Lowered the rear 2" last night.

[Hdmlnium1]

I was trying to decide what I wanted to do with my truck, lift it, lower it, or level it.
So for right now I decided to level it by putting 2" lowering springs in the rear.
I'm still undecided if I want the lowered look, 2/4, 3/5 with some 24's or 26's or if I want to do a 6" lift and run 35's or 37's. I guess I will wait and see what lowering kits they come out with for the 19 4x4's.
But for now I'll be running it this way till I can really decide what I'm going to do, as I really don't care for the stock rake look.
Bill

A couple before and after pics.

 

[Al Czervik]

I love it... I've been thinking about doing the exact same thing myself. Did you go with the McGaughy's:

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/mmc-44055/reviews/?sortReviews=Newest&page=3

 

[Nails]

Looks great man! Thanks for pics & sharing

 

[Patsy1099]

Nice pics. Cool to see something going in the other direction (lower)

 

[Hdmlnium1]

I bought these through Accessory Partners.
Part number is 272920
They only cost me $148.14 shipped.
Made in USA and are a great 2" progressive lowering spring.
Thanks for the kind replies, I think the truck looks much better.
Bill

 

[Al Czervik]

I bought these through Accessory Partners.
Part number is 272920
They only cost me $148.14 shipped.
Made in USA and are a great 2" progressive lowering spring.
Thanks for the kind replies, I think the truck looks much better.
Bill

Order placed with Accessory Partners... Thanks for the hook up and $63.85 savings!

 

[PorBoy]

^^^. So you are “ lowering “ the rear of your 4x4 ?

 

[Al Czervik]

^^^. So you are “ lowering “ the rear of your 4x4 ?

Yes sir... Or as @ Hdmlnium1 put it, leveling it to get rid of the OEM rake.

 

[Hdmlnium1]

^^^. So you are “ lowering “ the rear of your 4x4 ?

Yes, did a 2/4 on my 14 Ram 4x4 I had and liked it. My last RAM was a 16 Rebel, ran 35's on that and left it in the off-road level with the air 99 percent of the time. Figured I'll most likely go to a 2/4 or 3/5 when they come out with a kit for the 19 4x4. Not many places to go off roaring legally around where I live so going lower seems like a good way to go for me.
Bill

 

[Al Czervik]

Yes, did a 2/4 on my 14 Ram 4x4 I had and liked it. My last RAM was a 16 Rebel, ran 35's on that and left it in the off-road level with the air 99 percent of the time. Figured I'll most likely go to a 2/4 or 3/5 when they come out with a kit for the 19 4x4. Not many places to go off roaring legally around where I live so going lower seems like a good way to go for me.
Bill

The only reason I have 4x4 is for winters around here so lower is the way for me too... Plus old habits die hard, as evidenced from my last ride:

 

[Hdmlnium1]

Just a simple 2" lowering spring in the rear makes all the difference.
So for less than $150 and about a hour of your time you can make the truck level and look so much better without the factory rake. Just a option instead of raising the front to get the truck level.
Bill

 

[Al Czervik]

Looks excellent!

View attachment 14670

 

[Hdmlnium1]

The only reason I have 4x4 is for winters around here so lower is the way for me too... Plus old habits die hard, as evidenced from my last ride:

View attachment 14669

Nice ride, great job with it.
Yeah, we get a bit of snow around here too, 4x4 comes in handy.

 

[SupremeWill]

Do you know what your before and after measurements are?

 

[Dontfront82]

Looks great!
If u lower ir more do a 3/5..
I had a 4thgen and did a 2/4 was not low enough for my taste lol had it white on white 26s

 

[SupremeWill]

Looks great!
If u lower ir more do a 3/5..
I had a 4thgen and did a 2/4 was not low enough for my taste lol had it white on white 26s

4th Gens are tricky because actual drop depends on the kit. Belltech kits come out lower than Mcgaughy kits when you do a 2/4. I did a Belltech kit and after it settled it was too low for me, switched to Mcgaughy kit and it was just right.
I've been looking around and it looks like you get a choice of 3/5 or 4/6 on the 5the Gens.

 

[robber98]

Checked with beltech and they don’t have a kit for the ‘19s yet. Suspect they will have something later in the year.

 

[Livinfast85]

I was trying to decide what I wanted to do with my truck, lift it, lower it, or level it.
So for right now I decided to level it by putting 2" lowering springs in the rear.
I'm still undecided if I want the lowered look, 2/4, 3/5 with some 24's or 26's or if I want to do a 6" lift and run 35's or 37's. I guess I will wait and see what lowering kits they come out with for the 19 4x4's.
But for now I'll be running it this way till I can really decide what I'm going to do, as I really don't care for the stock rake look.
Bill

A couple before and after pics. View attachment 14642 View attachment 14643 View attachment 14644 View attachment 14645

Man, this looks Great!!! Thing you just made up my mind if i was going to lift or lower mine!

 

[V8Spock]

That looks fantastic! I'm constantly amazed with the mods people do here on these forums.

 

[Bellpa]

Grrr...
I wanted my Ram leveled so badly because I HATE factory rake. Being my first Ram with rear coils I didn't know I could do this so I added a front leveling kit to raise the front. I don't want a lifted truck and the lowered mpg's from larger tires and love the look of a leveled truck...looks like I'll be removing my spacers and adding these coils soon!