Carli's most popular system but double the height. The 6" pintop kit boasts Remote Reservoir King 2.5" shocks designed and tuned in house for the customer looking for substantial on and off-road performance in a 6" format.
The Pintop is the Backcountry kit on steroids, take the description for the Backcountry and throw an exponent on it. This system is our most popular, all around suspension system. It was tuned and rides best with the Full Progressive Leaf Springs.
The Pintop is a Jack-of-all-trades system from which every Ram owner would benefit. Raising the Ram platform then adding the 2.5” diameter shocks will support the argument that these trucks should come equipped with 2.5” shocks from the factory. The higher end systems will get you more off-road capability, yes, and even a bit more on-road. The premium paid for these systems, however, doesn’t compare to the on and off-road ride quality per dollar spent on the Pintop. For these reasons, it will likely remain our best seller for years to come.
| Front Lift |
Rear Lift |
Front Travel |
Rear Travel |
Shock Diameter |
Tire Fitment |
| 6″ |
4″ |
12″ |
13″ |
2.5″ |
37″ x 13.5″ |
Carli Pintop 2.5 Lift System, 6” Lift, 2003-09 Ram 2500/3500, Diesel, 4x4
- System includes multi rate front springs, front and rear shock package, fabricated radius arm system, fabricated shock towers, brake lines, adjustable track bar, front and rear bump drops and track bar drop bracket.
- Allows for 12" of front suspension travel and 13" rear.
- Allows for fitment of 37" tires.
- Base kit requires but does not include rear leaf spring option and sway bar option.
Base Kit Includes:
| Part Number |
Description |
| AS-DPT25SPKG-6-03-D |
03-12 RAM 2500/3500 4X4 DIESEL CARLI TUNED KING 2.5" RR 6" LIFT FRONT & REAR SHOCK PKG |
| CS-D6BBL-03 |
03-11 RAM 2500/3500 4X4 6" LIFT SS BRAKE LINE KIT |
| CS-DATB-03 |
03-12 RAM 2500/3500 ADJUSTABLE TRACK BAR 0-3" LIFT |
| CS-DATBDROP6-03 |
03-12 RAM 2500/3500 4X4 TRACK BAR DROP BRACKET - 6" LIFT |
| CS-DCM6-03-S |
03-12 RAM RADIUS ARM DROP BRACKET TO TRANS X-MEMBER BRACE 2 PIECE |
| CS-DFBD-6 |
03-12 RAM 2500/3500 4X4 FRONT BUMP STOP DROP - 6" LIFT |
| CS-DLSK620 |
03-12 RAM 2500/3500 4X4 20" LIMIT STRAP KIT |
| CS-DMRC6-03-D |
03-13 RAM 2500/3500 4X4 6" LIFT, MULTI-RATE COIL SPRINGS |
| CS-DRA6-DROP-03 |
03-12 RAM 2500/3500 4X4 6" RADIUS ARM FRAME DROP BRACKETS |
| CS-DRAPKG-03 |
03-09 RAM 2500/3500 4X4 DIESEL 6" RADIUS ARMS CRATED |
| CS-DRBD-6 |
03-13 RAM 2500/3500 4X4 REAR BUMP STOP DROPS - 6" LIFT |
| CS-SRM-25 |
UNIVERSAL SHORT RESERVOIR MOUNTS 2.5" |
Sway Bar Options
*ONE REQUIRED* - For this selection you can choose between Extended Drop-Links to retain your factory sway bar or go with a Torsion Sway Bar. The Torsion Sway Bar has fabricated drop brackets and delrin bushings. 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 for NOTICABLE ride-quality difference).
Rear Leaf Options
*ONE REQUIRED* - The Add-A-Pack with Block kit will get you the lift needed for this system while retaining the factory payload capacity. The Full Progressive Springs offer a much more comfortable ride but reduces the payload capacity to a light 3/4 ton. If you need to keep capacity, these are best paired with a set of long-travel airbags to give you the payload capacity when you need and the ride comfort when you don't! For this height kit, you will also need an additional spacer for the air-bags.
Leaf Spring Shackle
*OPTIONAL BUT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED* You wouldn't think it, but much of the jarring ride of a leaf-spring rear can be attributed to the factory vulcanized bushings in the leaf spring pack and shackle. The factory shackle is very strong BUT the design is not conducive to a smooth ride. They easily bind and conduct all the force that should have been absorbed straight to the chassis. The Carli shackle is constructed of 1/4″ American cold-rolled steel and have mid-length gusset ensuring no deflection. They also have serviceable bushings with a grease zerk that offers a far superior ride over the factory bushings.
Long Travel Airbag Option
*OPTIONAL* - Restores Factory capacity to reduced rate Carli Leaf Springs. Provides the best of both ends of the spectrum - ride on Carli's soft-rate leaf springs when unloaded then air the bags up to level the chassis and support your load!
Carrier Bearing Drop Shims
*OPTIONAL BUT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED* - The carrier bearing drop is needed for all 6″ lifted trucks that have a 2 piece drive shaft to prevents take-off shudder/driveline vibration. The kit comes complete with new hardware and four 1/4″ thick shims to give you tunability in setting up your driveline angles.
Add Steering Stabilizer
*OPTIONAL* - when adding oversized tires, it's always recommended to upgrade one's stabilizers. We recommend the low-mount for those running 35s and an opposing setup for those with 37s.
CARLI 2.5 PINTOP 6" LIFT SYSTEM
The Details: The Carli 6” Systems are an entirely different animal than the 3” offerings. There is no entry level; every system is equipped with a custom tuned shock package and Radius Arm Conversion. The longer, flatter links cycle more linear travel and offer a superior ride quality over extending a short arm to work with a 6” front lift. Complete with a Driver’s side axle shock, Carli radius arms allow the axle to roll as to not bind during articulation; think of it as the strength of a radius arm and articulation capability of a 4-Link. Further, the drop brackets that affix the radius arms to the frame bolt on with no modification to the existing, factory control arm brackets (ensuring the truck can be returned to stock). The arms themselves boast “X” bracing internal to their gusseted, clam-shell structure and are constructed with 3” Currie Johnny Joints and an internally gusseted, 2-piece Crossmember making them both serviceable and nearly indestructible.
This system boasts Carli specific, blueprinted, King 2.5” shocks on all four corners. In an effort to provide customers with the best product, we designed a custom piston to determine proper base flow rates to ensure the shock works well in the heavy duty truck platform; we then tuned the shocks around the custom pistons based on the only thing that matters to us, seat-of-the-pants feel. We round off ALL our King shocks with shafts machined and polished from a solid piece of 17-4 Stainless. Unlike King’s standard shafts, there is no coating to wear off, weather is far less likely to hurt them and if there is a small chip, you can round the edges with emery cloth to ensure the seal housing isn’t damaged as they’re not brittle like the stock, hardened shafts. The shocks are finished with King oil good to -55* F. Note that all King shocks are built with a plated steel body. If subjected to inclement weather for extended periods, we recommend wrapping your shocks in 3M to provide a moisture barrier that’s replaceable.
Your truck will sit 6” higher in the front with 60% more suspension travel than the factory platform thanks to the taller, lighter rate coil springs. The rear is lifted 4” via the customer’s choice of a Progressive Add-A-Pack/2” Billet Block 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. This is then paired with a 2” Billet Carli Block to achieve the 4” rear lift height.
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 capacity with the addition of the Long Travel Airbags (with optional spacer for 6” systems) for the best of both worlds; ride quality and payload capacity/load control. The Full Progressive Leaf Pack requires no block to achieve the 4” rear lift height.
When pairing added travel with the taller ride height, the position of the factory, front sway bar will need to be altered as well. For this, we offer two options; Sway bar Drop Bracket Extended Sway Bar End Links or the Sway Bar Drop Bracket 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 a straight axle truck, all linkage, brake lines and bump stops need to be addressed. We include extended stainless brake lines, an adjustable track bar track bar drop bracket, bump stop drop brackets, drop pitman arm, and recommend the purchase of a carrier bearing drop bracket in the rear for those running a 2-piece driveline.
Wheel and Tire: This system will fit up to a 37” tire on wheels no more than 9” wide with 4.5” of backspacing. 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.
