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ORP consists of front and rear springs that lift the truck 1" all the way around. ORP package uses a different rear shock that is longer. I lifted the back of my truck 1" with a spacer and replaced the standard rear shock with an ORP version. OPR is the green sticker
I'd replace them with the ones from zone offroad at 2.6" at 3.5" I'd go with the readylift uca
Give it some time. Sometime in the next couple of months is what I was told.
I bought them from a guy on this forum that put the 2" Mopar kit on his truck which basically replaces all 4 shocks with Fox. I ended up buying his take offs with only a few thousand miles on them.
Ball joint failures are typically not an instant issue. It's a fatigue failure that if you're lucky you catch before it becomes catastrophic. It's the result of the ball joint being constantly cycled at it's working limits.
Yes sir, That would be the ideal way to do it. The 5100's have a legit track record the last decade of being a great shock at a good price.
So the arms in the Mopar kit are about $130 of the $1200 price tag. Another 150 dollars for the rear brackets to lift the back. That leaves a little over 900 dollars for a set of entry level Fox shocks. Which is pretty steep for a 2.0 non resi. You do however get the warranty if you have the dealership install the thing which is probably where a good chunk of the additional cost comes from.
Are these the correct UCA's for a 2" level, or just factory?Really up to you. These are the facts though.
The ORP package uses the same UCA as the standard truck with a 1" lift in the front. Engineers decided at 1" above stock no change was required to the UCA.
When going to the 2" Mopar kit the UCA are replaced with a higher travel Ball joint. Visually the control arms look identical but the ball joint has an additional 10-15 degrees of freedom. So the Mopar engineers felt a change was needed at 2".
Lastly it kind of depends on how you plan on leveling the front end. There are 2 ways to do it.
1. With a top hat spacer you are making the coil over longer to attain the lift by putting a spacer between the coil over top hat and the frame. The truck rides in the same travel position it would stock but the tie rods and ball joints can be extended an additional 1.25" this additional extension is what causes the ball joint to hit its travel limit and put a lot of wear and tear on it. In this case a UCA swap is a must as Ram is historically known for having upper ball joint failures with leveling kits. If an upper ball joint pops out of its socket this is a catastrophic failure which could result in a horrible accident and death if it happened at high speed.
2. Leveling with pre load. Spacer between spring and top hat or leveling shocks like the 5100, or fox shocks that come in the Mopar kit.
In this case the coilover assembly stays the exact same length as stock. The trucks is now riding 2" higher in its travel. Full extension stays the same as stock and the ball joints and tie rods should still be in their allowable working range. New UCA's would realign the ball joint to be in its neutral position which is ideal, but chances of failure are not nearly as likely as with a top hat spacer. With all that said this how the 2" Mopar kit works yet they still replace the UCA's with an upper ball joint with larger working angle. So you can ask anyone on here and their opinion may be no you don't need it. But the engineers that designed the suspension on these trucks felt 2" or larger needed at the very least a different ball joint than stock. $500 is pretty cheap piece of mind at 70 MPH for a good aftermarket set. Or in your case at 2" you can get the Mopar UCA's that come with the 2" lift kit for like 65 bucks each.
These are the Mopar control arms with links to buy them brand new on ebay.
Right side - 68323530AA
Left Side - 68323531AA
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