Carli Suspension Performance 2.0 System

Perfomance 2.0 Dodge Ram Suspension System Brought to you by the same company that dealt the industry a royal flush in radical off-road performance now delivers incredible appeal for the everyday truck owner. Taking a step back from the rock crushing experiences and testing south of the border, the guys over at Carli Suspension filled a gap for those of us who don't see harsh desert environments every weekend. The Performance 2.0 system was designed to deliver a plush ride for driving and towing while remaining more than adequate for the weekend warrior in the dirt. Working with Bilstein's exotic digressive piston design, Sage's team dialed in a valve profile that turns the heavy duty Dodge Ram into a tamed beast on the street. Still doubling the wheel travel and flowing fluid through an external reservoir, the off-road characteristics are staggering. FEATURES * Bilstein 7100 Series Remote Reservoir Shocks (15mm Bearings Top and Bottom) * 6061 Billet Clevises and Hardware * Multi-Rate Coils Springs * 5-Leaf Progressive Spring Pack * Zinc Plated U-Bolts * Stainless Sway Bar End Links With F.K. Bearings * Limit Straps * Adjustable Track Bar * High Misalignment Spacers * Reservoir Mounts The Best Riding, All Around Dodge Ram Suspension System These trucks come tremendously capable and lead the pack with strapping ability, but with a Performance 2.0 system you find yourself wondering where that brawny feel went. Outfitted with a 5-stage progressive leaf pack that replaces the factory overload spring, adjustable chromoly track bar and Carli's own multi-rate coil springs, a deceptive transformation occurs. Highway chatter, potholes, winter beaten roads, washboard, all the things you don't want to encounter with a topped off cup of coffee in your hands, simply disappears. Still boasting OEM load and towing capacity, the truck takes on an entirely new discipline... a refined toughness that gives you more control, better handling and a smooth quiet ride you'd never expect from a Dodge Ram HD. The system is complete with stainless sway bar end links, limit straps, zinc-plated u-bolts and a specialized billet aluminum clevis that allow a 15mm bearing to be used that marry the Bilsteins to the chassis using the factory shock tower. This design can only be found here and it's made to go on easy, installation can be done with a handful of tools and a jack. Air powered socket guns will make the track bar and u-bolts a much easier task, but this system goes on in a few hours. In the end, you will raise the front of your Dodge approximately 3 inches, and 1 in the back. This will level your ride, giving it a more aggressive stance and afford you enough clearance to run 35's with no side effects. Building a system that's right for you is a hallmark of the Carli Suspension engineering program. This base system can be complimented with a host of enhancement features from a full spring pack with optimized shackle positioning and poly bushings for even more travel and smooth cycling, or box-tube control arms that give you better tire clearance and push the front axle forward .5 inches for better steering response. Three steering stabilizer packages are available; high-mount, single lower, or both which gives the wheel a luxurious feel on the street and absorbs those high-speed sidewall impacts in the dirt. Moving up the chain The Performance 2.5 is the most economical way to get into the King Shock package. This utilizes the factory shock tower through the pintop configuration and comes with years of R&D in the shock's performance. Out of the King line, we've been working with 2.5's the longest, have our own pistons developed as well as a data log of every tune. For those who want the larger diameter shock, a broader tuning and performance range and the ability to soak up bigger bumps off road, this is where it starts. The performance 2.5 comes with the billet shock towers that allow you to run any of our high end shocks. Now you can start to lean on your truck off-road and start catching some air. As the performance of the suspension increases, we start offering stronger OEM parts to balance the capability of the suspension with the truck. The performance that can be extracted from a 2.5 shock with our pistons is staggering and the Performance 2.5 system is the gateway system to our off-road diesel circus, while still delivering that plush highway drive and on-road attitude. Pintop 2.5 Performance 2.5 Intricate Design and Construction The 2 inch Bilstein external reservoir shocks are married to the chassis by retaining the stock shock tower and utilizing a Billet 6061 aluminum clevis. This is a unique system component and specifically designed for this system so that the suspension kit is a bearing-to-bearing shock application. You won't find rubber bushings here, like you may on other 2 inch systems. The clevis utilizes a 14mm stud with misalignment spacers, constructed out of 4130 chromoly and black oxided, which makes this the strongest design in the industry. In the Press The Performance 2.0 System hit the market with a storm! So far, our system has been featured in most of the big off-road and diesel magazines and the praise just keeps on coming! Below are two cover shots and article images from the largest off-road distribution print media magazine, Petersen's 4 Wheel & Off Road, where our product received rave reviews. June 2008 August 2008 This system was tested with our Performance 2.0 and the Long Travel Air Bags - a near perfect combination. The Truck was sent flying over whoops and through rock gardens and came back with staggering reviews about a "car like" feel out of a Heavy Duty truck - unreal. You can find the whole write-up on the system, installation and performance in the August 2008 magazine. Shown below is the easy installation steps, the review took place and then the press truck went out and earned it's paycheck putting the airbags to the test, the result - mindblowing capacity and performance. Another installation of the Performance 2.0 with Full Leafs and Long Travel Air Bags... the result? Another raving review of the customer oriented system. Remarkable ride quality, outstanding handling improvements and that signature Carli Suspension street ride with big fun factor in the dirt. This system is wins you over in the first mile.