Anyone know if you can lower a quad cab short box 3500 4x4? I don't want it slammed, but about 2-3 inches front and rear would be good.

 

Are you looking for a DIY or Kit?
the rear is easy... remove the spacer between the spring and the axle. That will drop the back by about 1-1/2". Remove on of the bottom leafs to lower about another 1-2".
Front you can either chop the springs, or go with a 2500 Hemi set of springs. Either case you will need to realign the steering.
Beware, this will cause the truck to corner soft, but the ride will be much nicer.....

 

dont forget to shorten the driveshafts. they will be way too long and compressing them into the tcase can cause some major damage

 

I just went through this scenario with Dodge for a SEMA vehicle. You only have 6 inches between your frame rail and the top of your axle and that is if you remove the factory bump stop. You can do it, you will just not have very much travel and most likely bottom out way to much. It can be done, your drive shafts will be fine, everything will be okay, except for the amount of suspension travel. Also the back can not be lowered that much at all with out C-notching the frame rails. In order to do the rear end right, you should flip the rear axle which leaves you no travel on the rear.

You can always remove leafs or use a different shackle, but you are really limiting the abilities of your truck. I just had to deal with all these issues... It can all be done if you want to spend the money to do it.

It costs big money in order to play that way!

 

i buld custom rockcrawler as a hobby/business i have not seen a rig yet you can take three inches out of and not need to shorten the drive shafts. yeah it might go down the road just fine but get it in the dirt and flex it a little and you can blow up your tcase. i have seen guys try it and lose

 

somehow i don't think a lowered truck will be doing that...? how about a full air suspension? like the kelderman, but with shorter steel spacers instead of the taller ones that come in the lift kit version? for when you need it, air up some more to get to stock height, but for normal driving, drop the pressures to keep it lower...?

i too want a lower truck, but i am ok with how it sits now with the spacers moved from the bottom of the spring pack to the top of the spring pack. that dropped the rear by about 1.25" or so...

 

My question is WHY? If you want a lowered vehicle, get a 2wd. A lowered 4X4 is about as useless as ******* on a wild boar? You gunna put spinners on it too?

 

There are a few reasons. Some people find it hard to get into tall trucks. Were you park it might be to low. It anit always the way it looks.

 

Does pulling the spacer between the overloads reduce your towing cap. any ? I`d like to at least level mine out, but I do tow with it, so I don`t want to loose any of my capacity.

 

it does not. you don't alter any of the springs, you just move the spring pack closer to the axle. i have a 2500, but i know it has been done on a 3500, but i just can't remember who did so...

 

try air ride suspensions, but like crash cade said, c notching would be the only way to do it the right way

 

Thanks, looks like got another Saturday project to add to my list.

 

how can you lower the front?

doesn't it only have about 2 inches between the axle and the snubber/frame stop now?

i am afraid to curb jump really hard for fear of smacking the front on the stops.

 

WHY? - 2 reasons:
1 - Downsizing from my house to a high rise condo with underground parking, only clears by 2" right now and my new tires aren't here yet.
2 - Lovely lady who is only 4'10". I already carry a small plastic step that I take in and out every time I open the door for her, am also adding the molded fibreglass cab length boards from Mopar.

 

you can easially put the same arguement against why would you want to lift a 4x4 [or 4x2]. i've seen many around my area rolling on 37"-40" tires that will maybe see a grass lawn for offroading [or donuts on a golf course] or the ones who get the 4-5" lift and put "massive" 33" tires under them. big wheel gap looks like crap to me.
i am happy with the wheel gap i have with the 315's on stock suspension and the rear lowered the 1.25" or so with the spacers removed.
do i need a 4x4?? for 90% of my driving i do not, but come winter and with the weight over the front axle, in 4x2 it will not get going very well, so 4x4 is needed then for me, and it makes everything in the front suspension much simpler [and resale value someday will be higher too]