Carli Performance 2.0

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$2,750.00

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CS-P20

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Vehicle Application:

03-09 2500/3500 Diesel
03-09 1500 Mega/2500/3500 Hemi
98.5-02 2500/3500
94-98 2500/3500

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Carli Performance 2.0

Carli Performance 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.

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.

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.

Dodge Ram Fitment Guide:

03 - 09 2500 / 3500 4x4
03 - 09 1500 Megacab 4x4
05-09 Power Wagon
98.5 - 02 2500 / 3500 4x4 (requires track bar conversion bracket)
94 - 98 2500 / 3500 4x4 (requires track bar conversion bracket)

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 Pan RodBar
High Misalignment Spacers
Reservoir Mounts

Altered Vehicle Characteristics

3" of front lift
1"of rear lift
Level Ride

Customer Reviews

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Name:

Mark Fox (mc130fox)

Date:

06/28/2010

Review:

I bought this kit from George a month ago today. In simplest terms, I am thrilled to have this suspension on my truck, and I am especially impressed by the time George spent with me to get what I needed!

I received the order in quick order from 8Lug after the order. Extremely well pack boxes and clear instructions were provided. The installation took the better part of a day.

The Carli Performance 2.0 suspension is everything that was expected and more. I can't really say more than what Erich from Upstate NY said in the review above....he hit it on the head!!!!

George continues Carli's policy of 'Customer First, Last, Always!' He made an extraordinary effort to get me what I needed for my truck..no more-no less. Service is George's game, and he is a consummate pro!

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Erich from Upstate NY

Date:

10/13/2009

Review:

I LOVE CARLI!!

I have a 2009 Dodge Ram 2500 HEMI QC SB. I always felt the suspension was unnecessarily stiff. I don’t tow heavy loads, just a 12’ enclosed snowmobile trailer (3500lbs.max) in the winter. I wanted a suspension that could handle any terrain I could throw at my daily driver but still retain a very plush ride on the road. Around here we have potholed dirt roads, snow in the winter, mud in the spring time.

I contemplated buying the leveling kit, starter kit or the 2.0 for months and months. I weighed the pros and cons of each kit. The only cons are the price and the thought the kit might be overkill and I might not use the suspension to its fullest. 2750 seemed like a lot of money for what the kit included…Finally I just decided to bite the bullet and buy the 2.0. What did I have to lose other than $2750?? Carli has a great reputation so I knew I couldn’t be too big of a gamble.

Well I’m glad I got the 2.0. The quality of the Carli parts is awesome. Nobody on the market makes a kit in the same league. When I received the kit I realized why the it cost $2750. In fact it’s probably a bargain for that price. They preassembled most of the parts, the machined parts are very high CNC quality, the hardware is all grade 8 with lock nuts, brackets are CNC plasma (maybe laser?) cut, and the instructions are pretty good. Not to mention Bilstein 7100 shocks, Carli coils and minipacks, Carli trackbar, heim joints everywhere, stainless sway bar endlinks, etc… My only gripe might be that there was no mention of the requirement of the limit strap brackets to be welded to the coil spring perch.

Installing the kit wasn’t hard but it took quite a bit longer than I thought it would. There’s no specialty tools required. Just have a floor jack, at least two tall jack stands, 16mm and 19mm wrenches and sockets, c-clamps, misc hammers and a drill.

I’ve had the kit installed for more than a month. I can’t say enough how much I love it. I’ll take the dirt roads any chance I get. I’m constantly looking for a new seasonal road or open field to take it for a romp. The ride is nice and spongy off road instead of feeling like a buckboard. The ride on-road is great too, much better than stock. The backend doesn’t hop when I go over buckles in the pavement. Some nasty rail road crossings are still jarring but much better than they were stock.

8lugtruckgear’s customer service is awesome! George is great to deal with. He called me up the day after I ordered on the website to verify that I ordered the correct kit and give me a status of when it should ship. He called me up a few weeks after I received the kit to make sure I was happy with the purchase. You don’t get that kind of service from the big box guys.

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