Suspension busted!

[blackout11]

Ya tie rods should last a lot longer then that either they tightened them down way to much or they used cheap piece of crap. They are not overly expensive and easy to install but make sure wheels are straight when you do it and get it aligned right away.

 

[infernoredram]

I'm hoping to get it covered by the dealership since those tie rods didn't even have 10,000 miles yet... Something had to be done wrong by them.

I'm pretty thankful also it happened there and not in the hwy! lol. I'm gonna try to get it fixed ASAP so I can make the G2G... Hopefully I won't have to drop too much, or any cash on them.

 

[GhostRam94]

get it done bro, i wanna see your truck!!

 

[schroederMP]

Honestly this is very common...and it scary. Even on the aftermarket ones.

Tip for the future...this will help. Try not to turn your wheels unless you are in motion, that puts a lot of strain on the tierods.

Good think you wasn't in motion...its happened to some on the interstate and it wasn't pretty

 

[0212353]

repairs done at the dealership should be covered by a 12 month / 12,000 mile warranty

 

[infernoredram]

Update: The tie rods are getting replaced by the dealership free of charge under the recall... again lol. I should be getting the truck back tomorrow or Monday, so if I get it back tomorrow I'll be heading out to the G2G! Hopefully being able to break them in

BTW... The truck had to be towed in.. the dealership shouldn't charge me for the towing service, right?

 

[SmokedRam]

I wouldn't think so.

 

[S2kiHemi]

Tell them it better be done tomorrow lol. They better not charge you for towing.

 

[infernoredram]

Thought so. Yeah I told them it'd be great if they were able to have it done tomorrow so I can have my truck for a road trip this weekend lol

 

[infernoredram]

I JUST got my truck back right now!



I've got to say, even though they took a while, I've got a good dealership. They replaced everything that needed replacing and towed my truck on their dime. So for anyone in the South Texas area, I highly recommend you try Love Dodge out of Alice or Corpus if you're having problems with your current dealership.

 

[SmokedRam]

Great deal, that's awesome. Now you need to paint everything else black so it matches...lol!

 

[S2kiHemi]

Glad they got it all fixed up for you.

 

[infernoredram]

I was just looking at that... Maybe I'll just buy a butt load of inferno red paint and go crazy on my suspension

 

[Stangshcky12]

Is that an adjustable track bar?!

 

[reddot]

if you dident before you now have the wonderful 08.5+ steering. They aligned it right?

 

[infernoredram]

Cody- This is embarrassing... but I don't know squat about suspension and couldn't tell if it was or wasn't

Reece- Yeah, the suspension on the truck was original from the factory. The previous owner (who bought it brand new) said the only time it saw the dealership was for an A/C problem. How can you tell it's the 08.5+ upgrade? Yep, it was aligned.

 

[jbmobbs]

no it doesnt have an adjustable track bar

 

[BlackedOutHemi]

Looks good! Glad they gotcha fixed up. I wouldn't suggest red for the undercarriage though, might be touching that up way more than you'd like. Black would be a little easier.

 

[reddot]

Is that an adjustable track bar?!

no. still looks to have the oem one. that new bar is the steering.

 

[reddot]

Cody- This is embarrassing... but I don't know squat about suspension and couldn't tell if it was or wasn't

Reece- Yeah, the suspension on the truck was original from the factory. The previous owner (who bought it brand new) said the only time it saw the dealership was for an A/C problem. How can you tell it's the 08.5+ upgrade? Yep, it was aligned.

The newer design has the two hubs directly bolted together. The old style the pitman arm(comes of the steering gear box) directly to the passenger side hub.