I never installed the rear blocks. The truck sits level without it, but after using the truck for a while if you put anything in the bed it will start to lean the wrong direction. So I will be installing them soon.

What do you mean in the wrong direction? Also when you install the rear blocks, that means it won’t be level right?

@@urielvelazquez7930 so I don’t want the truck to be higher in the front and it sits level at the moment but if I put anything at all in the bed it makes the front higher then the rear. So I’ll have to put the rear blocks on to stop that.

@@justtheClark oh okay gotcha but doesn’t that mean when you add the rear blocks, it will lift the rear 1.5”? So it won’t be level anymore right? I’m asking so much because I want to do exactly what you did

@@urielvelazquez7930 yes I do believe it will make the rear slightly higher. Even with the blocks installed it will still be -1.5 inch then factory rake currently -3 inch rake

Much appreciated!

Usually when you drop it back on the ground you can connect them along with the sway bar

@@justtheClark that happened yup but messed up part all my ball joint all the bolts and nuts were done. I had to order it all to replace cause they all spin now and nothing bolts on. Was at least able to do one side

Yea after I disconnected the sway bar I popped both upper control arm ball joints and swapped the new springs in

Lol I bet. I’ve seen a few cars that made it down south

The shocks that came in the kit with the three inch lift were the same size as the stock ones. I believe I compared them in the video.

@@justtheClark No, I saw one more turn to the rough country spring, it is longer than the original spring.😬

I don’t know the part number of the springs alone but the sku number for roughy country is 36630

​@@justtheClarkI have a 03 ram 1500 also and I put a 2.5" leveling kit on the front to even it out with the back and I'm planning on getting a 3" lift kit for my truck. My question is, will they have to remove the 2.5" leveling kit on the front to install the 3" lift kit for my truck?

So my front springs had sagged and the ride was pretty bad. It would bottom out over small bumps. It rides great now and because it’s larger springs and not a spacer it didn’t make it too firm.

As far as I could tell this kit had the same size shocks. I was surprised they were not longer

It’s riding great now I can’t say for sure it’s the shocks though. The old springs were sagging so bad the suspension was just bouncing off the bump stops.

Any recommendations on UCA ? I have that issue of them hitting on the spring mount

@Damian Hernandez I'm still doing my research on lift kits and level kits and UCA at this time. i don't have any recommendations

@@joe7528well I hope not because I called RC directly because I kept hearing different things and they told me OEM is enough 😬🫠

I would imagine it would be similar but the 2500 should be using stronger springs from the factory. I can’t actually find much info for the 2500 2wd

What’s the kit model number?

Parts wise I cant say but Install would be similar not much changed

Yes you will have to correct the camber it will be off. Would highly recommend getting an alignment. But if you don’t you can mark the top control arms bolt locations and adjust them evenly in the direction you need keeping with the most amount of caster you can. Then put the truck down roll it back and forth, put a level on the rim to check if the camber is near zero or slightly negative. Then you just check toe and see if the steering wheel is straight. I got lucky toe and steering wheel were pretty much spot on.

​@@justtheClark Right on! Thank you for the advice. I also noticed the upper control arm is incredibly close to the shock tower (?Proper Nomenclature?) . I'm worried about downward travel of the entire wheel assembly on rough terrain. Do you know of a replacement upper control arm that would work with this particular vehicle? I'm looking to replace the stock "V" shaped upper control arm with more of a "U" shaped upper control arm. I know, I have all the questions today but I appreciate the help and guidance.

I don't have one to recommend. Most of my experience is with older vehicles and not off road, but I did notice the angle of the top ball joint and if you are driving it off road that would be the failure point. It will need something with a better angle. Also a limiting strap wont fix the core issue but might stop it from breaking

@@justtheClark I called Rough Country today and they were of ZERO help. I know I can't be the only person who noticed this issue and is looking for a workaround for the problem.

Nothing more then what is in the kit. You're not moving anything far enough to mess anything up

@@justtheClark Thanks for your answer, very good to know!

Easiest was is if the front end looks lower then it should be then it’s stock

Also there will be almost no gap between the ft control arm and the bump stop. For the rear you would just check the blocks on top of the axle

Not that I’ve noticed. I’ve put a good amount of miles on it since the kit and it’s still riding smooth

Yeah, I’ll probably stop with the diy 😂

Hey, did you figure out why the control arms were hitting - having the same issue

If you have a 4wd Ram it will be different but the actual install will be similar. You will just have the extra step of dealing with the front axles

​@@justtheClarkno springs on 4wd. It's torsion bar

You definitely should after installing. It will through your alignment off. I adjusted mine with just a tape and level to set camber

It was about $350 and does come with blocks for the rear but it’s level without it

The kit is only rated for 05 and I know they made changes to the truck so I’m not sure it it would fit

Yes you will need an alignment after the install, camber will need to be adjusted because of the new height

@@justtheClark thank you just installed last night the steering is way off

Like 3-4 hours without a camera

I just did mine on Saturday by hand, don't see the issue but more power too ya