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Old May 23, 2012 | 03:30 AM
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i have a 2003 ram1500 2wd quad cab i have acouple questions im wanting to lift my truck to get 33-35's on it if thought of a leveling kit but im worried bout sag and wih the bodylift im not to crazy about the gap so i was wandering what would be the best answer to my problems thanks
 
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Old May 23, 2012 | 07:51 AM
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You can fit 33" no problem. If you want 35", you will need a leveling kit or a lift. Neither coil spacers nor spindles will cause sag, and will give you the room you need.
 
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Old May 23, 2012 | 08:50 AM
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If u want to level and dont want to spend the money for new spindles or use coil spacers RC sells 3" Leveling coil springs. I have them on my truck and they work great.
 
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Old May 23, 2012 | 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by SpecialEdJon
If u want to level and dont want to spend the money for new spindles or use coil spacers RC sells 3" Leveling coil springs. I have them on my truck and they work great.
I haven't heard anything bad about the RC Ram springs, but the Jeep crowd avoids them like the clap. LOTS of complaints about sagging after as little as 4-6 months on Jeep applications from the "made in China" springs.

I know the spring of choice among Jeepers are the OME (Old Man Emu) springs. Dunno if they make a Ram application though...
 
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Old May 24, 2012 | 12:27 AM
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Full Rough Country lift on mine with some add-on's and no complaints here
 
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Old May 24, 2012 | 11:16 AM
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What I was thinking about doing was a 2 inch leveling kit in front and maybe a 1 inch block
In the back also replace the front shocks how does that sound and also would I need to change anything else?
 
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Old May 24, 2012 | 04:48 PM
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i did a little searching around and found top gun customz theres a 2wd rough country 3 inch coil spring lift kit it comes with lift springs,front &rear shocks,1.5"rear blocks and u bolts i think i will go with that hows that sound guys...by the way thanks for everyones help
 
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Old May 24, 2012 | 07:20 PM
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No need to replace the shocks. The OEMs will be fine (unless they're bad anyway). I have a 2 1/2" level on mine and the OEM shocks lasted 'til 111K.
 
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