What Is It??

[austin]

I have a 2011 1500 4x4, I've had a leveling kit on it for around 15,000 miles and 35" tires. I can feel every bump in the road through the steering wheel and it handles like ****. If there's a big bump in the road it's really jarring, and when I'm turning it feels like the truck sways back and forth. Anti sway bar end gone bad? tie rod stressed? Or do I just need to have it realigned and see what that does?

 

[N1ck]

How many miles on the truck? Might want to get the front end checked out...

 

[14RAM4X4]

Sounds like balljoints. But, really it could be a number of things and a combination of things. With suspension, I've learned that when one thing goes out, you really gotta look at all the bushings and rod ends. They tend to get worn much faster when other component(s) goes out.

 

[CLOUDL1GHT]

If it's a spacer lift the same thing happened with me. The struts need to be replaced and it will ride like a caddy again. I would replace the front struts and coils and the rear shocks with Bilstein, Rancho, or Icon. The original struts are horrible as I had one leaking at 20,000 easy miles on the truck.

 

[austin]

Didn't think about the struts it's got 50k miles on it, thanks!

 

[austin]

Also what brand struts did you go with?

 

[CLOUDL1GHT]

Rancho quicklift struts and rs9000 shocks in the rear. i could not be happier!

 

[austin]

Awesome! thanks I'll definitely have to order a set, and I'll probably go ahead and replace ball joints and possibly the hub assembly while I'm at it.

 

[RamminJammin]

Something you can do if your cheap like I am. I take my vehicles for alignments at the local Sears. No intentions of having them touch my truck, however, they check everything out prior to alignment and try to sell you on parts. Then I say no thanks and they give me a sweet print out of parts that are worn on my truck. And a good starting point!

 

[DarkCherry]

The dealership I go to also does that. It is nice since my wife is the bookkeeper and an auto parts store.