally Posted by RubberFrog
What ramhunter1 said. I put a leveling kit on mine and did not use a spring compressor. It kind of sucks putting them back in though. You have to squeeze them with your hands just the slightest bit to get them back in. Like a 1/4".

And you'll need an alignment afterwards.
Rubberforg what kind of struts did you use for the front?
 
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I must have an odd '05 then cause i got coils
 
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See I told you I would get people to answer. Everyone always chimes in when you put some wrong info up...
 
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I must have an odd '05 then cause i got coils
I didn't notice 4X4 in your sig. anywhere. If you don't have a 4x4 then thats why you have coils. The t-bars were only on the 4 wheel drives.
 
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So if I got this right there is no front strut that I can use with a 2" levelling kit other than the Rancho Quiklift.
 


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