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Lowering 2500 Bighorn

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Hello all,

These pickup trucks these days might as well be dump trucks as big as they are. I had to trade in my work van for a 2019 Bighorn 2500, and needed the 2500 for the payload. I’m waiting on a work cap to be installed. In the meantime, I’ve been wanting to lower the truck by a couple of inches. The whole truck sits pretty level empty, I’m sure it’s all stock. I’ve had my camper hooked to it (550 lb tongue weight) and it stays level. I’m expecting to regularly have 1400 lbs on it, and the occasional extra few hundred pounds, and then my camper from time to time.

Any thoughts on what I could do to lower it, without effecting my payload, and have no issues with it naturally sinking as I load her up?
 
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Smaller diameter tires? Or you could cut a coil off some stock springs?
 
Those aren’t really options I thought of or want to do but thank you for the suggestion.
 
Thanks I’ll check them out. I found a site but they had nothing for a 2500.
 
I did a reverse level by lowering the rear springs on my 2019 Ram 1500, worked out perfectly. I got the springs from Accessory Partners, maybe they have something for the 2500’s?
 
pure performance may have a spring.
 
Thanks for the input everyone. I take it this is not a common thing to do on a 2500? I know nothing about lowering g the suspension and what would be involved and what any negative ramifications would be. A bit of research last night showed it could effect payload, but how much isn’t very clear and I don’t want to void any manufacturer warranties. I paid $3500 for an extended warranty (61k when I bought it, and warranty is bumper to bumper till 125k miles) and don’t wanna eat it in the event something fails and they don’t cover it.
 
So springs are what does the trick? I saw some kit the other day that had brackets, sway bar I think and all this stuff the site said is needed to lower a truck the right way?
 
Springs will lower it. Depending on how low you want though you may run into issues with the axles not being centered under the truck (track bar length), shocks that are too long, bump stops that need trimming, caster problems. Just raising or lowering something isn’t (shouldn’t be) always a simple thing to do correctly.

Have you considered some steps to help with getting things in and out of the bed?
 
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