2500 front and rear sway bars serviced @ 2000 miles

[moof2k]

My Ram 2500 6.4L gas (with the Rebel offroad kit), with only about 2000 miles on it (but 150+ offroad miles), started making some bad metal-on-metal popping sounds going over bumps, and metal vibration sounds when driving down bumpy roads. I found reports online of this being related to loose sway bar linkages, and sure enough, crawling under the truck (with my son rocking it) you could clearly see the sway bar links shifting.

I took it to the dealer and I'm glad I did--they reported that not only were the sway bar links under-torqued, several other components were as well. It drives like a completely different truck now.. in a good way.. Very happy.

I'm curious if anyone knows where to obtain a maintenance manual that has the torque specs for the suspension components, in case I want to do this myself? It seems like it might be good practice to check the torque on a few of these components before/after taking the truck offroad.

 

[crazy jerry]

is rebel offroad kit some sort of after market thing ? if so then maybe a shop left all your bolts loose. tech authority used to sell service manuals but not sure any more

 

[2003F350]

is rebel offroad kit some sort of after market thing ? if so then maybe a shop left all your bolts loose. tech authority used to sell service manuals but not sure any more

No. He bought a Rebel 2500, it basically looks like a Power Wagon without getting all the Power Wagon goodies, and has the option for the CTD. Otherwise it's a standard 2500.

That said it definitely sounds like something got overlooked at the factory, because none of what OP has experienced should have happened at that mileage.

 

[ricky_bobby]

Although its not nice to hear about, sometimes after suspension components are replaced the recommendation is to always re-torque or check torque after 500 miles or so - so in your case, the suspension needed to be retorqued - should be good to go now-