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Leveled with New Tires and ?'s

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Old 08-13-2010, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by daddykirbs
I see the FAQ thread labeled "shocks" but I don't see in it much about leveled 1500 2" longer shocks.

I'm sure I'm missing something...

No, I don't think you are. Now that I think about it, I think it was in a thread recently in this section I listed part #'s when someone asked about longer parts and his local parts store tried to sell him stock size saying he didn't need longer ones and his stockers were just "bad"...


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https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen...help-asap.html
 
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Old 08-13-2010, 01:22 PM
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cool... I'm looking at the Pro Comp ES3000 part #319510 now.

On the rear, I just use the stock size? That looks like Part #EXP326543 according to the 4wheelparts website.
 
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Old 08-13-2010, 01:23 PM
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2500 shocks fix will work, 2in longer
 
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Old 08-18-2010, 07:37 PM
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I just installed the Superlift #88480. The truck feels better, but I haven't hit any good bumps yet. I'll post up when I test it out more.
 
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Old 08-19-2010, 09:26 AM
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I hit the heavy bumps this morning on purpose. It rides like a dream. I can tell that the rear shocks should be replaced too, but money is tight right now. My son and I were able to do the shocks in about 30 minutes... piece of cake.
 
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My Superlift shocks lost their "shockiness"... not sure why. I went down today to 4wheelparts and they agreed to give me credit on those when I order new shocks. I ordered 4 Rancho 5000s. I should have them on over this weekend. Hopefully those will be much better. We'll see.
 
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Rancho 5000s are a great shock, I had them on my 2nd Gen. Will ride a bit harder than the stock shocks did, not sure how they compare to the Superlift shocks. Won't be too harsh, but your truck will ride like a truck. I kinda like that myself...
 
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wealth of info with your links...
 
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Old 10-12-2010, 01:06 PM
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The Rancho 5000 shocks are very nice. I love how the truck rides now. It's not soft, but it handles the bumps nicely.
 
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Old 10-12-2010, 02:47 PM
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I know this is a bit late, but hereare the alignment setting they give for the 2006-2008 1500's. They should still be fairly close to what yours are I'd imagine even though you have an '03??
.............................Preferred............ ............ Acceptable range
Camber-Left .............+0.10........................... -0.40 to +0.60
Camber -Right........... -0.10............................ -0.60 to +0.40
Cross-Camber........... +0.20 ...........................-0.30 to +0.70

Caster-Left ...............+3.50 ...........................+3.00 to +4.00
Caster-Right............. +3.90 ............................+3.40 to +4.40
Cross-Caster .............-0.40 ............................-0.90 to +0.10
 


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