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Lilliemae30
Explorer
Jul 29, 2016

Have 3 inch clerance/new truck/ need 6 for level fiver

Just picked up the new dodge ram 2500 we ordered.The height of the bed rails is 3" higher from the ground than the old truck. The truck is backed under the fifth wheel camper. Not hitched and there is...
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garyp4951
Explorer III
Jul 30, 2016
SoCalDesertRider wrote:
garyp4951 wrote:
...since it would be the diameter of the axle plus the thickness of the spring pack.
Plus 2 times the height of the spring pads...

If you have a 3" diameter axle tube, 2" thick spring packs, and 1" high spring mounting pads, the lift ends up being 3 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 7


Thanks, I forgot about the spring perches.

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