CS-DSTARTER-94 | Carli Suspension 2.75" Lift Leveling Starter System With Carli Signature Shocks For Dodge Ram 2500/3500 4WD | 1994-1998 | Diesel

Front Leveling Kit with a 1″ progressive spring lift in the rear and matching rear shocks. More travel, control and comfort than the stock Ram thanks to the included Carli Signature Series Shocks.

Front Lift: 3.0" / Rear Lift: 1"-1.5" / Front Travel: 10″ / Rear Travel: 11"/ Shock Diameter: 2″ / Tire Fitment: 35″ x 12.5″

A “Base Kit” SKU must be accompanied by the SKU of a Sway Bar and Leaf Spring option to form a complete system.

The Starter System includes the Front Leveling Kit and options a rear Add-A-Pack and matching Rear Shocks. This system is designed for people seeking a leveled vehicle with more performance and ride quality than a generic spacer lift; then, adding the rear kit to further the ride quality improvement. The Carli Signature Series front and rear shocks have been custom tuned, in house, for superior ride quality.

The Details:

Your truck will sit 2.5”-3” higher in the front (year/cab configuration dependent) with 50% more suspension travel than the factory platform thanks to the taller, lighter rate coil springs. The included, front, Carli Signature Series Shocks are longer to accommodate the extended travel. When designing the shocks, Zinc plating, Clear Coat for corrosion resistance and quality bushings were a must; finished off with boots to protect the shafts, we back them with a limited lifetime warranty to ensure their quality is as unbeatable as their ride quality at this price point.

When pairing added down-travel with the taller ride height, the position of the factory sway bar will need to be altered as well. For this, we offer extended Sway Bar End Links equipped with ½” FK Rod-Ends and in-house machined 17-4 stainless bodies that are extended over stock to reset the sway bar engagement point. Factory pillow-bushings are re-used to assemble the sway bar to the lengthened link.

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 back toward the cab ½”. Although this is perfectly operable, we recommend the purchase of an adjustable track bar to shift the axle back toward the passenger side and provide a stronger link with less deflection for the lifted application, and a set of extended control arms to shift the axle forward to its new center of travel. Unfortunately, we do not offer an adjustable track bar for the 1994-2002 platform at this time.

In the rear, the progressive add-a-pack can be optioned to replace the unyielding factory overload spring to increase comfort, traction & predictability.

NOTE: the 1994-02 Ram 2500/3500 trucks are notorious for a driver’s side lean up to 1.5″ (lower on the driver’s side than the passenger’s side). Carli Coil Springs and Leaf Springs for the 1994-02 are designed side-specific to lift the Driver’s side more than the Passenger’s side to lessen/eliminate this common lean. However, we’ve had trucks require the taller spring be installed on the passenger’s side to achieve a level stance and trucks that require the same height springs be installed on both sides to achieve a leveled stance. These trucks are not an exact science and were designed long before CAD programs and design standardization. For this reason, we cannot guarantee the truck will sit level side to side nor is the corrective action a “warranty”. Our choice was either discontinue the product line OR present the customer with the design oddities so they know what they’re getting into. As there are not many performance options for the 2nd gen trucks, we elected to keep the product line as the side to side correction can be alleviated with the use of small spring spacers with NO performance degradation.

Wheel and Tire:

This system will fit up to a 35” tire with Extended Control Arms – We recommend wheels with 5.75-6” of backspacing. The more rubber, the better the small bump compliance will be at proper inflation pressures. The ride will firm up as you go larger in wheel diameter. For more details, see our article on wheel and tire selection and tire pressures:

Tires and Wheels: How Do They Affect My Ride?

Customiziation Information

Sway Bar Options

*OPTIONAL*

94-98 RAM 2500/3500 4X4 EXTENDED SWAY BAR END LINKS

SKU: CS-DEL-94
- Machined out of 17-4 Stainless Steel
- FK Bearing, Chromoly Rod-End
- Used on 1994-1998 trucks ("Cobra" style), 0-3" lift

98.5-09 RAM 2500/3500 4X4 EXTENDED SWAY BAR END LINKS

SKU: CS-DEL-985
- In-house machined 17-4 Stainless Steel
- 1/2" FK Chromoly Rod-End
- For trucks with 0-3" of front lift - 1998.5-2009

Rear Leaf Options

*OPTIONAL*

RAM 2500/3500 4X4 PROGRESSIVE ADD-A-PACK, 1" LIFT

SKU: CS-DPAP-94
- Replaces lower overload spring
- More predictability and Spring Progression Keeps Tires Planted
- 1" lift matches to our 3" front systems
- Includes U-Bolts and Center Pins
- Fitment: 1994-02 Ram 2500/3500 4x4, Diesel

Control Arms

*OPTIONAL*

94-98 RAM 2500/3500 4X4 RAM EXTENDED CONTROL ARMS

SKU: CS-CA-MS14-94
- Includes 4 Arms Pictured, 2 Upper, 2 Lower
- Re-centers front axle on 3" Suspension Systems
- Box 0.120" wall mild steel construction
- Arm centers welded off-center for tire clearance
- 35" Tire Fitment (9" Wide Wheel, 5.75" BS)
- Fits 12mm upper/14mm lower hardware - Factory bolt shank diameter
- MUST measure control arm bolts on truck to ensure correction selection

98.5-02 RAM 2500/3500 4X4 RAM EXTENDED CONTROL ARMS

SKU: CS-CA-MS16-94
- Includes 4 Arms Pictured, 2 Upper, 2 Lower
- Re-centers front axle on 3" Suspension Systems
- Box 0.120" wall mild steel construction
- Arm centers welded off-center for tire clearance
- 35" Tire Fitment (9" Wide Wheel, 5.75" BS)
- Fits 14mm upper/16mm lower hardware - Factory bolt shank diameter
- MUST measure control arm bolts on truck to ensure correction selection