Hey, i have a 2007 dodge ram 1500 5.7L HEMI 2wd. (i know i shouldve got the 4wd! well this is my first truck so ill never make the mistake again)

well i want put 33 inch tires on it, but my stock tires all ready rub and annoy the life out of me. I want to know what size leveling kit i should get for the front so its perfectly level with the rear end or close to it??

Futhermore ive been looking all over the internet and i cant find 33 inch all terrain tiress, for my 20 inch (stock) rims. Does anyone have any advise?

 

If you have 20 inch wheels then you already have 33 inch tires but I'm assuming that you meant you want new 33 inch tires in which I believe BFG, Nitto and Cooper all have A/T's in the stock 20 inch wheel size. I would look at the Cooper A/T3's and the Zeons. As for the leveling the best way is with either a 3 inch spindle or coil spring. Just remember to get an alignment done after it's installed

 

275/60R20 (33") is the factory installed size. If your tires are rubbing on anything with stock rims, either your tires are not 275/60 or something is very wrong with your suspension. As for leveling, the 3" lift spindle form airbaggit gets my vote every time. Easy to install and gets you pretty much dead-on level.

 

Your factory tires should not rub at all, a perfect level is 2 1/2" but you can't get them on an 07 with out the upper control arm hitting (speaking from experience on this one)the 3" spindles will give you a slight nose up look, and the 2" spacer is just shy of level. my personal opinion is to have the nose down a little with the spacer rather than look like there is a load in the bed all the time and worse when there actually is a load in it

 

i dont want anyone to think that my tires just naturally rub. they only rub when i make tight turns. but they dont rub when im making tight turns while backing up.

also keep in mind this is a 2wd (again im sorry i made that mistake but i love the truck still) so the front end rides lower than a normal 4x4.

 

If you have stock 20" wheels, a 275/60R20 tire should not rub on anything, anywhere at any time. If you have any kind of rubbing, there is something wrong. Also, saying that a 4x2 naturally sits lower than a 4x4 is not always the case. I've seen plenty 4x4 of the same year as mine that set just as low before my level.



A "perfect" level is relative to the truck. My 2008 was over 2.85" difference front to back, and the 3" spindle ended up making the truck exactly level, measured wheel well to ground. If you want to perfect, measure your truck first, and see what you need. A 2" coil spacer will actually lift the truck at, or very near, 2.5". A 2" coil spacer also causes contact of the UCA and coil bucket, but only when the suspension is at the limits of downward travel.


I still stand behind my original statement that the 3" spindle is your best and easiest bet for your application.

 

Custom 2.5 lowering shackles on my 05 4x4 Daytona..pretty close to even

 

What about the bilstiens 5100's adjustable ones. Thats what I want but want some real world data from people that have them. My truck is a 06 quad cab 4x4 with the pretty off road sticker package that I cant recall what it is lol . Brain fart

 

You can't use adjustable struts on a 4x2 because they don't use struts. It's OT to this thread, but there are plenty people here who really like the Bilstein adjustables.

**edit**
If your question is not related to this thread, then yes, you can use adjustable struts on your truck.
The intention here was to clarify to the OP that he cannot use struts of any type.

 

He said he had an 06 4x4 so the 5100s will work with your truck