2012 Ram 2500 Cummins HD HO suspension/handling issues

[saboken]

I have a 2012 Ram 2500 Cummins short bed Laramie, purchased it about 5 months ago with 130K on it. The truck had a noticable slop in the front suspension, the dealership I took it to said they couldn't find anything wrong? So I kept driving it and towing the Travel Trailer around the country trying to figure it out myself. Since I've been staying at RV Parks Im limited to how far I could tear into it . When I made it to Sturgis SD I took it to Jacobs Garage (yes the Gas Monkey place) they found a bunch of things wrong, front hubs, center link, all 4 ball joints, and one front Universal Joint (I told them to replace both) when I got it back $2500.00 later its way tighter and response. But something is still off? It now over steers, drifts especially when I'm towing the camper, I still feel a metal thump in the steering wheel and sometimes when I'm turning. They looked at it again to check that nothing came loose and the alignment was still ok. What else could be loose? Control arm bushings front and or rear? It has a stock height the only modifications is a set of Goodyear Air bags on the rear.and a B&W turn over gooseneck. For a laugh here's the YT video at Jacobs I shot when they showed me the Hub bearings condition that the dealership said we're OK. I'm Lost for ideas I am buying a 9500 LB 5th wheel I'm going to use with a Reese Goosebox. Yes it's capable it has the 3.73 gears. I desperately need to get this fixed before leaving the Black Hills in September. Anyway here's the YT Link https://youtube.com/shorts/xocE-OhMcnA?feature=share

 

[Joshua Collins]

Drift normally is a alignment or tire issue. I would assume it's a alignment issue and the castor needs adjusted.

I set my truck up with thuren specs regardless of leveled or not and have had good success on 2 trucks now. https://www.thurenfabrication.com/pages/2010-2013-2500-alignment

Take a picture of where your cam bolts are.

 

[saboken]

Drift normally is a alignment or tire issue. I would assume it's a alignment issue and the castor needs adjusted.

I set my truck up with thuren specs regardless of leveled or not and have had good success on 2 trucks now. https://www.thurenfabrication.com/pages/2010-2013-2500-alignment

Take a picture of where your cam bolts are.

Beta you are.

 

[Joshua Collins]

Castor looks spot on. Would be looking at track bar and control arm bushings especially if they are factory being a 12.

Replaced all bushings on my 11 but I do still have a metallic thud or feel in my steering as well. I sourced it to being the steering shaft where the 2 slide together having some slope. Have heard of some taking it a part and greasing just haven't personally but may be a decent suggestion on it. Did put the emf steering joint bushing in the shaft section that's under the dash just before the firewall that helped a lot as they tend to woler out quite a bit.

 

[Clandest1ne]

If you still have problems check out Geno’s Garage they have a kit for the steering shaft that’ll fix the slop caused by the rubber bushings that Ram decided to use.

 

[RAZ175]

This has all the symptoms of a worn or loose track bar. If the bushings are shot or the bolts are loose, the axle can actually move and cause the thump you are hearing in addition to the poor steering. If you remove the track bar for inspection, the torque on the bolts is 200 ft. lb. when re-installing.