3.5 Rough Country Lift with 2" Suspension Specialist Rear.

[RAMSport2019_392]

Finished my lift install yesterday. I used the 2" under-coil lift spacers in the rear to keep a little rake and allow use of in-coil airbags. Thanks to one of the other 19llhpb for the recommendation. I'm loving the look.

 

[Rampat]

Can you explain more? I’m confused, doesn’t the 3.5 come with a rear lift?

 

[RAMSport2019_392]

Can you explain more? I’m confused, doesn’t the 3.5 come with a rear lift?

It does come with a one inch spacer that goes on top of the coil. Using the spacer it comes with will level it out, but I personally prefer a little bit of rake with my rear slightly higher. Also, if you use the supplied 1 inch rear Rough Country top of the coil spacer, it makes it hard to use the Airlifter 1000HD in-coil air bags I wanted to use to help keep my truck level when towing my 4800 pound work trailer. The 2" below coil spacer did not interfere with my airlifted setup and gets the stance more how I like it. I believe the ready lift 3.5 kit ships with a 2" rear coil spacer, but it also goes on top of the coil.

 

[Rammit]

Looks perfect

 

[Rampat]

Looks perfect

That’s the best stance in my opinion, I just can’t wait for a real kit to come out that won’t put stress on the truck.

 

[Blankmantn]

How does the ride compare to stock? I drive all highway miles but miss the height of my 2500 I traded for my new 1500. Your truck looks great by the way!!

TIA

 

[RAMSport2019_392]

How does the ride compare to stock? I drive all highway miles but miss the height of my 2500 I traded for my new 1500. Your truck looks great by the way!!

TIA

I traded in my 2015 Ram 2500 for this truck. My 2500 had Thuren fabrication soft ride coils with a 2 inch front and 1 inch rear lift, plus I had my tire pressure alert threshold reprogrammed so I could run around 40-45psi. This new ram with the 3.5 kit also with 10 ply tires still rides way better than that truck did. My 2500 did however always seem to drive like it was on rails when it come to handling which I sorta liked. I just hated that it just still seemed so stiff compared to riding in an airbag suspension or chevrolet leaf spring 2500 truck. My 2019 1500 before and especially after the lift while way softer and smoother seems to sort of woller down the road on our curvy uneven and bumpy Kentucky backroads. I think it could probably benefit greatly from the Hellwig rear sway bar that everyone is recommending. After the lift, this suspension itself is still soft and smooth. You will definitely notice a difference in lost ride quality with the stiffer, larger and wider 10 ply tires over stock. I love the stability and feel that the E rated tires give, however, you just feel more bumps and as expected the 12.5" tires tend to follow the grooves in the road and wants to wonder on uneven roads more compared to stock. Mine has 3.92 gears, and my power still feels great. I haven't calibrated my speedo yet, and I am about 6.5 mph off at 70mph. My gas mileage has suffered about 3-4mpg, but I expect it to be a tad better than that after re-calibrating the speedometer. I think my setup is a good compromise between the bone stock comfort of the 1500 and the overly stiff 2500 ride. My wife doesn't complain about this one's ride, so I call that a success. If I towed as much as I thought I was originally going to, I would have probably stayed with the 2500 though. I love my new 1500 with this setup. Plus, there are hardly any of them out there fixed up yet.

 

[VaBeachRam]

I traded in my 2015 Ram 2500 for this truck. My 2500 had Thuren fabrication soft ride coils with a 2 inch front and 1 inch rear lift, plus I had my tire pressure alert threshold reprogrammed so I could run around 40-45psi. This new ram with the 3.5 kit also with 10 ply tires still rides way better than that truck did. My 2500 did however always seem to drive like it was on rails when it come to handling which I sorta liked. I just hated that it just still seemed so stiff compared to riding in an airbag suspension or chevrolet leaf spring 2500 truck. My 2019 1500 before and especially after the lift while way softer and smoother seems to sort of woller down the road on our curvy uneven and bumpy Kentucky backroads. I think it could probably benefit greatly from the Hellwig rear sway bar that everyone is recommending. After the lift, this suspension itself is still soft and smooth. You will definitely notice a difference in lost ride quality with the stiffer, larger and wider 10 ply tires over stock. I love the stability and feel that the E rated tires give, however, you just feel more bumps and as expected the 12.5" tires tend to follow the grooves in the road and wants to wonder on uneven roads more compared to stock. Mine has 3.92 gears, and my power still feels great. I haven't calibrated my speedo yet, and I am about 6.5 mph off at 70mph. My gas mileage has suffered about 3-4mpg, but I expect it to be a tad better than that after re-calibrating the speedometer. I think my setup is a good compromise between the bone stock comfort of the 1500 and the overly stiff 2500 ride. My wife doesn't complain about this one's ride, so I call that a success. If I towed as much as I thought I was originally going to, I would have probably stayed with the 2500 though. I love my new 1500 with this setup. Plus, there are hardly any of them out there fixed up yet.

So is it still possible to use the helper bags with the rear lift that comes with the kit or do you need the suspension specialist spacers? Also did you have to use any kind of wheel spacer for those factory 20s with that kit? My truck will end up looking very similar to yours except i dont the the ram box and i have the long bed. Sharp looking truck.

 

[aziansoutherner]

Finished my lift install yesterday. I used View attachment 30135View attachment 30136View attachment 30137View attachment 30138View attachment 30139the 2" under-coil lift spacers in the rear to keep a little rake and allow use of in-coil airbags. Thanks to one of the other 19llhpb for the recommendation. I'm loving the look.

Finished my lift install yesterday. I used View attachment 30135View attachment 30136View attachment 30137View attachment 30138View attachment 30139the 2" under-coil lift spacers in the rear to keep a little rake and allow use of in-coil airbags. Thanks to one of the other 19llhpb for the recommendation. I'm loving the look

@RAMSport2019_392

I was planning on doing the same and using the RC 3.5” lift but with either a rear 2” motofab spacer or RC when you call them will exchange the 1” spacer to a 2” spacer. This is great to be able to see pics. Do you have more side profile pics? Is the side pic you have here on a leveled surface? I lean more to and prefer a slight rake then sag. I’ve heard of others that have experienced a sag with the kit. Also how much height to you have now from ground to fender?

I saw you got 35s in using a 1/4” spacer. Are you getting any rubbing or did that resolve it? Also do you have a direct front or back photo to see how it sticks out? Thank you in advance, and sorry for all the questions. I’m looking to do all of this next week

 

[H2OMAN]

@RAMSport2019_392

I was planning on doing the same and using the RC 3.5” lift but with either a rear 2” motofab spacer or RC when you call them will exchange the 1” spacer to a 2” spacer. This is great to be able to see pics. Do you have more side profile pics? Is the side pic you have here on a leveled surface? I lean more to and prefer a slight rake then sag. I’ve heard of others that have experienced a sag with the kit. Also how much height to you have now from ground to fender?

I saw you got 35s in using a 1/4” spacer. Are you getting any rubbing or did that resolve it? Also do you have a direct front or back photo to see how it sticks out? Thank you in advance, and sorry for all the questions. I’m looking to do all of this next week

You're probably not gonna get an answer my friend. this thread is 4 years old.

 

[DIRTRIDER]

3.5 rough country kit with 2” rear spacers

 

[aziansoutherner]

3.5 rough country kit with 2” rear spacers

Thank you! Exactly what I was looking for and will be doing! What size wheels/tires fo you have?

 

[DIRTRIDER]

295/70-18 , about a 34 X 11

 

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@RAMSport2019_392

I was planning on doing the same and using the RC 3.5” lift but with either a rear 2” motofab spacer or RC when you call them will exchange the 1” spacer to a 2” spacer. This is great to be able to see pics. Do you have more side profile pics? Is the side pic you have here on a leveled surface? I lean more to and prefer a slight rake then sag. I’ve heard of others that have experienced a sag with the kit. Also how much height to you have now from ground to fender?

I saw you got 35s in using a 1/4” spacer. Are you getting any rubbing or did that resolve it? Also do you have a direct front or back photo to see how it sticks out? Thank you in advance, and sorry for all the questions. I’m looking to do all of this next week

Lurker here also considering the RC 3.5" lift. Can you clarify the difference between the 1" and 2" rear spacer? Will the 2" rear spacer retain the stock rake look, just higher?