CARLI SUSPENSION 03-09 RAM 2500/3500 4X4 RAM BILLET HIGH CLEARANCE EXTENDED CONTROL ARMS

The 1994-2012 Ram 2500/3500 utilizes a 5-Link front suspension. Comprising this link system are upper and lower control arms to hold the axle fore/aft while the track bar serves as the lateral link to minimize lateral shift.

When lifting the front end of a straight axle truck, you’re essentially pushing the axle further away from the frame at ride-height. As the travel is not perfectly linear, the new ride height will set the front axle off-center unless the proper linkages are addressed.

The systems we design for these trucks range from 2.5″-3″ of front lift. 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 when the factory control arms and track bar are in good condition, 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.

The construction of these arms starts with a solid chunk of 6061 Billet. We machine these in-house to exacting tolerances providing the most tire clearance of any arm on the market, the most robust construction and the cleanest lines.

We pride ourselves on our joints. In a market abundant with hat-bushing and crush sleeve equipped arms, our spherical bearing arms are leaps ahead of the competition. As described above, the travel of the ram’s front axle is non linear. It travels up and down and back and forth. This is a non issue for a standard 3-piece hat bushing. The problem is in the substantial lateral shift of the axle thanks to the track-bar design. This side to side movement falls outside the operating range of hat bushings meant for a linear load effectively hot-spotting and egging out the bushing hole as they bind when the axle articulates.

The answer? A spherical joint design allowing far more lateral misalignment in addition to the up and down/fore & aft movement. At the heart of the joint assembly, you’ll find our in-house machined a 17-4 Stainless ball center. This is surrounded by our Proprietary Bushings & Joint Washers. The assembly is preloaded into the cup and retained with a snap-ring. Last but certainly not least, a zerk fitting is added. for ease of servicing.

– Includes 4 Arms Pictured, 2 Upper, 2 Lower
– Re-centers front axle on 3″ Suspension Systems
– 6061 Billet Construction
– Serviceable, Vibration Damping Joints with Stainless Ball Centers
– 37″ Tire Fitment (9″ Wide Wheel, 5.75″ BS)