2009 Dodge Ram 1500 - superlift Complete Kit - Photo 14748572

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Superlift's basic 6-inch complete kit comes with a drop bracket to lower the front factory strut 4 inches. Therefore, you can retain the factory strut to keep costs down, or you can upgrade the kit by adding an optional (excellently valved, by the way) Bilstein 5100 strut in place of the factory one.

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The '09 Dodge 1/2-ton suspension has not changed much from the '02-'08's IFS design. It even uses the same knuckles in fact. But as close as it is, Dodge did change some things. For one, the new Ram's suspension does not travel straight up and down as the previous generation's did, and instead travels slightly rearward as it compresses.Superlift uses a replacement knuckle to keep the upper A-arm and steering tie rods in their stock locations. Anti-sway bar links and a subframe drop bracket allow for the 6 inches of lift.

Superlift's basic 6-inch complete kit comes with a drop bracket to lower the front factory strut 4 inches. Therefore, you can retain the factory strut to keep costs down, or you can upgrade the kit by adding an optional (excellently valved, by the way) Bilstein 5100 strut in place of the factory one.

One thing to take special notice of is how Superlift's engineer, Kevin Dill, designed the suspension to actually sit a 1/2-inch further forward than it does stock. This keeps the tires from rubbing on the rear inner fenderwell of the front fenders. It also actually improves the anti-squat of the suspension.A spacer is used between the driveshaft and the front pinion yoke to compensate for the front end being pushed forward.You should also take note that, though this truck has a 6-inch lift on it, the subframe drop brackets only hang about 4 inches lower than the stock hanger locations.

The rear of the truck uses a new five-link coil-sprung design. This is a first for the Dodge fullsize trucks, and we were eager to see how it worked in a lifted form. Superlift uses a new coil spring to gain the 6 inches of lift. The factory track bar is retained but a track bar relocation drop bracket maintains good geometry once the truck is lifted.

In the rear, the well-designed factory control arms are re-used in an effort to keep the cost of the kit down, but they hang off Superlift's drop brackets to keep the angles correct. The drop brackets hang about 3 inches lower than the factory hangers do. Bilstein 5100s are used to dampen the bumps in the five-link rear end.

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