My truck is a 21 2500 Crew, short bed, Hemi 4x4. I have Power Wagon front springs, Carli sway bar, Thuren track bar, off the shelf Fox shocks, rear 1" spacer under factory springs, Carli track bar bracket, adjustable rear track bar, and Fox rear shocks. I run Mickey Thompson Baja Boss At's in 295/70/18 on the factory 18" chrome clad steel wheels.I love it!! But I wanted to do a little something to improve on and off road ride.
I add the Metalcloak true front radius arms with the adjustable standard upper links, not the lock and load, and I bought all 4 of their rear arms.
In the front I dropped the front on the bump stops, adjusted the new arms to push the axle forward a touch, set back to ride height and set castor at 4.5. In the rear I matched all the new arms to the OEM length.
I have been following the Articulink discussion and these front arms add the 3rd busing to each side. The truck does flex and move more freely while off road. The rear arms now give the same feel.
On road you definitely can feel less feed back from the suspension. Small imperfections I no longer have the jar or jolt, larger bumps I seems to soak up much better.
The down side is the front arms allow less clearance at full turn. I now rub at full lock, just a little. I'm thinking adding slightly to the steering stops, not really interested in aftermarket wheels but that is still a thought.
The rear arms don't have a mount for the rear brake lines on the passenger side. It was simple enough to get a nice rubber clamp and make a small bracket.
I am very pleased over all with more comfort in daily driving.
I read a lot on hear and never say very much. I have found little to no info on people running their arms. I was not interested in their complete 4.5" kit, too big for me but their components can all be bought separately.
Check out their bushing design on their website. The comfort of an OEM rubber but the flex of a cartridge joint.
I add the Metalcloak true front radius arms with the adjustable standard upper links, not the lock and load, and I bought all 4 of their rear arms.
In the front I dropped the front on the bump stops, adjusted the new arms to push the axle forward a touch, set back to ride height and set castor at 4.5. In the rear I matched all the new arms to the OEM length.
I have been following the Articulink discussion and these front arms add the 3rd busing to each side. The truck does flex and move more freely while off road. The rear arms now give the same feel.
On road you definitely can feel less feed back from the suspension. Small imperfections I no longer have the jar or jolt, larger bumps I seems to soak up much better.
The down side is the front arms allow less clearance at full turn. I now rub at full lock, just a little. I'm thinking adding slightly to the steering stops, not really interested in aftermarket wheels but that is still a thought.
The rear arms don't have a mount for the rear brake lines on the passenger side. It was simple enough to get a nice rubber clamp and make a small bracket.
I am very pleased over all with more comfort in daily driving.
I read a lot on hear and never say very much. I have found little to no info on people running their arms. I was not interested in their complete 4.5" kit, too big for me but their components can all be bought separately.
Check out their bushing design on their website. The comfort of an OEM rubber but the flex of a cartridge joint.
