2018 ram 1500 junk

[tidefan1967]

Put your suspension back to stock......anybody who modifies the stock suspension on any vehicle of any kind is rolling the dice. If I jacked up my truck and put aftermarket wheels and tires that are Hellcat wide on it and I had problems all those changes would likely make the problem worse not better. If it still had vibes with the factory wheels tires i would remove all aftermarket suspension stuff next. Did your truck have any problems when it was completely 100% stock?

 

[22hemi13]

Sooo it’s not really ram 1500 junk as title states. I’d say something is wrong with the suspension that is aftermarket. Maybe you’re extra sensitive also.... I am when it comes to sounds and vibrations. My wife and friends don’t notice things I do. My rule is when the wife complains about it I look further into it lololol

 

[Roger Christensen]

is it vibration in the steering or in the truck you may have a bad driveline or u joints if it is in the truck.

 

[turkeybird56]

so best bet to have alignment with aftermarket wheels

Get alignment done with watever U R gonna run on truck. But I read yer other posts. U may need have someone who is good on suspensions and so on look and check the entire drivetrain (like CV/driveshaft/suspension parts) and make sure all ok then mount whatever U gonna run and get alignment done, all IMHO.....

 

[Burstingbb]

I have a 2018 Ram 1500 with Bilsteins set to 2.8 since 19 miles. I now have about 9k miles and have not had the issues you are describing. Granted I still have stock wheels and tires but it sounds like it may be something in the driveline that is causing it. I would have those CV's looked at

 

[Kevin Pine]

Sounds like he screwed it up with mods and now wants to claim it's a piece of junk. Huh.

 

[armymp1130]

Sounds like he screwed it up with mods and now wants to claim it's a piece of junk. Huh.

I didnt screw up lol, i had a 2015 ram that i did same level kit myself, and then installed a 6” lift myself, and had no issues. but i did notice the the ujoint on fromt driveshaft has spun grease out of it

 

[armymp1130]

is it vibration in the steering or in the truck you may have a bad driveline or u joints if it is in the truck.

vibration is in the seats and center console

 

[armymp1130]

i found out today that from 65 to 80 it vibrates but at 90 its smooth as butter

 

[chrisbh17]

I always thought seats and center console vibration were rear tire and/or driveshaft related?

 

[Wayne E]

and yes problem still exists but when factory wheels and tires are on truck it still vibrates but not as noticable so i dont think its wheels except the extra weight making it more noticable.

Did you put factory wheels/tires back on AFTER noticing vibration? Damage may have been done, so yes factory's will still vibrate. I'd personally take all aftermarket parts off, put factory equipment back on, and have it checked and repaired. Then put shocks back on, and listen for vibration, if nothing, then put tires/rims on and check again. You stated the tire/rim combo worked on your other truck, but possibly combo not right for this one. Just a thought. Good luck. Keep us posted

 

[armymp1130]

Did you put factory wheels/tires back on AFTER noticing vibration? Damage may have been done, so yes factory's will still vibrate. I'd personally take all aftermarket parts off, put factory equipment back on, and have it checked and repaired. Then put shocks back on, and listen for vibration, if nothing, then put tires/rims on and check again. You stated the tire/rim combo worked on your other truck, but possibly combo not right for this one. Just a thought. Good luck. Keep us posted

I put facotry tires on tonight so im gonna test it tomorrow and see if vibration is there, ill update tomorrow

 

[ryan russell]

Why is that sway bar link at such an extreme angle???

 

[armymp1130]

Why is that sway bar link at such an extreme angle???

what do you mean like tilted? can you show yours?

 

[ryan russell]

what do you mean like tilted? can you show yours?

 

[armymp1130]

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i think cause you have air suspension yours is a little different than mine

 

[JB1]

Are your wheels hubcentric?..if not you may need an adaptor.

Also do you know if they removed the brake rotor clips?
Sometimes those will cause the wheel to not sit flush and cause vibes.

 

[armymp1130]

Are your wheels hubcentric?..if not you may need an adaptor.

Also do you know if they removed the brake rotor clips?
Sometimes those will cause the wheel to not sit flush and cause vibes.

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they are not hub centric but i did by the adapters and those are removed

 

[hotrod45]

Whenever there is a vibration in a drive train, you can be certain that the tires are reacting to it, too, even if they are not the source. If you drive enough miles with that going on, you can be certain that the tires will perpetuate the problem, even after a mechanical issue is found and corrected. Tires that have an obstruction type tread will exhibit wear that is confined to each individual block in the tread, much the same way that you can observe it in an eraser that gets used without being turned. If it goes too long, it can't be fixed by rotating the tires or balancing by any means. Tire truing can fix it, but it's expensive both in cost and in tread rubber; and for that matter, I don't even know if it's done any more.

 

[Hydraplane]

Is the vibration only around 65 and have you tried rotating them to see if it changes? As you stated above you have a passenger side hub going again. Might want to ensure all is tight in the suspension before chasing a "bad vibe".