Travelin Ram
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Hey, guys, as I'm getting more used to the PW, and of course the first infatuation starts to fade, I find myself wondering if these shocks are the best. It seems to me the ride is "busy", for lack of a better term. Lots of small motions and feeling more road imperfections than I recall from my previous Rams. So far all stock, and I'm running 55 front and 50 rear psi (yeah, the idiot light is on). No load in the truck.
In my previous trucks (97, 00, 05, 11) I ran everything from stock tires to 35". Mostly stock suspension although I put a Carli on the 05. They all seemed very composed and almost limo like on pavement. This truck less so. I've even noticed bump steer on some bad bridge joints. Maybe this is just a tradeoff for the PW suspension differences?
I've had a bunch of 4x4 trucks over decades, so this isn't a new experience to me. I think It's a combination of these Duratracs transmitting too much harshness, and the shocks not doing a good job of soaking up the small stuff.
I'm not looking to be a wuss that expects this thing to ride like a Lincoln town car, but honestly for highway ride it suffers by comparison to my 2011, which was a 3500 SRW on 35's. That truck was completely comfortable on asphalt, and pretty damn good on the trails too (considering the Cummins iron weighing down the front).
Any perspective you can offer is appreciated!
In my previous trucks (97, 00, 05, 11) I ran everything from stock tires to 35". Mostly stock suspension although I put a Carli on the 05. They all seemed very composed and almost limo like on pavement. This truck less so. I've even noticed bump steer on some bad bridge joints. Maybe this is just a tradeoff for the PW suspension differences?
I've had a bunch of 4x4 trucks over decades, so this isn't a new experience to me. I think It's a combination of these Duratracs transmitting too much harshness, and the shocks not doing a good job of soaking up the small stuff.
I'm not looking to be a wuss that expects this thing to ride like a Lincoln town car, but honestly for highway ride it suffers by comparison to my 2011, which was a 3500 SRW on 35's. That truck was completely comfortable on asphalt, and pretty damn good on the trails too (considering the Cummins iron weighing down the front).
Any perspective you can offer is appreciated!