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Raising a 2020 Ram 2500 Long bed, crew 4X4 with rear air suspension 1-1/2" or 2"

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Greetings. First post here so please bear with me
I would like to raise the front and rear just a bit suspension wise using the stock 20" wheels as the truck is very low for a 4X4.
Rear: Kelderman 1-1/2" rear air suspension kit. I contacted them & they do not know it is will work on a 2020. The site says 2014-2018. Anyone tried it yet with success? It does come with a sensor relocating plate or a longer sensor connecting rod from Thuren could be used.
Front: Truxx makes a 1-1/2" front coil spring spacer and they say no other mods necessary (From Truxx: Aftermarket shocks are NOT required – designed to work with your factory struts & shocks to keep factory ride.)
I am not looking to make it level. Just raise it equally at both ends without the truck tossing any error codes or other grief.

Anybody out there done this or something similar. Or other recommendations? I just would like to not do any major other changes like struts, etc.

Thanks for any input. -John
 
Hey John,
I've been going through the same thing trying to find a leveling solution for my 2018 2500. Both Thuren and Carly make kits for these trucks, but the Thuren doesn't use spacers over the rear airbags. They just use a longer actuator arm to tell it where level should be. Normally, I hate spacers, but with thuren's kit, in order to raise the rear, the airbags need to over-inflate from stock to reach the desired height. Even with the best shocks, rear airbag trucks like these are always a harder ride than springs.... Last thing I want to do is over-inflate them (without a load) and make them even harder. I'm looking at the Carli 2" leveling kit with 1" spacers over the rear airbags which should be dead level and still clear 35s!
That's my plan.
Just my two pennies... Good luck
 
Hey KC: I would like to keep the truck at the same angle as stk. If you look at the Thuren video, Don mentions that in reality most folks don't really want level, which is what I am aiming for. Keeping the same attitude but just raising the whole truck an inch or 2.
 
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