@AmericanTrucks Ram Can you give the exact size of the tire/rims ? I have a 2002 D-Ram 1500 and will be adding a 3/3.5" lift. It was mentioned that 33/12.5/20" would work, but I also thought 35/12.5/18 might work as well. Just really not sure about the width... 10" or 12"... great video thanks !
I purchased a pair of front spring coils. I noticed when I went to replace the spring coils that the number of turns for the old ones are ~ 7 compared to the ~ 9 for the new ones. Does anybody know that do they have to be the same parts? (i.e. same number of turns, the same length, etc). I check the part store website and in accordance to their site it matches my vehicle.
For any one wondering, like I was, this is a pain in the ass and you need spring compressors. Once you put pressure on the springs it lifts the truck off jack stands. Springs will be your only fight and I would recommend getting a cheap set of compressors cuz I had to take the grinder to my rented ones... gave me 40in in the front and 37 in the back but also have a lumber rack and tool boxes. I have 2011 lone star compression might not be necessary on other models but wouldn't count on it, good luck
I agree with you on the fork lift ride. My truck is in the shop right now. Installing 3" in the front, beefier control arms and extended shocks. Think this will help with the ride quality?
@@Tylerviews i have a 2004 and that is what i did. They bolt right on. But this weekend im actually removing this spacer lift and installing a 3" lift spindle instead, they maintain factory geometry. This spacer wipes out components fast and the ride sucks.
So I just tried this today, did not work out for me so far. I'm going to take a trip to the parts store and take another swing at it in a few days. Here's what I got stuck on - getting the coil out. You weren't kidding, that is a bee-otch. The problem I was running into was I don't have a jack that'll lift the truck high enough to allow me to lower the control arm low enough to achieve the angle to get the coil out. the lower control arm was maxing out the angle I could achieve against the ground. In order to lift it higher I would need to put the suspension back together, put it down on it's wheels and reposition my jack stands. I could do all that and I could potentially get the coil out but to get it back in place with a spacer packed on top of it afterward would not work. I attempted this just in my driveway with a set of tools I had in the garage. Undoing all the nuts for the connecting components was actually pretty easy and I was moving along through that faster than I thought it'd take. The hardest bolts to break loose were actually the brake caliper bracket bolts. That and undoing the ball joint took a few swings of a hammer. I got it to come out with a standard carpenters claw hammer. Used a block of wood so I wasn't hitting directly against the metal. Just need the truck higher than a standard floor jack would lift and I could probably get it done. Also, I did get a spring compressor set to try to compress the coil, it was pretty useless!!! The kind that latch onto the outside of the spring just would not fit into the space you have to work with very well at all. I'm going to try to get one of the ones that run up through the inside of the coil in the center and try again.
I wish I would've done more research!!!! I had these installed and ride quality is garbage. I understand you sacrifice some ride quality for looks, but I ain't sacrificing it to that degree. I've had them on for 2 months and only drove my truck a handful of times. I upgraded my upper control arms at the same time I had spacers installed. I've already bought 3 inch spindle lifts and having them installed in a day or 2. I'll see how those go in a few days and report back.
how do you like the new lift? i’m taking almost the exact same route as you with my 2WD 2010 Ram, only the spindle lift is bigger. the cost to get my 7” MaxTrac lift installed is more than im ready to spend right now, but i have 4 black 22” Ram SRT-10 wheels wrapped in 35” Venom Power tires staring at me in my living room & i don’t wanna wait any longer, so i bought this 3” front spacer & a 1” rear spacer to get my tires on my truck in the meantime. and if the leveling kit install goes well then i’ll give the 7” lift a shot. plus doing the leveling kit now gives me more time to get the front and rear upper & lower control arms and new brake pads & rotors to replace while i’m balls deep in the suspension parts & have everything removed while doing the big lift. but since you said the ride quality got so much worse with the spacers, i’m curious if it ended up getting better with the spindle lift.
Sounds like your end goal is gonna be bad ass!! Great minds think alike. I've also just got some venom power terra hunters xt (305/55/20) on 20x12 wheels with a -51 offset and they look mean as hell. As far as the spindles, they are sooooo much better than the spacer!! Back to factory ride quality. With my the 3" spindle lift I still get some rubbing on the front wheel wells on the back side, not the front. It's more than likely the aggressive -51 offset of my wheels (if I remember correctly, like almost 5" of poke). The VP TH XT are little noisy on the road, but hey! I can deal with that. For me... 3" spacer = 0 out 5, 3" spindle lift = 5 out 5. Hope this helps. Good luck with build my friend.
Thats normal for a 3" spacer lift, the upper control is hitting the upper coil bucket. A spindle based lift which costs about 2-3x more does not have this issue.
Leveling kits are funny. I ran 😂 I like that my vehicles a little higher in the back because when I run my trailers heavy my truck is level and that's better for control.
would be good to know some torque specs on these bolts, and some info on what bolts to torque AFTER the vehicle is back to resting on its tires.. this is missing some important details..
I just bought a 2018 RAM 1500 2wd on monday, I wanted a 4WD but with this being my first ever vehicle purchase it wasn't in my budget. My question is, it says 2002-2015 RAMs so I'm just wondering if it would fit on my 2018? Because I've been told yes and no so I just want a definite answer so I don't waste money.
I like how you show everything you do but not putting in the part..:) And you do it the hard way.. Didn't get much here :) BUT.. you did describe that 3" will tip you slightly higher, and I put on 2" and it's slightly.. Not enough.. So You answered my question.. Either I Have weak springs or something heavy up front that requires me to go to a 2.5 inch lift, to get it completely level Not sure If I'd help someone else out who is wondering why there is a 2" a 2.5 and a 3" .... I'd say, in my case, 2" is just a little shy of correct, 2.5" is what i'm going to need.
Did this on my 2014 3yrs ago On jackstands and the garage floor didn't have a lift took a little longer lol.. Then I traded it in for a 2018 Jeep Wrangler...and now i have a 2016 ram sport getting ready to do the 3" leveling kit once again...still don't have a lift wish me luck!!..lol🤣🤪👍
My truck rides like crap now, also they forget to tell you that your stock shock will not work as they have no travel the 3" spacer. Kinda big deal. Had to have a off road folks make a shock for me. Awful awful ride until you get a shock under it.
It would probably help if you'd actually show putting the spacers in. I didn't see any spacers. I know some say you did for video sakes but I didn't see them. Great video but I'd like to see you actually installing spacers.
Excellent video love how to took the time to show an explain every detail to removing an installing .. I’m about to attempt this tomorrow on my 2002 ram 1500 rear wheel drive truck 2 door regular cab short box.. I bought a set of 3 inch supreme leveling spacers new coils an new shocks front an rear !!! Can’t wait to see how she sits An rides when done !!! If you have any additional advice or suggestions for me I’d certainly appreciate it !!! Oh an ya I bought a coil spring compression tool as well to help the job go a little easier 👍👍👍👍
AmericanTrucks Ram thanks man !! An jus to update you on my install .. everything went smooooth an very well .. An I’m sooo impressed with the outcome .. my truck is sitting perfectly level now front an back .. it looks awsome .. before installing new coils an shocks with the 3 inch leveling spacer the truck was riding on the rubber stoppers due to worn out very weak coils an shocks ... an now it’s got at least 3 inches of space between the rubber stoppers an bottom of truck front end .. super stoked man An was such an easy install.. love supreme suspension 3 inch spacers .. again my truck is a sweet little ride ... 2002 ram 1500 regular cab 2 door shortbox rear wheel drive with 5.9 v8 magnum with 3.92s in rear diff .. it has only 80thousand miles on it .. again love the supreme suspension 3 in leveling spacer an appreciate your video on the removal an install of them it helped me out a lot as I studied your step by step process an All went perfect for me .. also put new stabilizer link bar kit both sides on it an had front end alignment done today .. thanks man an keep ur vids coming !!!
When going with a leveling kit of this height, it certainly does help getting elongated shocks and extended upper control arms. They are not 100% needed though! Thanks for watching. -Zach
I'm not 100 percent sure, but i think it will. I say that because i have a 2019 classic 2wd and my suspension looks exactly like that truck's in the video.
On our trucks well the ram the rear there are 7 inches of space between the wheel and wheel well and it’s 5 inches in the front that’s why most put 2 inch spacers to level the truck out which gives it the name leveling kit
There are plenty! Take a look at the following link for all of our options! Just make sure you look at the 2WD specific options. 😁 -Zach www.americantrucks.com/ram-leveling-kits-2009.html
@@Ricehatasian When I did my 2.5" lift, I bought the shocks (front & rear) that are for the Ram 2500. They're the exact same shocks for the 1500 but about 1.5"-2.0" longer when fully extended. I went with the Bilstein B6 series and couldn't be happier.
@@oldrango883 must be a late month model because everyone I've seen is torsion bar unless it's a megacab which makes sense because they are on 2500 frames and suspension which is coil spring on the front
Don’t buy for your eco diesel. There is no way they put in a spacer on in the video. I had to use spring compressors to get the truck back together without the spacers once I found that there was no way the springs would go in with the spacers installed. They got my money!
so what size shock would you recommend to run with this 3inch Leveling kit because reusing the old shock is not a good idea nor good enough for suspension travel ?
you know, i was about to order this shit but, all the comments are crap. To recap this 3" spacer your gonna have a rough ride, need bigger shocks AND,....upper control arms otherwise your truck is going to ride like crap. If you want to save money then buy rough country kit with arms and spindles. Yea its a crappy brand but your going to spend the money one way or another. Why do they sell this then tell you your going to need spindles and shocks, in other words 600 extra dollars.
Awesome video, tear down smooth as silk, now came the installation OMG what a nightmare with or without spring compression. 3 hours on one side gave up. Went back stock. Took the truck to a mechanic that specializes in mods as such. Now in the second day. Will keep yall posted.
