Remedy For Left Lean?

[Skepticmedic]

Has anyone had the dealer fix the left lean that some of us have on our trucks?

I have an '18 Eco 4x4. Laramie no air. My truck has leaned to the left from day one. When I installed my bigger tires and leveling kit my front left tire rubs at full lock. The right is fine. The same setup on my friend's Eco doesn't rub at all.

Took it to the dealership just before the end of my warranty. They measured it and agreed front left corner was lower. They've ordered a new spring and will install it when it gets here.

My question... has anyone managed to have this problem solved and what was the remedy?

 

[Gary2]

what about the rear. Mine used to front and rear about 3/8" . I put a ...... I think it was about 5/8 isolator in the left rear . That in turn leveled the rear and slightly lowered the right front so it matched the left front . That don't do much for your rub but it balances out the whole truck so if you need to go higher in the front its equal on both sides . I can't remember but I think my left front might of come up a hair but both sides matched when finished. Only takes about 15 minutes to try . I used a Jeep TJ coil spring coil spring isolator not a spacer . It slightly softer than a spacer and less than a 3/4" spacer. I think they sell them at NAPA but if not Quadratec does. Put it under the left rear spring . I also changed all 4 springs to Eibach springs an had no effect on the lean so I did what I know works

 

[U&A]

Eat less potato chips.


That should fix the lean


Sent while firmly grasping my Redline lubed Ram [emoji231]

 

[hodge-xj]

I second Gary. Grab a spacer/isolator for the rear

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[Burla]

That is much worse then leaning right, feel me? A must fix a left lean. If it was left leaning from day 1 why buy it?

What are the fender to ground measurements on all 4 corners? What level/lift are you running? I guess it wont matter if the spring fixes it, you are lucky the dealer is trying after lifting it. But if not you can't omit those measurements if you want a correct fix.

 

[RodeoRam]

Eat less potato chips.


That should fix the lean


Sent while firmly grasping my Redline lubed Ram [emoji231]

Date a bigger woman.

 

[Skepticmedic]

To clarify... there are tons of posts about this lean occurring in RAM trucks from the factory. Most of us just live with it which I was content to do until I put my leveling kit in and my left front rubbed when it shouldn't with this fitment. I am fortunate that my dealership is attempting to address it since there is a leveling kit installed but it's the same the leveling kit that they install at the dealership.

What I want to know is if anyone has had this rectified BY THE DEALER and what the solution was? I know you could possibly fix it yourself with spacers etc, but what I want to know is why it occurs and how is it fixed properly?

My concern is that the new spring will solve it temporarily until the spring settles and then the lean will return after I'm out of warranty.

 

[BWL]

Mine is "within spec" so they won't fix it. Apparently that's within 10mm of a set measurement on either side. If it happens to be 10mm low on the left and 10mm high on the right it's still "within spec" mine has always been .75" lower drivers side with the truck empty. Driven me nuts since day 1.

 

[Gary2]

I have not seen a stock untouched Ram 1500 gen 4 that did not lean to the left to some degree. Some people live with it some can't some lean more than others. Hell I added an adjustable track bar just because the rear was 1/4" off . I only made an 1/8" adjustment but thats just me, I wish I could over look things like that but if I can fix it I will

 

[Burla]

My 2010 gen 4 doesn't lean left at all.

 

[BWL]

My 2010 gen 4 doesn't lean left at all.

My 2011 was bang on perfect as well, but this one is way off. Maybe the specs were loosened a bit in later years.

 

[Druts]

I just finished up "fixing" my lean this evening. I put a 3/4 inch spacer under my left side rear spring. That still wasn't quite enough so I loosened the bed bolts on the left side and shimmed it. I had to adjust my rear bumper after shimming the bed. Looks good now.