cgugler
Junior Member
Hi all. I have a 2017 2500HD tradesman. Had the truck around 6-7 months. I had to replace the tires and get alignment on it here the first part of the year. Long story short, I had to put a new drag link on because the truck fell into the drag link recall. Dealer put it on and then said they could only do half the alignment due to the front axle housing having a small dent in it. Pulled the truck into the shop and crawled under it and sure as heck, there is a small dent in it. I'll attach pictures, but it has been welded on. Did talk to the local alignment shop and they said I'll have to get new adjustable ball joints in order to finish the alignment. Some people have said no big deal, others have said I need a new front axle. Not exactly looking to dish $1500 out just on the axle alone, so looking for other opinions. Have any of you ever had this issue? To us it looks like someone went off roading and hit something they weren't supposed to.