New wagon, need ideas

[06ryan27]

I just purchased (tuesday) a 2007 power wagon, loaded with leather, nav, everything I can find availaible on these things, It has a whopping 41,500 miles. I'm pretty excited. It's running 315/70R17 Firestone Destonation M/T's right now and stock everything. I would like to level it out some. I actually like mine higher in the front then rear if anything. Any ideas from you experianced guys with the wagon? I dont want crazy, just a little higher in the front. Will be doing some different tires and rims soon.

[ScottWagon1]

There are many options Ryan. Cheap=spring spacer. Done right and provides better ride quality than stock=new control arms, new springs, and a new track bar. Oh ya and WELCOME!

[myoung84]

Agreed! I recommend going with new springs, control arms, and a track bar. Carli and Thuren are among the best...

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[06ryan27]

Can you point me in any kinda direction as to what to buy? As far as size springs and all? Where as far far as control arms and track bars? I don't know much about the power wagon, I know it's supposed to be 2" higher then a factory 2500. What I can tell about 1" from suspension and 1" from tires, sooo are 4" springs like putting 3" on it?

[w2dodge]

Welcome..good luck with the pw....

[Ducky's Dad]

It all depends on how you are going to use the truck, and how deep your pockets are.

[myoung84]

Carli Hemi 3" coils will give a 3rd Gen about 1" of lift.

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[04Ram2500Hemi]

Welcome to the site. I'm with the others- Carli and Thuren are great products.

[05PWrockcrawler]

Welcome to the club. Get ready spend some loot. Lol. It's easy to drop money into these trucks. Hope to see you on the trail. Sounds like you found a good one with super low miles. Where do u live?


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[05PWrockcrawler]

Welcome to the club. Get ready spend some loot. Lol. It's easy to drop money into these trucks. Hope to see you on the trail. Sounds like you found a good one with super low miles. Where do u live?


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[06ryan27]

Cool, Whats the website for Carli and Thuren? I live in SC, Aiken to be exact

[myoung84]

Here you go! The Thuren site is very old and no where near current. You'll need to call or email to see what they have available. Also, 8 lug truck gear is a great site to buy Carli goodies. Call em up and ask for George. They'll give you honest answers and won't try and sell you stuff you don't need.

http://www.carlisuspension.com/dodge-ram/index.html

http://8lugtruckgear.com/

http://www.thurenfabrication.com/home.html

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[Cactus Red]

Daystar makes a 1" spacer that levels the truck, keeps the stock springs (which work very well by the way), and allows you to do the most important upgrade, better shocks, for a lot less money. It's another option that will give you more improvement per dollar spent. Good shocks and bumpstops will do more for your truck than anything else by far.

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[06ryan27]

Thanks!! Maybe I'll make me a mild build page, need to get some pics up. Thanks for all the help

[ScottWagon1]

Daystar makes a 1" spacer that levels the truck, keeps the stock springs (which work very well by the way), and allows you to do the most important upgrade, better shocks, for a lot less money. It's another option that will give you more improvement per dollar spent. Good shocks and bumpstops will do more for your truck than anything else by far.

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If you think the stock springs are good you will crap yourself once you ride in a truck with Carli srings. I am still amazed with the difference in ride quality, I'm sure it was the springs because I kept the Factory shocks!

[myoung84]

Thanks!! Maybe I'll make me a mild build page, need to get some pics up. Thanks for all the help

Good luck with keeping it mild! That's how it always starts!

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[06ryan27]

One more question for yall that have been through all this. I'm usually a spacer guy, so I'm up in the air on a 1" daystar and adjustable trac bar, or just goinga head and buying the 3" carli springs to try and get a little better ride. If I buy just the 3" springs and track bar, do I have to buy control arms? and what's the down side to not buying them if i dont? I dont want to be cheap about it but my pockets are not never ending either.

[coder]

One more question for yall that have been through all this. I'm usually a spacer guy, so I'm up in the air on a 1" daystar and adjustable trac bar, or just goinga head and buying the 3" carli springs to try and get a little better ride. If I buy just the 3" springs and track bar, do I have to buy control arms? and what's the down side to not buying them if i dont? I dont want to be cheap about it but my pockets are not never ending either.

Hello 06ryan27,

- If I buy just the 3" springs and track bar, do I have to buy control arms? - No you don't need the control arms.
- Just goinga head and buying the 3" carli springs to try and get a little better ride. - The springs will give a modest improvement in ride and about a 1" lift, but the biggest improvement would come from new shocks, do you still have the OEM yellow Bilstein's on?

[06ryan27]

Yes I do, but they only have 40K on them and ScottWagon1 said he did the springs and kept his factory shocks on and still cant beleive the improvement