rough country 3" lift for 2wd 05 - anyone have one of these or know anyone personally.

My local truck shop sells them, but doesnt recommend them; says they are dangerous. The only other lift option they carry is 6" fabtech.


Any thoughts on this, im wanting to get a lift but really dont want the 6" one, because of price and i do little off roading. I just like the look of a lifted truck.

I have the stock 20"'s ; sometime in the future i may want to get new rims but for now i think id just like to add a 3" lift. What do you think about this? 3" lift witht the stock 20's big enough.


Thanks,

boyd
05 QC 2wd

 

I chose suspension because a body lift will get you the added clearance but you run into a whole list of additional potential problems. Whereas with a suspension lift, your only problems will be the angle of your suspension geometry.

 

which one did you go with

 

Havent yet, not many kits made for an 07 (that are priced under $2000), but when I do find a kit, it will be a 6" and I will run 36" rubber on 20" rims.

Triton, the truck of the month, has a 3500 with a 6" lift from SuperLift, and his looks awesome! But I am a 1500.

 

On a 2wd, or even a 4wd for that matter, I would think the body lift is the most economical way to go. Make sure that when you go up you get wider tires, not too big of a deal, but it helps with stability. Plus it doesnt F' up the ride quality. And if you want to go back to stock it is a pretty easy swap too.

The suspension lifts usually have a stiffer ride. Plus you will need new shocks. at least for the front. Probably the rear too if it comes with any type of pick me up for that.

Body lift downside is the gap, some people will say that it makes it dangerous or whatever, but I have never experienced any issues with ride/safety after installing a body lift. Now poor installation or a bargain basement kit might give you issues, but if you go with a performance accessories kit, which will cost more, and install it properly, it wont give you any problems.

 

whats the best 3" suspension kit I can get -

i'd go with a body lift, except i already have dual exhaust and nerf bars; im thinking that the gaps will look bad, and with the nerf bars there is not a workaround.

Having trouble identifying the best 3" kit

 

You might as well go with a 6. If you are only wanting a little more clearance you can turn the torsion bars a little or get the torsion keys.

 

you can get gap guards for the body lift, the black plastic that is put in the wheel wells to hide the gap and clean it up a bit. I pan on getting a body lift this summer. I have a quick question too, how wide of tires can I put on my stock 17" rims. 2002 Ram 1500 2WD.

 

if they are 17x8 (which I am guessing they are) you can put up to a 275 tire on it, if they are 17x7 then you dont want to go more than a 245.

 

right now they have 265's on it. 275 are not much bigger, guess I will have to get different rims too, I didnt want to. Thanks