4wd vibration up to 30-40mph??

hemi1300 · Dec 5, 2011

after hearing a few people having 4wd vibrations after installing the bilstein 5100 shocks and leveling the truck, i decided to see if i would have the same issue tonight. Sure enough, under medium acceleration up to about 35mph i get a pretty good vibration that was never there before (at least i didn't notice anything last winter). Granted, i was on just wet roads, and no snow or ice for the tires to slip at all. Anyone found a solution to this? How can just a 1.5" lift up front cause a pretty good vibration in 4wd, unless the only reason i'm noticing it is bc it's not on slick roads where the tires can slip a bit?

SMITHY · Dec 5, 2011

I had it after my install to the max lift of 2.8 inch. It was only present until I aligned the truck. Now it is gone.

quietpeen · Dec 5, 2011

This happens due to increasing the angle of the cv joints

glass3222 · Dec 5, 2011

Did you have your truck aligned since leveling?

LB3711 · Dec 5, 2011

i have it after leveling on my 2011 even after alignment.

hemi1300 · Dec 5, 2011

yup, did an alignment directly after installing the shocks. The vibes aren't really as bad as i thought, just got nervous i guess after seeing people posting about vibes/shimmies after a level. Has a little bit of shudder under medium acceleration at slow speeds but not too much, probably won't even notice in the snow or icy conditions. First time i have engaged 4wheel after the bilstein level so i got a bit worked up when i felt the vibies!!

HKkid · Dec 5, 2011

Have you done anything to the truck since the alignment? Sounds like death wobble and alignment usually takes care of it.

hemi1300 · Dec 5, 2011

Only thing i've done to the driveline is the 5100 leveling shocks and a 4 wheel alignment directly after

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HKkid · Dec 5, 2011

I'd take it back to the people that did your alignment and tell them the problem and have them check it. Tell them its a safety concern and you'd like it checked since they did the alignment.

bigbadram1500 · Dec 5, 2011

High angle cv joints can be installed, but they are $$$

joetama · Dec 5, 2011

bigbadram1500 said:
High angle cv joints can be installed, but they are $$$

Where would you find such a thing?

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Bjguier · Jan 25, 2017

Vibration

The vibration is coming from the cv axles if you have leveled your truck there is a place called zone off road that has a diff drop down bracket part # d2300 that will take care of the vibration hope this helps anyone with this problem

Ram Lover · Jan 30, 2017

joetama said:
Where would you find such a thing?

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https://www.google.com/search?q=hig...ericamovil-us&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

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Ram Lover · Jan 30, 2017

Bjguier said:
The vibration is coming from the cv axles if you have leveled your truck there is a place called zone off road that has a diff drop down bracket part # d2300 that will take care of the vibration hope this helps anyone with this problem

That's cool, and probably a lot cheaper than the high angle cv shafts, how much is the drop? I kinda like my ground clearance but if it will save the cv maybe it's worth it.

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