Carli Leveling Pintop 2.5" Suspension System 14-25 Ram 2500 6.7L Cummins

Carli Leveling Pintop 2.5" Suspension System 14-25 Ram 2500 6.7L CumminsIt's really difficult to classify this system as a "leveling kit," but technically, that's what it is. But if you're looking for the best leveling kit on the market that will deliver a drastic increase in ride quality on your 2500 Ram, then you've found it. At the heart of this system is a 2. 5" lift, linear rate coil spring paired to matched travel King 2. 5" remote reservoir shocks that have been custom tuned in house, for superior ride quality and

It's really difficult to classify this system as a "leveling kit," but technically, that's what it is. But if you're looking for the best leveling kit on the market that will deliver a drastic increase in ride quality on your 2500 Ram, then you've found it. At the heart of this system is a 2.5" lift, linear rate coil spring paired to matched travel King 2.5" remote reservoir shocks that have been custom-tuned in-house, for superior ride quality and handling both on-road and off. The rear piggyback reservoir shocks are also included with this system and have been custom tuned to maximize the ride quality of the factory rear coil springs. As the rear springs remain unmodified, load capacity is maintained while on and off road handling and predictability are massively improved. For those people that love the way their Ram tows from factory but don't want to be limited to a crawl wheel leaving the pavement, this is the perfect kit.

CARLI TUNED KING 2.5" REMOTE RESERVOIR SHOCKS

This system boasts Carli-specific, blueprinted, King 2.5" shocks on all four corners. To provide customers with the best product, we designed a custom piston to determine proper base flow rates to ensure the shock works well in the heavy-duty truck platform; we then tuned the shocks around the custom pistons based on the only thing that matters to us, seat-of-the-pants feel. We round off ALL our King shocks with shafts machined and polished from a solid piece of 17-4 Stainless. Unlike King's standard shafts, there is no coating to wear off, weather is far less likely to hurt them and if there is a small chip, you can round the edges with emery cloth to ensure the seal housing isn't damaged as they're not brittle like the stock, hardened shafts. The shocks are finished with King oil good to -55° F. Note that all King shocks are built with a plated steel body. If subjected to inclement weather for extended periods, we recommend wrapping your shocks in 3M to provide a replaceable moisture barrier.

REAR AIR RIDE SUSPENSION

Starting with the airbag spacers. They’re included because the air-ride trucks have 1″ less rear-to-front rake when compared to a coil-sprung truck. Carli's choice was between making a shorter coil and shock combo for a truck already starved for suspension travel or space in the rear to match our 2.5″ spring; Carli chose the latter to maximize the travel and ride comfort. For the leveling system, this required some engineering as you can’t just throw a 1″ spacer on; the length of the factory stud doesn’t facilitate this. Carli designed a 2-piece spacer. Half bolts to the bag, half bolts to the axle – in between, Chromoly spacers to support the load, then it all bolts together. It installs seamlessly. The whole assembly snaps together like an ultra-satisfying adult Lego set. The pins pressed into the upper half of the bracket mark the rear and provide a failsafe for the airbag.

EXTENDED SENSOR LINKS

The factory links are cheesy polymer ends. This part sees no real load but polimer isn’t our style. We machined exact length rods for the 2.5″ Systems and 3.25″ Systems from aluminum rods then threaded the ends to accept our zinc-steel ends. The ends snap into position with authority and are provided with a spring clip keeper for insurance.

BUMP STOP DROPS

The Leveling Systems will be provided with a 1-7/8″ Bump Stop Drop. These bolts in place of the factory 7/8″ bumps provide a 1″ total drop over stock to compliment the 1″ airbag spacer provided. The bags bump out exactly as they do factory and are essentially shifted down 1″. The rear shocks provided with the leveling system maintain the stock rear travel.

ADJUSTABLE TRACK BAR

When lifting the front end of a straight-axle truck, the front axle is pulled off-center unless the proper linkages are addressed. Three inches of front lift equates to an axle shifted toward the driver's side 3/4" and, in the radius arm equipped Rams, lightened caster and slight rearward axle shift. This system includes an Adjustable Track Bar to push the axle back toward the passenger side and provide a stronger link with less deflection for the lifted application.

WHEEL AND TIRE FITMENT

IMPORTANT NOTE

CARLI TESTING RESULTS

After a great deal of test runs with various weights loaded in the bed of Carli test truck, it was quickly determined that the factory payload was nearly untouched, given all of the updates Carli had made to the rear of the truck.

What would a Carli kit be if it weren't getting absolutely filthy out in the dirt or getting the shocks up to temperature? In true form, Carli made absolutely sure the truck could also perform offroad by making numerous trips to the deserts of Barstow, El Cajon and Phoenix to really confirm how the new packages worked. The conclusion? These trucks can boogie just like the previous years!