Leveling kit for my tow vehicle???
Good morning Have a question about my tow vehicle and a leveling kit. First off I'll describe what I have. I have a 2012 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 Mega Cab and we basically only use it to tow ou...
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The Mad Norsky wrote:
You can actually buy one with the 2 inch lift in front.
Dave Smith Motors in Kellogg, Idaho will build them on site after delivery from the factory. 2 inch front lift, tires, wheels, other goodies.
They call them their Slingshot models. Here's a link for the Ram's; they do build other specialty vehicles also, different makes.
SlingShot Ram @ Dave Smith Motors
Anyway, the gist is the 2 inch lift at Dave Smith is accomplished solely by placing a thicker top cap on the front coil springs.
Nothing more. Levels the truck, removing the slight front low appearance they have.
It's not gonna point your headlights at the moon, nor affect towing.
Dave Smith, cause it's part of the package, puts on different shocks, but their custom build manager told me the factory shocks would still work fine.
Anyway, go for it if you want to. But do remember that ALL you need is the thicker cap for the front coil springs. You certainly do not need some fancy lift kit.
I do believe I am eventually going to do the thicker front cap / 2 inch lift on my truck also. But this will be to compensate for the droop that is bound to happen once I replace my stock front bumper with a BuckStop bumper.
The point is if you sit level when hooked up as many newer trucks do by adding the 2" front lift you will be nose high with the kit towing.
One of the reasons I went with the rear air on the 15 I have on order it sits with a small rake forward hitched or unhitched.
