What are people using for leveling/lift kits?

[BUzzard]

get the rough country bar. easiest adjustment.

That’s probably the one I will go for. I haven’t heard anything bad about it. Do you know the factory torque specs on the bolts? The instructions (on the website at least) say to torque to factory specs, and I can’t seem to find those when I do a search......

 

[elephantrider]

i thought it was something crazy, 150ftlbs or something. i just made sure it was super tight. i've checked it a few
times and it's solid.

 

[Cummins3]

Those of you that have installed a lift if possible can we get a overall height measurement. Ground to sharkfin? And your setup: what lift, tires, wheel, combo, air ride or not

 

[elephantrider]

g to s is 7' 2" with this set up.

35x12.5/18 yokohama geolanders
18x9 wheels
3" front 2.5" rear lift - spacers
no air ride

 

[Wrayzor]

I did the 3/1 Readylift on my 3500. I also added Bilstein shocks, and have zero complaints about the lift... I too need to add the track bar. Which one did you install by the way?View attachment 3891

I went with the Carli one.

 

[RamGuy84]

So I had originally ordered the Carli leveling kit. The shop that I used was able to get me the 3.25” kit instead or order it I should say. I have the appointment for May 6th pending I get my rims and tires by then. Yes I’m keeping my Ram, no Ford! I can’t break tradition!

 

[Verado300]

BDS now has their 4" lift kits out for the 2019-20 Ram 3500 swd. They have adjustable track bars for an additional cost. I talked to them this week on the availability on their 6" kits, and he told me hopefully by mid summer.

4 Inch Lift Kit w/ Radius Arm | 3 Inch Rear Block | Ram 3500 (19-24) 4

Take your RAM 3500 diesel powered truck to the next level with this 4-inch radius arm lift kit from BDS Suspension. Designed to improve stance, performance, and capability, this kit includes everything necessary to set your truck up right with clearance for up to 35" tires. Up front the lift kit...

bds-suspension.com

 

[RamGuy84]

BDS now has their 4" lift kits out for the 2019-20 Ram 3500 swd. They have adjustable track bars for an additional cost. I talked to them this week on the availability on their 6" kits, and he told me hopefully by mid summer.

4 Inch Lift Kit w/ Radius Arm | 3 Inch Rear Block | Ram 3500 (19-24) 4

Take your RAM 3500 diesel powered truck to the next level with this 4-inch radius arm lift kit from BDS Suspension. Designed to improve stance, performance, and capability, this kit includes everything necessary to set your truck up right with clearance for up to 35" tires. Up front the lift kit...

bds-suspension.com

I did look into this, but I just trust Carli more and assume a better ride.

 

[Cummins3]

Def Carli or thuren. U get what u pay for

 

[Wrayzor]

I did the 3/1 Readylift on my 3500. I also added Bilstein shocks, and have zero complaints about the lift... I too need to add the track bar. Which one did you install by the way?View attachment 3891

Went with the Carli. I may upgrade to the Fox shocks.

 

[Parkerlouis13]

I went with a 2.5 Rough Country leveling kit. Leveled it perfectly

 

[Cummins3]

Park.. is your air ride or coil rear.... Do u have better pics truck looks good what's the total/max height of ur truck

 

[Parkerlouis13]

Park.. is your air ride or coil rear.... Do u have better pics truck looks good what's the total/max height of ur truck

I have coil rear. My measurements were around 43 inches to the middle of the fender lip when I had the stock wheels. I don't have many pics of my truck but I did take this one during the day after driving around Baja Mexico in the rain.

 

[Cummins3]

Sharp....What's the height from ground to tip of sharkfin.

 

[Parkerlouis13]

Sharp....What's the height from ground to tip of sharkfin.

I measured about 7ft. With the 35's and leveling kit. It definitely does not fit in parking garages

 

[Verado300]

I did an ICON 4 1/2" lift for my factory air ride Limited. Fuel Sledge 20" +20 offset with 37x 12 Ridge Grapplers. I did the Stage 4 Kit with front and rear track bars. No cutting/ trimming - very slight rubs at fuel lock due to Grappler sidelugs. Used Hypertech tuner to reset tire size. No Codes or issues. Factory air ride funtions as normal. Rides much better than stock. I got tired of waiting on the other guys: lifts for factory air ride must be the last on their lists.View attachment 3388View attachment 3389View attachment 3390View attachment 3391View attachment 3392

What are you doing for a spare tire? I have heard it is not good for the rear axle to use a smaller, like the OEM, tire. On my 3500, there is no way a 37 tire would fit under the bed, so I would just have to keep it in the bed. If I kept it at home and needed it, there is no way my wife could pick it up and put it in her vehicle. Or, just take a chance and not worry about having a flat. Over the last 20 years or more, I have never had a flat on any of my trucks that have had the E rated tires/10 ply.

 

[Vorlac]

What are you doing for a spare tire? I have heard it is not good for the rear axle to use a smaller, like the OEM, tire. On my 3500, there is no way a 37 tire would fit under the bed, so I would just have to keep it in the bed. If I kept it at home and needed it, there is no way my wife could pick it up and put it in her vehicle. Or, just take a chance and not worry about having a flat. Over the last 20 years or more, I have never had a flat on any of my trucks that have had the E rated tires/10 ply.

I'm just chancing it for now. I carried a 37" spare around mounted to the bed floor with a Fabtech mount in several of my trucks and never had to use them. Just winging it for now, but I might do it again.

 

[Squatch]

BDS now has their 4" lift kits out for the 2019-20 Ram 3500 swd. They have adjustable track bars for an additional cost. I talked to them this week on the availability on their 6" kits, and he told me hopefully by mid summer.

4 Inch Lift Kit w/ Radius Arm | 3 Inch Rear Block | Ram 3500 (19-24) 4

Take your RAM 3500 diesel powered truck to the next level with this 4-inch radius arm lift kit from BDS Suspension. Designed to improve stance, performance, and capability, this kit includes everything necessary to set your truck up right with clearance for up to 35" tires. Up front the lift kit...

bds-suspension.com

One warning, I was looking at the BDS adjustable track bar, I think I had found it on amazon and there were several pictures of bars where the eyelets broke off leading to complete loss of the track bar which could be a deadly situation. I went with the rough country on my 3500 and I really like it.

 

[Wrayzor]

I did the 3/1 Readylift on my 3500. I also added Bilstein shocks, and have zero complaints about the lift... I too need to add the track bar. Which one did you install by the way?View attachment 3891

I went with the Carli track bar.

 

[RPS1030]

What are you doing for a spare tire? I have heard it is not good for the rear axle to use a smaller, like the OEM, tire. On my 3500, there is no way a 37 tire would fit under the bed, so I would just have to keep it in the bed. If I kept it at home and needed it, there is no way my wife could pick it up and put it in her vehicle. Or, just take a chance and not worry about having a flat. Over the last 20 years or more, I have never had a flat on any of my trucks that have had the E rated tires/10 ply.

I ran 37s on my 16 PW. Obviously wasn’t fitting underneath. So I got a 285/75/17 (~34”) on the steel wheel for underneath all the time. Then strapped a matching wheel/37 in the bed when off-roading or trips.

Plan would be to put the small one on the front (RF preferred) to get home if needed.

Definitely a pain taking up all that room and a big reason why I’m really trying to keep the new diesel smaller.