hmm well im nervous the stock is gonna put me to low and for a 1" block and ubolts i can get them for 20 bucks not to bad for putting me right where it needs to be...... how r u gonna get a extra inch in the front cut a half a coil?

 

Wacking the spring would be the easiest way, I''l do some research first.

 

These guys have great Dodge Ram lowering kits. Are Bilstein shocks the way to go? Thanks for any help.

 

Man, your truck looks good but I don't think you followed the instructions that came with the lowering kit. lol

Too better answer your question, Bilstein are good shocks. Many companies offer shocks for a specific drop/lift. But I like to calculate the actual dimensions of what is needed and use a shock chart to pick a shock that meets my needs. I use the Monroe shock listing and if you don't like Monroe you can take the number and cross reference it at the auto store to another brand.

 

so i didnt measue my truck before and after i lowered it, but i think im sitting at a 2/4.5 drop. i wanna go another inch lower, be at a 3/5 or maybe 3/5.5... does anyone have any pics of a 3/5 drop. it always seems to be 2/4's or 4/6's. was thinking of spindles or c-arms up front and helper bags, minus a couple leafs out back...

 

Ok so after reading quite a few pages (I have mine set to 20 posts per page) and after drooling over LvL lifting my truck . . . I still want to LvL it out but with just dropping the rear for the end result. Not looking for a 2-4 4-6 or anything. Been looking around but thought I'd come here and ask you guys first. Reason for the look change is it see's a h*** of a lot more pavement than dirt on a daily basis, so instead of the performance off road look. I'm going for the street performance look. Can't wait to see what she looks like in a few years after she's all paid off and I can save that money up for mods.

End result would more than likely be 18" wheels (Or heaven forbid I score some SRT wheels then ofc those) with 30-31" tires. A slight rake is OK due to possible loads (quads/bikes).

Thanks!

 

drop shackles and remove the overload leaf... that will give you pretty much a perfectly level stance. or if you dont care about a .5'' rake, just do the drop shackles.

 

buy 20"s the tires are a hundo cheaper per tire than 18"s my buddy works at a tire place and the 18s are more expensive than 20 tires....

 

So i just finished installing the drop kit on my truck and i thought i would try to post a picture of it an find out what you guys think. I hope the picture comes because i have not used this thing before. Anyway the kit is a DJM flipkit with drop shackles and 2" drop coils up front. i had to cut off my aftermarket exhaust because the pipes hit the drive shaft. the truck sat on the bumpstops all the way around so i removed the rear bumpstops and lifted the shackles up one hole. now plenty of clearance but the stock shocks bottom out after 3" of travel. i am going to run air shocks in the rear with a valve stem under the bumper somewhere so i can level the back out with my quad in it. I guess in the front i am going to have to go to shorter bump stops and new shocks as well.

 

Crazy,
Your truck has a great look to it. Matter of fact, I would say perfect. Tires/wheel spot on... If you go back through some of my postings in the lowered thread you can see pictures of the bump stops I used. I think I am running about as big of a tire as you can without rubbing. 285/50-20. I knocked the bump cups off the front and have aftermarket stops now. The ones in the picture for the front are about a 1/4" too short and I re-did them and made them a 1/4" taller. Good luck...