I picked myself up a 01 Dodge 2500 4x4 with the Cummins.The truck is stock height and that is where I would like it to stay.But the ride is on the harsh side,I did a little searching and came across the KORE suspension systems,looks to be a better set-up than anything else out there(bolt on).And of course it really needs a set of Deaver rear springs.I was looking to hear some input with someone that has the system or sells the system,or maybe some other options.Thanks
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i have a 2004 dodge 4x diesel, needs better shocks for sure. it all ready sit almost too high stock, pain in the butt to put the bike in the back,they did a show about that kore kit on xtreme 4x4 on tnn.
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I am also a Dodge 2500 4x4 diesel owner. I've been doing some thinking about how I'd like to improve on the ride quality and suspension performance on the rough stuff. I don't really want to lift it. An inch or two in the front max. I've got 35's under there on stock wheels with zero lift and no rubbing. The back end is a little high for my taste so an inch or so up front would be just about right.
To the original poster...
Have you weighed your truck. The front is HEAVY. Really heavy. Cummins heavy. There is no way the factory shock can provide the necessary damping required for off-road use. I can heat mine up running on paved mountain roads. Running a bigger 2.5" shock valved for the truck is the way to go. A pair of Fox 2.5 smoothys will run about $800.00. Custom upper and lower shock mounts could be fab'd up pretty quickly - maybe 4-5 hours shop time, probably less. If a single 2.5 isn't your cup of tea, you could use existing dual shock brackets (Cepek, Fabtech) and run two 2.0's on the front end. A set of sway-bar spacers and hardware could be put together using a less exotic process (without a machined logo) for less than $40.00 bucks. The bump stops KORE is using appear to be the same ones that Dick Cepek started using in their Dodge kits back in the 1990's. Those things are cheap and I have a source for them (Cepek). Coil springs are the only semi-tricky part. I don't know if my truck needs more spring. I don't plan on running it hard, but a little more spring rate might be necessary. These trucks use different springs on the driver / passenger side so the springs KORE has made might be a pretty penny. I've considered re-using the factory coils with a machined down 2" coil spacer. I'd machine the spacer down because I want slightly less than 2" of lift. The coil spacers run about $100.00 bucks for the pair. Some limiting straps and another hour or two of shop time and the front would be pretty good to go. Oh yeah, a better steering stabilizer might be needed if the factory one takes a poop. In the rear I will probably run a complete replacement Deaver pack. I'll have to call Jeff someday soon and see what he's got for these trucks. Deaver springs with an air bag setup will run about $800.00 to $850.00. Rear shocks, either a 2.5 smoothy ($800.00 pair) or a 2.5 bypass ($1400.00 pair). Rear limiting straps and mounts, another hour or two in the shop. The above totals out to about $2700.00 without shop time. With the proper shock valving the above should work pretty good on and off-road.
I don't doubt KORE's (T-Rex) quality. Never have. Their products appear to be top shelf. The high price might be because of dealer related issues. Perhaps the price is jacked up so that a W/D price structure could be created. I understand it has to remain profitable for the manufacturer to supply its dealers. Everyone has to make a buck. Most bigtime W/D's expect to get about 40 to 50% back of jobber. Smaller shops need 15-30% to make it worth their time. I have no problem with anyone making a buck. The problem I see is that the product doesn't quite warrant it's retail price tag. With some number crunching I just don't see how there's $4180.00 worth of parts in the KORE race kit. Again, not knocking the product, I understand they are in the business to make money, but I can't get my head around the price.
thank u! i was going to post the same thing he's like $1400 over priced. also noticed the price went from $3500 to $4180.i havent heard of other shops having this kind of mark up because of the retall price of most of these parts is already set. $110 for a spacer?stainless bolts?
i say go get some kings and have some one fab u up an upper shock mount.they bolt on in the rear. also u can pull out 2 small spacers in the leaf pack and lower the back 1". fabtech made a leveling coil for this truck they dont have it in the catalog but i know they made 1 use to work their & i installed 1 on a friends truck and it rides good.
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I was thinking the same thing(price).I was thinking about running either the 2.5 or a 3.0 if it would clear the i.d. of the spring.The one thing that I was really liking in there set-up was the upper shock mounts,which kept it much like a stock set-up.I really do not want the truck to sit any higher.Spoke with Jeff at Deaver about losing the blocks in the rear and doing up some nice springs,just got to find time,and with a 2 month old girl time is scarce.Thanks for all the input.
A product is only over priced if the market won't support the price. If the kits are selling at that price and he can't keep up with demand, well more power to him. If however the kit sales are low I'd be the first to say it's price related.
MFS - Any idea if the Fabtech springs were driver and passenger side specific? If not no biggy. A call to Danny on Monday should be able to answer my questions.
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