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Old 04-21-2006, 08:59 PM
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Leveling kits.?.?

Just installed a ranch hand bullnose front bumper on my 04' 2500 4x4 and have also decided to install a 2" leveling kit but I wanted to see what kits you guys liked.
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I got a hell bent steel leveling kit off of ebay. Easy install and looks great...
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Hell Bent. You may want to consider more lift though to counteract the weight of the bumper.

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Another vote for Hell Bent Steel Leveling Kits. I am very pleased with mine so far.

http://www.hellbentsteel.com/dodge/dodge-lift-kit.html
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I have a Revtek kit on mine, i really like the way it sits now, they have a bunch of pics on their sight, revtek.com
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Hell Bent. You may want to consider more lift though to counteract the weight of the bumper.

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First off, thanks for all of the responses. Second off, a 2" kit has been the biggest that I have been able to find, do they make a 2 1/2"? The bumper is really not overly heavy, it weighed in right at 250lbs. Do you all suggest getting new shock's or will the factory one's be long enough? The truck has 38K miles on the clock.
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Factory have been fine for me. If your truck does not go as high because of the bumper then your shocks will be better off.

I have seen that someone got 3" in the front. Not sure how. My truck did not get exactly level. It sits only marginally higher in the rear. That extra height is allowing me to tow about 6,000# level as opposed to low in the rear.

Something to consider if you don't want to get air bags for leveling the rear while towing.
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Originally Posted by Atlantic4x4
First off, thanks for all of the responses. Second off, a 2" kit has been the biggest that I have been able to find, do they make a 2 1/2"? The bumper is really not overly heavy, it weighed in right at 250lbs. Do you all suggest getting new shock's or will the factory one's be long enough? The truck has 38K miles on the clock.

You can run the stock shocks fine, with a 2'' kit. But do yourself a favor and replace them with something better. The stockers suck. I ran mine for several thousand miles after adding the HBS Leveling kit and they were ok. I added the adjustable Rancho 9000's later and they greatly improved the ride and handling imo. You should look at replacing the stocker shocks regardless of the leveling kit.
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TopGunCustomz sells a 2" and a 3" kit. I have the 3" kit. Both Topgun and Hellbent responded that they would make custom 2.5" spacers for me if I wanted. Both are great, in fact they both seem very similar. I still have stock shocks on my until the end of summer when I put King Racing Shocks on it. However, I will be gone most of the summer, and when I am here, I will not be taking the truck off-road. Any serious off roading (more than level dirt roads) you will need longer shocks.
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adjustable lift?????

I saw some billet adjustable spring spacers(claimed 1 to 5 inches),I know i would not want to max these out to 5 or even 3,but it seems they would be easy to install by putting it at 1 and then going to 2 or 2 and a 1/2 once you had everything back together,anybody got experience with these things??????
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I have the Rancho 3" kit in mine. Started with a leveling kit then installed the rear 3" blocks. Also whent with the rancho 5000 shocks all around and I'm sure glad I did.
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