The rear piggyback reservoir shocks are also included with this system and have been custom tuned to maximize the ride quality of the factory air bags. As the rear bags remain unmodified, load capacity is maintained while on and off-road handling and predictability are massively improved. The included Adjustable track bar centers the axle to the frame. For those that love the way their Ram tows from the factory but don’t want to be limited to a crawl when leaving the pavement, this is the perfect kit.
We do not need to deep dive the base kit components, they’ve been sufficiently covered in our other articles covering the coil-spring trucks. Same goes for the shocks, we’ve spent PLENTY of time detailing our tuning process to hone the ride of these HD trucks – the same applies here as these shock packages are all air-ride specific tuning we developed during this R&D cycle.
Front Lift | Rear Lift | Front Travel | Rear Travel | Shock Diameter | Tire Fitment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.5″ | 1″ | 9″ | 9″ | 2.5″ | 35″ x 12.5″ |
SKU: CS-DPT25-LVL-1419-D-AR
Ram Pintop 2.5" Leveling System. This system fits Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 trucks from 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 with factory rear air ride.
Base Kit Includes:
CS-DLRC-14-LVL-D Leveling Front Coils
CS-DPT25SPKG-LVL-14-D-AR Front and Rear King 2.5" Shocks, Custom Tuned (Air Ride Specific), Reservoir Mounts, Stainless Shafts, Brake Line Tabs
CS-DATB-1419 RAM Adjustable Track Bar, 2014/2019
CS-DAR-14-LVL-BLOCK Airbag Spacer, Leveling Configuration
CS-DRBD-1.875 Rear Bump Stop Drop, 1-7/8"
CS-DAR-14-LVL-LINK 2014+ RAM 2500 Extended Sensor Link, Leveling Configuration
3.25″ Leveling Coil Springs: Your truck will sit 3”-3.5” higher in the front (cab configuration dependent) with 50% more suspension travel than the factory platform thanks to the taller, lighter rate coil springs. These springs are shot-peened, pre-set and powder coated to ensure optimal performance and finish longevity!
Front, 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 ¾” 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.
Front Bump Stop Drop Brackets: Ensures proper cycling of the front suspension withe the extended travel shocks provided.
Radius Arm Drop Brackets: Ensure perfect caster alignment (no need to max adjustments), correct geometry and spring pressures ensuring no bow in your coil spring.
Choice of Torsion Sway Bar or Drop Brackets for the Factory Sway Bar: When pairing added down-travel with the taller ride height, the position of the factory, front sway bar will need to be altered as well. For this, we offer two options; Billet Sway Bar Drop Brackets or the replacement Torsion Sway Bar. The Billet Drop Blocks shift the sway bar down and forward to ensure the factory end links cycle properly throughout the entire extended travel range. Carli’s optional Torsion sway bar removes the entire factory sway bar assembly replacing it with a torsion bar supported by fabricated drop brackets and delrin bushings. Fabricated sway bar arms and dual 5/8” FK heim end links round off the package. This is the single best bang for the buck, ride-quality upgrade offered by Carli Suspension.
Shock Package: The Pintop is the Backcountry on steroids, take the description for the Backcountry and throw an exponent on it. This system is our Jack-of-all-trades system from which every Ram owner would benefit. Raising the Ram platform then adding the 2.5” diameter shocks will support the argument that these trucks should come equipped with 2.5” shocks from the factory. This system is our most popular, all around suspension system. It was tuned and rides best with 18” wheels and 37” tires. Both of the aforementioned are recommended. These shocks are specific to the air-ride platform, totally different tune and rear travel spec!
This system boasts Carli specific, blueprinted, King 2.5” shocks on all four corners. In an effort 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 moisture barrier that’s replaceable.
Rear Track Bar Drop Bracket: Drops the factory rear track bar to be as flat as possible at the center of travel ensuring minimal “yaw” – side to side wag of rear suspension during the suspension cycle.
Rear Extended Sway Bar End Links: Accommodates the dropped geometry of the rear end.
Airbag Spacer: Ensures proper airbag position for lifted height.
Extended Rear Sensor Link: Full Metal (steel ends, aluminum body) Links to set the ride height.
Rear Bump Stop Drop Brackets: The bump stop drops work with the airbag spacer to ensure the bag is protected in its new position.
SKU: CS-DPT25-1419-D-AR
Dodge Pintop System. This system fits Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 trucks from 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 with factory rear air ride.
Base Kit Includes:
CS-DLRC-14-D Front Linear-Rate Coil Springs
CS--DPT25SPKG-14-D-AR Carli Tuned King 2.5" R/R Shocks with Stainless Shafts, Front and Rear (Air Ride Specific), Brake Line Tabs and Reservoir Mounts
CS-DATB-1419 Adjustable Track Bar with Stabilizer Bracket
CS-DRAD-14 Radius Arm Drops
CS-DFBD-1 Front Bump Drops
CS-DCM-20-HK Transmission Crossmember, Extended Hardware Kit
CS-DPRBDROP-14-R Rear Track Bar Drop
CS-DEL-R-14 Rear Sway Bar End Links
CS-DAR-14-BLOCK Airbag Spacer, 3" Lift Configuration
CS-DRBD-2.5 Rear Bump Stop Drop, 3" Lift Configuration
CS-DAR-14-LINK Extended Sensor Link, 3" Lift Configuration
Front Lift | Rear Lift | Front Travel | Rear Travel | Shock Diameter | Tire Fitment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.25″ | 2″ | 9.6″ | 9″ | 2.5″ | 37″ x 12.5″ |
This system is designed for the customer that keeps their truck on the road with an eye for quality and appreciation for bang-for-their-buck. At the heart of this system is a 2.5” lift, Linear Rate Coil Spring paired to matched travel Fox 2.0” IFP Shocks that have been custom tuned, in house, for superior ride quality and handling SPECIFICALLY to the air-ride truck. The tuning in these shocks is completely different than those offered for the coil spring trucks. The included Adjustable track bar centers the axle to the frame.
We do not need to deep dive the base kit components, they’ve been sufficiently covered in our other articles covering the coil-spring trucks. Same goes for the shocks, we’ve spent PLENTY of time detailing our tuning process to hone the ride of these HD trucks – the same applies here as these shock packages are all air-ride specific tuning we developed during this R&D cycle.
This system fits Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 trucks from 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 with factory rear air ride.
SKU: CS-DLEVEL-1419-D-AR
Dodge 2.5" Leveling System, Diesel, 2014-18 & 2019+ 2500 Base Kit
AIR RIDE ONLY!
Base Kit Includes:
CS-DLRC-14-LVL-D Leveling Front Coils
CS-DLEVELSPKG-14-D-AR Front and Rear Fox 2.0 Shocks, Custom Tuned, Air Ride Specific
CS-DATB-1419 RAM Adjustable Track Bar, 2014/2019
CS-DAR-14-LVL-BLOCK Airbag Spacer, Leveling Configuration
CS-DRBD-1.875 Rear Bump Stop Drop, 1-7/8"
CS-DAR-14-LVL-LINK 2014+ RAM 2500 Extended Sensor Link, Leveling Configuration
Front Lift | Rear Lift | Front Travel | Rear Travel | Shock Diameter | Tire Fitment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.5″ | 1″ | 9″ | 9″ | 2.0″ | 35″ x 12.5″ |
3.25″ Leveling Coil Springs: Your truck will sit 3”-3.5” higher in the front (cab configuration dependent) with 50% more suspension travel than the factory platform thanks to the taller, lighter rate coil springs. These springs are shot-peened, pre-set and powder coated to ensure optimal performance and finish longevity!
Front, 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 ¾” 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.
Front Bump Stop Drop Brackets: Ensures proper cycling of the front suspension withe the extended travel shocks provided.
Radius Arm Drop Brackets: Ensure perfect caster alignment (no need to max adjustments), correct geometry and spring pressures ensuring no bow in your coil spring.
Choice of Torsion Sway Bar or Drop Brackets for the Factory Sway Bar: When pairing added down-travel with the taller ride height, the position of the factory, front sway bar will need to be altered as well. For this, we offer two options; Billet Sway Bar Drop Brackets or the replacement Torsion Sway Bar. The Billet Drop Blocks shift the sway bar down and forward to ensure the factory end links cycle properly throughout the entire extended travel range. Carli’s optional Torsion sway bar removes the entire factory sway bar assembly replacing it with a torsion bar supported by fabricated drop brackets and delrin bushings. Fabricated sway bar arms and dual 5/8” FK heim end links round off the package. This is the single best bang for the buck, ride-quality upgrade offered by Carli Suspension.
Shock Package: Front and rear Fox 2.0” internal reservoir shocks, we’ve developed a Carli Signature shock tune maximizing the ride quality of the factory airbags delivering all around comfort and ride quality designed for on-road, in town, highway, and towing/hauling. The Fox 2.0s are fully rebuildable, built with hourglass bushings and boast extruded aluminum construction with a clear anodizing for corrosion resistance. Fox builds these shocks with their legendary red shock oil that flows well down to -55* F. This system was tuned with factory 20” wheels on factory tires.
Rear Track Bar Drop Bracket: Drops the factory rear track bar to be as flat as possible at the center of travel ensuring minimal “yaw” – side to side wag of rear suspension during the suspension cycle.
Rear Extended Sway Bar End Links: Accommodates the dropped geometry of the rear end.
Airbag Spacer: Ensures proper airbag position for lifted height.
Extended Rear Sensor Link: Full Metal (steel ends, aluminum body) Links to set the ride height.
Rear Bump Stop Drop Brackets: The bump stop drops work with the airbag spacer to ensure the bag is protected in its new position.
SKU: CS-DC20-1419-D-AR
Dodge Commuter System, Diesel, 4WD, 2014-18 & 2019+ 2500 BASE
AIR RIDE ONLY!
Base Kit Includes:
CS-DLRC-14-D Front Linear-Rate Coil Springs
CS-DC20SPKG-14-D-AR Carli Tuned Fox 2.0" IFP Shocks, Front and Rear, Air Ride Specific
CS-DATB-1419 Adjustable Track Bar with Stabilizer Bracket
CS-DRAD-14 Radius Arm Drops
CS-DFBD-1 Front Bump Drops
CS-DCM-20-HK Transmission Crossmember, Extended Hardware Kit
CS-DPRBDROP-14-R Rear Track Bar Drop
CS-DEL-R-14 Rear Sway Bar End Links
CS-DAR-14-BLOCK Airbag Spacer, 3" Lift Configuration
CS-DRBD-2.5 Rear Bump Stop Drop, 3" Lift Configuration
CS-DAR-14-LINK Extended Sensor Link, 3" Lift Configuration
3.25″ Leveling Coil Springs: Your truck will sit 3”-3.5” higher in the front (cab configuration dependent) with 50% more suspension travel than the factory platform thanks to the taller, lighter rate coil springs. These springs are shot-peened, pre-set and powder coated to ensure optimal performance and finish longevity!
Front, 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 ¾” 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.
Front Bump Stop Drop Brackets: Ensures proper cycling of the front suspension withe the extended travel shocks provided.
Radius Arm Drop Brackets: Ensure perfect caster alignment (no need to max adjustments), correct geometry and spring pressures ensuring no bow in your coil spring.
Choice of Torsion Sway Bar or Drop Brackets for the Factory Sway Bar: When pairing added down-travel with the taller ride height, the position of the factory, front sway bar will need to be altered as well. For this, we offer two options; Billet Sway Bar Drop Brackets or the replacement Torsion Sway Bar. The Billet Drop Blocks shift the sway bar down and forward to ensure the factory end links cycle properly throughout the entire extended travel range. Carli’s optional Torsion sway bar removes the entire factory sway bar assembly replacing it with a torsion bar supported by fabricated drop brackets and delrin bushings. Fabricated sway bar arms and dual 5/8” FK heim end links round off the package. This is the single best bang for the buck, ride-quality upgrade offered by Carli Suspension.
Shock Package:The Backcountry 2.0 system is designed for people seeking the best ride on and off-road on a budget; perfect for those that want to have a little dirt-road fun in their 8,500lb truck without losing the on-road ride quality or usability for which the truck was designed. You’re no longer limited to the highway while gravel roads become uninteresting as you can drive them at speed with one hand on the wheel. Utilizing Fox 2.0” Remote Reservoir Shocks, we’ve developed a shock tune that delivers all around comfort and ride quality designed for on-road, in town, highway, towing/hauling as well as slow to mid speed off road use. The Fox 2.0s boast extruded aluminum construction with a clear anodizing for corrosion resistance, are fully rebuildable and are built with hour-glass bushings in the rod-ends. Fox builds these shocks with their legendary red shock oil that flows well down to -55* F.
Rear Track Bar Drop Bracket: Drops the factory rear track bar to be as flat as possible at the center of travel ensuring minimal “yaw” – side to side wag of rear suspension during the suspension cycle.
Rear Extended Sway Bar End Links: Accommodates the dropped geometry of the rear end.
Airbag Spacer: Ensures proper airbag position for lifted height.
Extended Rear Sensor Link: Full Metal (steel ends, aluminum body) Links to set the ride height.
Rear Bump Stop Drop Brackets: The bump stop drops work with the airbag spacer to ensure the bag is protected in its new position.
SKU: CS-DBC20-1419-D-AR
This system fits Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 trucks from 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 with factory rear air ride.
Base Kit Includes:
CS-DLRC-14-D Front Linear-Rate Coil Springs
CS-DBC20SPKG-14-D-AR Carli Tuned Fox 2.0" R/R Shocks, Front and Rear (Air Ride Specific), Brake Line Tabs and Reservoir Mounts
CS-DATB-1419 Adjustable Track Bar with Stabilizer Bracket
CS-DRAD-14 Radius Arm Drops
CS-DFBD-1 Front Bump Drops
CS-DCM-20-HK Transmission Crossmember, Extended Hardware Kit
CS-DPRBDROP-14-R Rear Track Bar Drop
CS-DEL-R-14 Rear Sway Bar End Links
CS-DAR-14-BLOCK Airbag Spacer, 3" Lift Configuration
CS-DRBD-2.5 Rear Bump Stop Drop, 3" Lift Configuration
CS-DAR-14-LINK Extended Sensor Link, 3" Lift Configuration
Front Lift | Rear Lift | Front Travel | Rear Travel | Shock Diameter | Tire Fitment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.25″ | 2″ | 9.6″ | 9″ | 2.0″ | 37″ x 12.5″ |