thanks brother! I'll post up some better shots soon

 

Another angle....

 

Updates:

ok got my new rear shocks on order since I blew out the stock rear driver shock(expected), went with bilstein B8 33-185606 with 255/70 digressive valving, my eye-to-eye ride height measurement is 19"+/-, shocks compressed height is 14.1", extended 22.5" and some airlift helper bags!

Bilstein, Innovation and High Quality Since 1873

Most likely going with these up front:

Bilstein, Innovation and High Quality Since 1873

Also:

Final ride height numbers to the lower edge fender lips

LF 34 1/4"
FR 34 5/8"

LR 35 1/4"
RR 35 5/8"
so about a 1" rake now rear to front; when I get the staggered tires mounted up that will go up another 3/8"

Only thing I was not able to install so far is the 1 1/4" rear sway bar; need to fab up an adapter plate and then she'll be gtg.


Lastly:

The alignment is done. 5 deg caster driver, 5.5 deg caster passenger, 0 camber, 1/16th toe in. Rear was off 1/4" on the drivers side and panhard was off a bit off as well, but overall, not too bad.

She drives pretty damn good now! meaning pretty damn bad ***! (busted shock notwithstanding)

 

Very good apparent build quality on these shocks:

 

Uhhhhhh, these rear bilstein 5125's are damn awesome! Without a rear swaybar the rear of my truck is a totally new (read better) handling beast.
Really impressed and surprised.

Of note, my seat o'butt meter is telling me the rear sits higher now, will take measurements when I get home to confirm ....

Wow, what a difference!

Funny that my stock rear shocks are Tokico and my stock front shocks are Hitachi......

 

ok, I wasn't crazy, rear is up 1/2" both sides with the new shocks. I think this will be fine once everything settles out.......it should be just right!

 

You got one hell of a calibrated *** meter if you noticed 1/2" before confirming it. Dang!

 

ehh, got lucky

 

only missing the rear swaybar now:







ran each bag to a separate schrader valve like I did on my burban, cool the factory provided these slick mounting holes!

 

Since I did not purchase one made for the Ram 1500 because I wanted a thicker bar. In order to get it mounted to the axle I have to make some adapter plates, easy enough, as it will be essentially a flat metal plate with four holes drilled into them. I'll be moving the mounting location 3" inboard on each side and 1" down. As a note: this will not be the lowest point on the suspension. Here is what I'll be making as a starting point:



This particular pic is "not to scale" but I have a scanned copy that is. If this works out well and there is a performance benefit, all someone would have to do is buy a 5" x 5" piece of metal in your desired thickness, apply the template, center punch the holes to the metal, and drill them out.