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Old Aug 23, 2012 | 05:12 PM
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ok guys ive been thinking and ive decided im gonna put a BL on my Ram...only thing is, do i need to buy a leveling kit as well to make the rig looked leveled, and i have no idea what my rig would look like with a 3" BL on it, as far as install goes im going to be doing it myself at my buddies shop...can you guys help me out....also my Ram is a 2002 1500 QCSB 4x4, and yes it does have torsion bars
 
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Old Aug 23, 2012 | 05:39 PM
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so then you can do the BL and adjust the t-bars if you dont like the raked look. The higher you go, the rougher the ride, but little is fine/hardly noticeable.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 12:01 AM
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To back up Dirty, yes you will need to level the front and then "lift" the body. Mine is done that way also
 
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 07:53 PM
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does anyone have any pics of there rigs with just a 3" BL so i can kind of get an idea of how it will look
 
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Old Aug 27, 2012 | 11:00 AM
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dang can anyone help me here
 
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Old Aug 27, 2012 | 11:04 AM
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https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resi...8396FBFBF4!872

Thats all I got
 
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Old Aug 27, 2012 | 01:39 PM
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nice truck, I checked your mods page but didn't see how you achieved your lift, if you can post the kits you used that'd be great
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Old Aug 27, 2012 | 01:48 PM
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Yeah, that page needs updating.

I have a 6" Rough Country lift with 2.5" Daystar coil spacers in the front with 3" lift shackles in the rear doe a total or 9" susp. Then a 3" PA BL on top for a total of 12"

About 1500 in materials not counting my own labor
 
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Old Aug 27, 2012 | 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by weedahoe
Yeah, that page needs updating.

I have a 6" Rough Country lift with 2.5" Daystar coil spacers in the front with 3" lift shackles in the rear doe a total or 9" susp. Then a 3" PA BL on top for a total of 12"

About 1500 in materials not counting my own labor

nice,
coil spacers.. do you have a 2500?
 
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Old Aug 27, 2012 | 02:37 PM
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1500 2wd
 
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