Did you have to make any adjustment on preload? Is this the Carli Spec 2.5 or Carli Fox commuter?
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Carli 2.0 commuter system
- Thread starter macaw6
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Looks awesome!
Did you adjust the preload on the coil overs at all?
gomango392
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Shouldn't have to, we sell and install this kit often and most of the time, it doesn't need any adjustment, or very little as every truck does sit a little differently.
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most of the time you don't as Carli has got it spec out pretty well for your average drivers.
remember this: Carli is good for 80% of the people out there. that 80% of the people include people who just throw money on suspension packages because they can afford it but never get them on dirt, to those people who run mildly high speed on the trails in the desert. Carli's tuning work for the average population, that may be you and that also may not be you.
If you're looking to be the remaining 20%, or what I call the "elite," aka the group of people who go really high speed in the desert to chase Raptors or run Baja for a whole week or run ~200 miles a day in the desert, or looking for a ride that is catered to how YOU drive, how YOU setup your truck, how YOU want it to ride, then Thuren will be your answer. All you have to do is talk to Don Thuren and he will get you squared away with his custom tuning.
how do I know? Well, when you go on runs (and get seat time) with a bunch of Ram truck people who've been doing this for a long time and were involved in product testing for these companies as well as participating in races, you pick up a thing or two and you experience these things in the most extreme environment. That's something internet sales who quote off brochures and technical write ups will not comprehend.
For me I'm in the 80%. Lots of Ground to cover in Montana with a generous speed limit. My use is gravel roads/BLM land but not looking to go high speed but sometimes do need to cover some ground. Spent a few hundred miles on gravel this last weekend and very pleased with the Carli plus it allows me to run a larger tire for more clearance. (I did 285/75)
If I was in the 20% it would seem like an RHO would be a better starting point and be much more cost effective. More power, 35's out of the gate and suspension already set up but I'm personally not a fan of the wide body so I do get it!!
If I was in the 20% it would seem like an RHO would be a better starting point and be much more cost effective. More power, 35's out of the gate and suspension already set up but I'm personally not a fan of the wide body so I do get it!!
gomango392
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The Carli commuter system will be perfectly fine for what you are doing with the truck. It is an excellent riding system out of the box with great low to mid speed offroad capabilities. Shoot me an email to [email protected] and I would be glad to get you some pricing and get a kit shipped to your doorstep!
I already have one install with about 5k miles on it
