Strut Spacer Question

[CoachC06]

I was gifted a 3/2 strut spacer set along with a set of UCA's. A buddy had them on his '19 for a short time but actually ended up lowering his truck because of his kiddos. My question is, since I am $0 invested at this point, should I invest in longer shocks or anything else to improve ride and/or reduce wear on everything?? Is there anything else to make a decent 3" lift setup?? Never owned a lifted truck before. Thanks in advance.

 

[boogielander]

buy the proper coilovers. spacers are junk because they cause incorrect suspension geometry.
3" of lift will actually reduce suspension travel and makes the ride harsher (since... reduced travel) but here goes:
top tier: Thuren King/ Carli King (Performance Package)/ Off-the-shelf King/ Fox 2.5 DSC
mid tier: Carli Commuter Package, Ironman 4x4
bottom tier (as in, bare minimum): Bilstein 5100s

popular among people with insufficient seat times: RC
popular in the offroad community but running high risk of premature leaks and pin top sheering (aka, trash, in the professional opinion of this guy): icon vehicle dynamics

you can read why spacers are junk here:

Thread 'Technical Tuesday: Suspension Lift vs Pucks - Why Pucks/ Spacers are Never Good Ideas'

Jan 23, 2024

This post also shows up on my website jollyrogueco.com.

Technical Tuesday is a series of technical discussions I post on Tuesdays (well, unless I don’t remember to post) to help the community make good decisions regarding their builds. This only applies to people who want/ enjoy taking their trucks off pavement, so all the technical discussions do not apply to bro-dozers and the crowd that favors look over function. This week we are talking suspension lift vs pucks.
*Note: This does not apply to air ride unless you delete it completely and go back to the traditional suspension...

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you can also ready my impression of the Fox 2.5 system here:

Thread 'Fox 2.5 DSC Suspension - A Brief Overview, Procedure, and Review of Proper Suspension Setup'

May 23, 2023

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There are plenty of suspension offerings on the market for the 5th gen Ram 1500 platform, ranging from cheap to expensive. In this thread, I will be detailing why I chose Fox 2.5 for my build, procedures of installing and dialing in the ride, and a review of the build as everything came together. If you are interested about my background, experiences, and story, you are more than welcomed to visit my build thread here.

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Parts Used​

• Carli Boxed Upper Control Arms: CS-RAM15UCA-09
• Carli Rear Springs, Rebel HD...

• boogielander
• fox fox 2.5 fox shocks lift lift kit lift size lifted performance shock
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[PurpleRT]

Straight to the trash can those spacers go gift or no gift.


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