A friend of ours has this '05 2WD Dodge Ram 1500 that he uses to haul his motorcycles around. He doesn't really like the rake on his truck stance and would like to get a larger tire on, but he doesn't want to lift his truck because he has to load motorcycles in the bed. A Top Gun Customz leveling kit for the front of his Dodge would not only bring up his front end a few inches, but also give a better bike-loading angle since he wasn't going to touch the rear end. 1. Before we started removing parts, we jacked the truck up and supported it on the frame, behind the front suspension.1. Before we started removing parts, we jacked the truck up and supported it on the frame, 2. We then removed the sway bar, loosened the upper shock nut, and disconnected the knuckle from the upper control arm. You may find it easier to remove the ball joint's shank from the knuckle after heating up the knuckle with a torch and giving it a few good whacks with a sledgehammer. Be careful, as you don't want to cook the rubber boots on the ball joint.2. We then removed the sway bar, loosened the upper shock nut, and disconnected the knuckl 3. Support the lower control arm with a jack while removing the upper ball joint from the knuckle. Once the ball joint breaks free of the knuckle, you can lower the jack and let the lower arm droop so the coil is unloaded and you can pull it out.3. Support the lower control arm with a jack while removing the upper ball joint from the 4. With the knuckle disconnected and the lower control arm drooped out, we were able to squeeze in the spacer with some prying and prodding.4. With the knuckle disconnected and the lower control arm drooped out, we were able to sq 5. The Top Gun Customz spacer is a little more than 1.5 inches tall, but that amount of lift multiplies as you get out towards the end of the control arm. It gives a little over 3 inches of lift.5. The Top Gun Customz spacer is a little more than 1.5 inches tall, but that amount of li 6. We waited to reinstall the shock nuts until the truck was back on its tires and weighted. The extra lift makes the shocks too short at full droop, so we'll probably end up adding some shocks soon. For now, the owner made himself some simple stem-mount shock spacers.6. We waited to reinstall the shock nuts until the truck was back on its tires and weighte Sources Top Gun Customz 3019 Regal Dr. Alcoa TN 37701 877-274-9362 www.topguncustomz.com By F.G. Lands Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!
