My leveling kit is a Skyjacker kit. It has 2-2. 5" coil springs and Heckethorn Nitro 9000 shocks. I purchased them from National Tire and Wheel out of their tent set up at the 4-Wheel Jamboree in Bloomsburg,Pa. last July.
My End-to-End dual steering stabilizers were a new set that I already had. The 4x4 techs say that you have to run a parallel mounting system and the End-To-End wont work. They will work after you've raised the front end at least 2". Boy do mine look awesome and they're inherently out of harms way unlike the parallel ones are.
Front Coils:$100. 00
Shocks: $112. 00
Shipping: FREE
This I'm sure was a special deal because of the Jamboree. I don't know what the regular price will be but I'm sure you can find a Jamboree close by that you can spend a weekend gathering pricless ideas for your trucks and buy your lift,tires and wheels at a good price
I took two rolls of film on just lifted Rams alone and the owners of these trucks were very willing to discuss the ease and the hardships of their lifting ordeal. It will also let you know your tire/wheel size limitations.
When I recieved the kit and shocks I thought that I could handle this with ease but after i got my truck on the lift,I wasn't very confident that I would leave the shop with all my teeth in my mouth attempting to remove the heavy duty coils with the rinky dink squeezer that i had borrowed.
So I called my local 4x4 shop and had him do it for $100. 00. Much cheaper than a new set of choppers and no busted knuckles. This included installing the new coils and shocks.
I'm very pleased with the ride height and being able to clear the 35's. As far as the blocks go, the ones on my rig are 4". Some Cummins Rams after '91 had 6" blocks in the rear. My local dealership had to order a slew of 4" blocks because a lot of new owners didn't like the rear height and wanted them swapped out to 4" blocks. At the time they were selling the replaced 6" blocks for $20. 00 a set. I don't know if they're still available. I bought a set just in case I would ever need them. So I say never go lower. In fact I hope to raise it another 3" so I can run 38's and 16. 5x12 Weld Typhoons.
Dodge sold you one of the tallest stock trucks ever built so take advantage of it.
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'99 2500HD Quad Cab 4x4,Intense Blue Pearlcoat,fully loaded w/Agate leather interior,5-speed,4. 10 limited slip,Leveling kit,Heckethorn Nitro 9000 shocks w/dual end to end steering stabilizers,35x12. 50x16. 5 BFG's on 9. 75x16. 5 Eagle 589 Aluminum Wheels,9004 Cool Blue's,Silencer Ring removed,Fog Lights relay pulled,No muffler,No resonator,4" straight pipe.
[This message has been edited by WOWZY (edited 05-12-2000). ]