Quick Ship SKU #: CS-D3-BC-CS-03-D Carli 3" Backcountry 2.0 Suspension System 03-09 Dodge Ram 5.9L / 6.7L Cummins

If you're not railing dunes and trying to get airborne in your Ram, then you don't need a Dominator kit. But if you want to drastically improve the ride of your Ram on the street as well as on some backcountry dirt roads, then the Carli Backcountry kit is for you.

• Extended Sway Bar End Links: Replacement end links that are built substantially stronger than factory end links and are adjustable.
• In-house Chained 17-4 Stainless Steel
• 1/2" FK Chromoly Rod-End
• Torsion Sway Bar: Complete replacement sway bar that allows the axle to move freely
• Best option for use with Backcountry 2.0 System
• Requires Removal of Electronic Sway Bar on Power Wagons
  
• Torsion Bar May Be Black or Silver Zinc; Depends on Supply-Chain Availability. NOT requestable.

• Progressive Add-A-Pack: Replaces rear, lower overload spring for increased ride quality
• More Predictability and Keeps Tires Planted
• 1" Lift Matches to the 3" Front Systems
• Includes U-Bolts and Center Pins
• Will Not Fit 2013-2023 Ram 3500 with Factory Air-Assit
• Full Progressive Spring Pack: 
• Capable of 15" of Wheel Travel
• Will Reduce Payload Capacity by 15%
• 2" Rear Lift Maintains Slight Rear-High Stance with Carli 3" Systems
• Softens Initial Spring Rate at Ride Height
• Minimizes Axle Wrap / Wheel Hop
• Fits 4" Axle Tube
• Heavy Duty Full Progressive Spring Pack:
• Capable of 15" of wheel travel
• Designed for trucks with 1500 lbs. in bed at all times
• 2" Rear Lift Maintains Slight Rear-High Stance with Carli 3" Systems
• Softens Initial Spring Rate at Ride Height
• Minimizes Axle Wrap / Wheel Hop
• Fits 4" Axle Tube

Utilizing Carli SPEC 2.0″ Diameter, Remote Reservoir shocks, we’ve developed a 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 remote reservoir Carli SPEC 2.0 boasts 6063 Aluminum construction, an anodized body for corrosion resistance, 5/8″ hardened steel chrome plated shaft, full serviceability & re-buildability, and is built with 1-piece bushings in the 6061 billet rod-ends. These shocks are spec’d with a premium 5WT oil to balance lubricity, consistent damping, and the widest available range in temperature variation.

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 rear is lifted 1”-2” via the customer’s choice of a Progressive Add-A-Pack or Full Progressive Leaf Pack. The Progressive Add-A-Pack replaces the factory overload with a 5-Leaf, progressive pack that changes the final rate of the spring pack keeping the rear planted while increasing traction and predictability. The optional Full Progressive Leaf Pack replaces the entire factory leaf spring assembly increasing travel and drastically increasing comfort throughout the entire usable travel stroke at the cost of a 15% payload reduction from a standard 2500. This payload reduction can be supplemented back to factory 3500 SRW capacity with the addition of the Long Travel Airbags for the best of both worlds; ride quality and payload capacity/load control.

When pairing added down-travel with the taller ride height, the position of the factory and front sway bar will need to be altered as well. For this, we offer two options (unless 1994-2002, then there’s only one); extended, Sway Bar End Links or the replacement Torsion Sway Bar. The End links are 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 points. Factory pillow bushings are re-used to assemble the sway bar to the lengthened link. 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 (in close competition with the full progressive leaf spring upgrade).

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”. 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. We also recommend the purchase of a set of extended control arms to shift the axle forward to its new center of travel.

Wheel and Tire: This system will fit up to a 37” tire with our High Clearance Control Arms and Full Progressive Leaf Springs on wheels no more than 9” wide with 5.75” of backspacing. If running factory control arms or wheels; we recommend an All Terrain 35” tire. 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. 

• WHEELS Carli Recommends a 17"-18" Wheel, no more than 9" wide with 5.75" of Backspacing
• TIRES: 35", E-Rated Tire Fitment is Recommended. Recommended unloaded Tire Pressure 45F/40R.
• RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION: Carli Leveling Systems are Designed and Tested on Vehicles with 17"-18" Wheels with 35", E-Rated Tires. Stock wheels and tires or running a larger wheel diameter will result in a stiffer ride.
• FITTING 37" TIRES 37" tires will fit with the above wheel specifications if the system is equipped with Full Replacement Leaf Springs and High Clearance Control Arms