Rear Spring arc'd forward

[Flyguytki]

I still have a knocking noise comming someone in the rear end so today I put a gopro on the rear diff to see if it would give me any indications. Still cant find the noise however I did notice this. The Drivers side spring seems to be bent forward where as the pass is near vertical. Also it is not an illusion due to the camera location it is truly arc'd. The truck should be balanced minus 1/2 tank of fuel and it is sitting on level ground. Any idea what might cause this and what a fix would be?

Thanks again

passenger side



drivers side

 

[Flyguytki]

Any Ideas?

 

[Broke pilot]

Honestly they both look somewhat bent... But the drivers is worse looking*.
The problem with these new Rams is the spring buckets are all at funky angles for some reason. Go look at the fronts springs on a 2500. They're all kinds of bent, and mine look even worse after the RCX 2.5" level.
Plus, look at the upper mount, it's pointing to the rear of the truck, but the axle is difectly under it. So it puts that bend in the spring. The only way to fix some of that would be to put aftermarket arms on the truck and adjust the pinion angle down. But then you open up a whole new set of problems.

 

[Revo]

What kind of noise are you hearing? I recently posted a thread regarding a clunking noise in this same forum.

 

[iam_canadian22]

Ive got a clunking noise in the back that i cant find either, ive got a busted airlift bag so figured it was that but guess ill have to pull it out and investigate a bit deaper

 

[Squidbilly]

Ive got a clunking noise in the back that i cant find either, ive got a busted airlift bag so figured it was that but guess ill have to pull it out and investigate a bit deaper

Have you tried loading up your bed with a couple of people and having them quasi jump in unison. You could lay under it listing for the clunk.

 

[iam_canadian22]

Have you tried loading up your bed with a couple of people and having them quasi jump in unison. You could lay under it listing for the clunk.

Ya i cant hear the same clunk but that busted bag does make noise, if the weather stays nice on my next days off ill pull them out and see what it does

 

[Revo]

Ya i cant hear the same clunk but that busted bag does make noise, if the weather stays nice on my next days off ill pull them out and see what it does

Check the bolts that hold the box to the frame, I had both on the far back corners loose. You need a 19mm or equivalent socket with a pretty long extension.

 

[Squidbilly]

Check the bolts that hold the box to the frame, I had both on the far back corners loose. You need a 19mm or equivalent socket with a pretty long extension.

That's a good idea. I remember reading on another forum that someone had a couple bolts loose as well.

OP, you may also want to check fender well liners. My front left one clunks a bit.
Other places to look is wheel bearing, brakes, calipers, exhaust, spare tire. Also, this might sound stupid, but check your in-floor storage/cooler. I keep forgetting I have those storage bins. The first two weeks I owned the truck I kept hearing a clunking noise, couldn't figure it out. After more investigation I discovered a bottled water knocking around in there. I sure felt stupid.