Thuren King 2.5 vs Carli Pintop/Backcountry

[Smittys2500RAM]

Quick question for those that have dobe either of the level / lift kits. As I mentioned I just did the Thuren 2.75" front with 1" rear soft ride with the 2.5 Thuren Kings (Stage 2) and am wondering if anyone has adjusted their headlights? It seems that they should be adjusted down a tad but wanted to see if anyone has been there done that yet. Thx!!!! Hope ya'll had a Great Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

 

[UglyViking]

Quick question for those that have dobe either of the level / lift kits. As I mentioned I just did the Thuren 2.75" front with 1" rear soft ride with the 2.5 Thuren Kings (Stage 2) and am wondering if anyone has adjusted their headlights? It seems that they should be adjusted down a tad but wanted to see if anyone has been there done that yet. Thx!!!! Hope ya'll had a Great Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

100% you'll need to adjust your headlights for any lift in the front. You may get away with it if you're only doing a 1" front coil/spacer, but with these trucks already being as tall as they are, you really don't want to be the a$$hole who's lights are pointing right into every cars rearview mirror.

 

[Smittys2500RAM]

100% you'll need to adjust your headlights for any lift in the front. You may get away with it if you're only doing a 1" front coil/spacer, but with these trucks already being as tall as they are, you really don't want to be the a$$hole who's lights are pointing right into every cars rearview mirror.

Yeah The truck sits pretty level now with the Thuren 2.75" front and 1" rear. Any tips on lowering them? How many turns work best? Trial and error always works

 

[UglyViking]

Yeah The truck sits pretty level now with the Thuren 2.75" front and 1" rear. Any tips on lowering them? How many turns work best? Trial and error always works

It's a specific alignment that needs to be made first, then some slight adjustment as necessary. I'd confirm these steps with a google search but this is how I do mine. Get a phillips screwdriver, some painters tape, a sharpie, and a measuring tape before you start.

1. Find a flat wall or garage door with level ground. You'll need to park so the headlights are shining on the wall and the headlight housing is 25' away from the wall.
2. Find the center of the headlight housing (usually a small circle in the headlight) and measure from the ground to that center mark. Note the height.
3. Take a few pieces of painters tape (I usually double stack 12-16" sections for each headlight, doesn't have to be perfect) and put them on the wall/garage door. Measure up from the ground to the height of your headlight center measurement(taken from #2) and mark a line perpendicular to the ground with your sharpie.
4. With the truck being 25' from the wall and the low beams on, pop the hood and find the white phillips screw head and start twisting. I believe counter-clockwise is down, but you'll find out easily enough.
5. The low beam cutoff should be just at/under your sharpie mark. It should not be over. If you're unsure then for the sake of everyone else on the road aim down slightly over aiming up. You still have your high beams and the minor difference from having this perfect vs not is going to be mostly imperceptible to the driver.

 

[jsalbre]

It's a specific alignment that needs to be made first, then some slight adjustment as necessary. I'd confirm these steps with a google search but this is how I do mine. Get a phillips screwdriver, some painters tape, a sharpie, and a measuring tape before you start.

1. Find a flat wall or garage door with level ground. You'll need to park so the headlights are shining on the wall and the headlight housing is 25' away from the wall.
2. Find the center of the headlight housing (usually a small circle in the headlight) and measure from the ground to that center mark. Note the height.
3. Take a few pieces of painters tape (I usually double stack 12-16" sections for each headlight, doesn't have to be perfect) and put them on the wall/garage door. Measure up from the ground to the height of your headlight center measurement(taken from #2) and mark a line perpendicular to the ground with your sharpie.
4. With the truck being 25' from the wall and the low beams on, pop the hood and find the white phillips screw head and start twisting. I believe counter-clockwise is down, but you'll find out easily enough.
5. The low beam cutoff should be just at/under your sharpie mark. It should not be over. If you're unsure then for the sake of everyone else on the road aim down slightly over aiming up. You still have your high beams and the minor difference from having this perfect vs not is going to be mostly imperceptible to the driver.

I'll add that if you're doing these measurements with an empty bed but frequently carry heavy loads then you may want to adjust them a touch lower, as the more you load up the bed the more the headlights will raise up.

 

[GPurcell01]

With 2.75" Thuren coils and 37s I get flashed all the time. You'll need to adjust headlights for sure as @UglyViking has said.

 

[Smittys2500RAM]

Awesome information!! Once this rain passes here in SoCal ill get hose lowered!!!

 

[Brewbud]

Keep in mind the lift will likely settle after a few weeks. You may benefit from adjusting again later. The hardest part is finding a level spot with a wall to shine on. Driveways are sloped a bit.