Truck leaning towards rear driver side after Bilstein 5100 install

Hbrichman · Feb 9, 2020

Hey everybody,

Just leveled my ram with Bilstein 5100’s front+rear and noticed today that my truck has a slight lean now towards the rear driver side. The front sits evenly at 40” on both sides, but the rear driver side sits about 1/2 or so lower than the passenger side. It’s noticeable but not too bad. Anybody else experience this after installing Bilsteins? Is it normal? Just trying to see how common this is or if something went wrong.

Thanks!

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crazykid1994 · Feb 9, 2020

Probably had the lean before. My truck leans slightly depending on how much fuel I have in the tank.

RVGuy · Feb 9, 2020

Every Hemi I've seen around here has that lean.

We've started calling it the Hemi lean. It's really noticable in our work parking lot because everyone backs in and the lot has a slight slope to it that magnifies the lean.

So check me off for "It's normal".

Hbrichman · Feb 9, 2020

Thanks for the replies, figured that might be the case but just wanted to double check

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BOWERSFJ · Feb 10, 2020

Full 225 lb tank of gas, and a 200 lb driver, and you’re level again

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Hbrichman · Feb 10, 2020

BOWERSFJ said:
Full 225 lb tank of gas, and a 200 lb driver, and you’re level again

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Except it leans on the driver side, not passenger side. Wouldn’t that make it worse? Lol

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22hemi13 · Feb 10, 2020

Rams and their lean. My 2500 does it too and the caster adjustments are correct. I’m going to put a 1” spacer on the driver rear and call it a day.

BOWERSFJ · Feb 10, 2020

Hbrichman said:
Except it leans on the driver side, not passenger side. Wouldn’t that make it worse? Lol

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My bad ... I thought you had the normal driver high lean ...

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Gary2 · Feb 13, 2020

Like most I am also driver side low. Jeep TJ 3/4" spacer got it closer. This raised left rear and slightly lowered rt front .

JB1 · Feb 13, 2020

Always take “before” measurements and write it down.

olyelr · Feb 13, 2020

Yea, installing the front setup should not have changed the rear height at all, especially if the front is level side to side. The different heights out back were probably there before you leveled it, you just didnt know it without measuring.

olyelr · Feb 13, 2020

22hemi13 said:
Rams and their lean. My 2500 does it too and the caster adjustments are correct. I’m going to put a 1” spacer on the driver rear and call it a day.

Holy **** yours is 1” off?!

22hemi13 · Feb 13, 2020

olyelr said:
Holy **** yours is 1” off?!

Yeah lol. Between my fat ass full fuel tank and softer springs it’s really does lean. I even load water and gear mostly to passenger side to help haha.

Tim Garceau · Feb 13, 2020

Most OCD people trim springs a bit on the passenger side.

olyelr · Feb 13, 2020

Tim Garceau said:
Most OCD people trim springs a bit on the passenger side.

Or put a spacer on drivers side.

Tim Garceau · Feb 13, 2020

olyelr said:
Or put a spacer on drivers side.

Only issue with that is you have to pull the front struts on the half tons, where a spring compressor allows a trim with the assembly still bolted in. A between coil spacer might give you a little boost, but it will change the K-value of the spring.

olyelr · Feb 13, 2020

Tim Garceau said:
Only issue with that is you have to pull the front struts on the half tons, where a spring compressor allows a trim with the assembly still bolted in. A between coil spacer might give you a little boost, but it will change the K-value of the spring.

Im talking about the rear, the side that is low. A spacer below or above the spring. Not sure k-value is...

ram1500rsm · Feb 13, 2020

Hbrichman said:
Except it leans on the driver side, not passenger side. Wouldn’t that make it worse? Lol

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You had a shorter and a longer spring right ? where did you put the shorter one ?

ChevySlayer69 · Feb 14, 2020

Mine doesn't have a lean. is it possibly you pulled the rubber isolator off one of the rear springs?

olyelr · Feb 14, 2020

ram1500rsm said:
You had a shorter and a longer spring right ? where did you put the shorter one ?

ChevySlayer69 said:
Mine doesn't have a lean. is it possibly you pulled the rubber isolator off one of the rear springs?

From what I gathered from his original post, he only leveled the truck up front and changed shocks out back.... as in still has stock springs out back.

My guess is the truck still has the same lean it always did, he just didnt realize it until he took a tape measure to it.

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