Carli Leveling Kit

I just got my leveling kit with new wheels and rubber installed and thought I would give a quick review.

The Carli 2.5" leveling kit included the following parts:
Carli front leveling springs
(4) Fox 2.0 Shocks
Adjustable track bar

I ordered the Carli kit from Clayton @Dude's Diesel Performance and he was awesome to deal with.

You can take a look at the Carli parts here https://www.carlisuspension.com/dodg...system-14.html

I also installed a set of Method NV 18x9 wheels with a +12 offset shod with 35x12.5 18R Nitto Ridge Grappler tires that I ordered from @Custom Offsets and their customer service was great.

The installation of the leveling kit wasn't too bad, my buddy and I got it done in about 2.5 hours. The toughest part was getting to the nuts on the top of the shocks, it was a pretty tight squeeze. This kit pretty much dead leveled my truck and gave it a much better look. The improvement in the ride quality is unbelievable. I did a lot of research before dropping the cash for this system and most all of the feedback that I could find was positive and raved about the improvement in the ride quality. It was not all hype, this system gives the truck a smooth consistent ride. It is not rigid or harsh at all, but it does not float either. It's just smooth! So far I am 100%, please.

Attachment 5821
Attachment 5822
Attachment 5823

Looks awesome! [emoji106]

*Ask about becoming a Lifetime Platinum Member Today*

Yep, looking good!

Thanks fellas!

Great job bud it looks really good :rockon:;)

Looks good


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Awesome man! Truck looks great!

Greg
2012 | RAM 2500 | CCSB | Custom tuned by Double R Diesel
2016 | Heartland Pioneer | DS310

Looks awesome my friend! Thanks so much for the review!

Are you still happy with it? would you do anything different? How come you didn't go with the Radius Arms?

I think you will find most are extreemly happy with either the Carli or Thuren suspension stuff. I have Thuren stuff on my truck for about 12,000 miles and couldn't be happerier!! They are both a little more than your average big name lifts or level kits but it really shows in performance.
From my understanding there is no need for the radius arms or arm drops as long as you stay under 3" of lift . Once you get up to 3" that is when you need the radius arms or drop brackets to correct front end geometry. The other reason for the fabricated radius arms would be for tire clearance when turning also depends on tire size and offset . I'm on 35" tires and stock radius arms with no rubbing issues.
I went with the Thuren stuff because Don has done alot of R&D with our trucks and knows what just works and what doesn't.
That was my personal preference. I confident you will be happy with either company. Hope this help some.

Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

I’ve put right at 60k miles on the set up now and I’m very happy with it. The only thing I did change was the nitto ridge grapplers, I did not like them. They look ok but I had constant vibrations, I tried balancing them several times but they couldn’t be balanced. I put a set of BFG ATs on it and it was perfect. Other than that it’s a good set up. I didn’t do the radius arms because I don’t think they are necessary with a level. I am going to be adding the front swaybar soon.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by niteghost

I just got my leveling kit with new wheels and rubber installed and thought I would give a quick review.

The Carli 2.5" leveling kit included the following parts:
Carli front leveling springs
(4) Fox 2.0 Shocks
Adjustable track bar

I ordered the Carli kit from Clayton @Dude's Diesel Performance and he was awesome to deal with.

You can take a look at the Carli parts here https://www.carlisuspension.com/dodg...system-14.html

I also installed a set of Method NV 18x9 wheels with a +12 offset shod with 35x12.5 18R Nitto Ridge Grappler tires that I ordered from @Custom Offsets and their customer service was great.

The installation of the leveling kit wasn't too bad, my buddy and I got it done in about 2.5 hours. The toughest part was getting to the nuts on the top of the shocks, it was a pretty tight squeeze. This kit pretty much dead leveled my truck and gave it a much better look. The improvement in the ride quality is unbelievable. I did a lot of research before dropping the cash for this system and most all of the feedback that I could find was positive and raved about the improvement in the ride quality. It was not all hype, this system gives the truck a smooth consistent ride. It is not rigid or harsh at all, but it does not float either. It's just smooth! So far I am 100%, please.

Attachment 5821
Attachment 5822
Attachment 5823

---

Love that look

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Dwelsh

Love that look

---

Thanks man!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by niteghost

I’ve put right at 60k miles on the set up now and I’m very happy with it. The only thing I did change was the nitto ridge grapplers, I did not like them. They look ok but I had constant vibrations, I tried balancing them several times but they couldn’t be balanced. I put a set of BFG ATs on it and it was perfect. Other than that it’s a good set up. I didn’t do the radius arms because I don’t think they are necessary with a level. I am going to be adding the front swaybar soon.

---

I think I am having the same issues with my ridge grapplers. Im getting ready to go back for the third time to get them ballanced. Hopefully 3 is a charm.

Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by allbizns

I think I am having the same issues with my ridge grapplers. Im getting ready to go back for the third time to get them ballanced. Hopefully 3 is a charm.

Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

---

Good luck. IMO they are expensive junk. I tried to have mine balance 3 times to. Let me know how it turns out.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by niteghost

Good luck. IMO they are expensive junk. I tried to have mine balance 3 times to. Let me know how it turns out.

---

I quit running Nitto a few years back. 4 of us put different series on our trucks. All of us had issues. I went to Coopers and never looked back. Good luck with the Nittos....

Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Peace

I quit running Nitto a few years back. 4 of us put different series on our trucks. All of us had issues. I went to Coopers and never looked back. Good luck with the Nittos....

Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

---

Yeah I'm done with the nittos to. The BFG ATs have been good, I have around 30k on them now with no issues.

Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk