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2014MADR/T

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I have a 2014 Ram R/T and just installed a 2-4 Bell Tech drop. Looks great, but now under excelleration and speeds over 70mph., I get severe wobble coming from the rear of the truck. I have been to several shops and they just scratch their heads. NEED HELP!!
 

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I have a 2014 Ram R/T and just installed a 2-4 Bell Tech drop. Looks great, but now under excelleration and speeds over 70mph., I get severe wobble coming from the rear of the truck. I have been to several shops and they just scratch their heads. NEED HELP!!
Could be a number of things. Wheel/tire balance.. Alignment... Or something the drop kit changed. Did you also install the adjustable panhard bar and the relocation bracket?
 

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Have you had it aligned?? I'd ask the alignment shop how far your Thrust Angle is off. Your truck may be crabbing going down the road which might cause an issue. I'd also double check to make sure everything is tight to spec. It's just odd to me how this is a hit or miss between our trucks when lowering. I lowered mine with the same kit and she tracks true and straight down the road at any speed all the way to the speed limiter (106mph).
 

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Have you had it aligned?? I'd ask the alignment shop how far your Thrust Angle is off. Your truck may be crabbing going down the road which might cause an issue. I'd also double check to make sure everything is tight to spec. It's just odd to me how this is a hit or miss between our trucks when lowering. I lowered mine with the same kit and she tracks true and straight down the road at any speed all the way to the speed limiter (106mph).
Yep... mine is running pretty smooth too with the same setup, especially with qa1's going in (fronts are in). Just put on new tires too (285-35-24) so that really helps.

I've even run mine to the limiter on my super skinny 35 series tires on a heavy 24" wheel. Smooth...

Like TheQ said, have the alignment checked. I got mine done at a local 4-Wheel Parts store. Most other places wouldn't touch it or had no clue what they were doing anyway. Not many can align a 24" wheel/tire
 
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I never thought about an Adjustable panhard bar. I did take it to get an alignment done. I assumed they did it correctly, It didn't pull or anything. I called Belltech and was told they had heard of this problem, but couldn't replicate it on their test vehicle. Of all things, they told me to put the stock shocks back on. Really! That's their solution.Thanks for your input. I'm gonna check into this adjustable panhard.
 

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I have this same problem, drives me nuts. This friday I will be taking it in to my tire guy to go through this new to me R/T. then once my taxes come in and I get my strike team pay for the year its getting adjustable everything in the rear to be able to tune the suspension to my driving, hopefully this takes care of the few issues I have with this truck.
 

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I have this issue also with the BT kit. I found one of the BT shocks has no rebound left, QA1's will be in next week. I will be changing one thing at a time until I figure it out. I have Go-Pro video and it is scary seeing what is actually happening when you fell the "wobble". I have a thread on one of the other forums that I will update.

David
 

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Hellwig rear swaybar is the easiest fix to this. No doubt that an adjustable trac bar will help, but an aftermarket swaybar will do more to correct this than anything else.
 

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Hemi450hp, I have upgraded sway bars front and rear and still does this, its not consistent as to its occurrence so maybe I have something else going on
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So I added the QA1's in the rear today and the issue is still there, so it was not the BT shocks. Although, what a difference in the ride quality of the rear end. Well worth the cost of the shocks.

On to the next thing..........

David
 

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