Driver side sits 3/4" lower than passenger side

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Upthewazzu

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I've had the truck about a month now and thought it looked a little crooked but never bothered measuring it until yesterday. Turns out I'm sitting about 3/4" - 1" lower on the front driver side than I am on the passenger side. The truck was completely empty (even the fuel light was on) and sitting on flat ground. Rear end is completely level side-to-side.

Has anyone come across this before and were you able to get a quick resolution from the dealer/RAM?
 
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I have an appointment with the dealership in a couple days to check it out.
 

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Yeah there's a whole lot of posts on this. Seems to be a lot of thoughts on it being weight from gas tank. I've also heard possibly gremlins congregating on the outside of the frame rail on that side...

After reading many posts about it as I've searched other things.. I just make sure I don't look that closely at my truck.
 

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All trucks do it to one degree or another. Some people notice and some don't.
 
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Hmmmm, never noticed it before on other trucks. Bugs the crap out of me and my OCD.
 

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I know, especially if you break out a tape measure. Tire pressure have to be equal in addition to being on level ground to get accurate variance from one side to other.
 

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I haven't noticed it on my Ram, but my Land Rover does it after a lift kit. I haven't broke out the tape measure to see the difference, but it's definitely noticeable to me.
 
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Welp, dealer said "it's within spec" so there was nothing they could do about it.

But on the bright side they did find the rattle in the dash and fix that :)
 

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I haven't noticed it on my Ram, but my Land Rover does it after a lift kit. I haven't broke out the tape measure to see the difference, but it's definitely noticeable to me.

My Jeep does the same thing. It got better when I used stiffer 4" springs, but I still get sag.
 

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Adjustable coilover will fix it had the same problem on my bmw Toyota has the same problem and they sell a spacer for that may be you can do the same thing
 
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