My 3.9 D is way to bumpy for me. I bought it with the tires all jacked up and ended up replacing them with Futuras. Wide tires they are. But I want a soft suspension. The roads in Alabama are rough and i want my truck to absorbbumps like it's nothing. Anybody with some personal experience that can point me in the right direction? And the search wasn't showing me any results by the way. Anybody?

 

Anybody?

 

bilstein shocks are the way to go. i am currently working with the reps of bilstein to come up with frt suspension parts for the 05 and up daks.

 

Bilsteins are really rough...
I'd say go buy a caddy, it's a truck and will for the most part ride like one. Sorry...

 

walking is the smoothest, that ora moped

 

My dad's '02 Ram seems to take bumps like they are nothing. My Dakota sounds like it's gonna break wenever i go over bumps.

 

its probaably your front end, same happened with my R/T. Ended up needing new ball joints, tie rods, and bushings up front and a new wheel alignment. did the trick

 

If the truck is jacked up, then there is no smooth ride. You don't jack it up for a smooth ride. Do you have new shocks, then you may just need to wait for them to wear down. My Dad's 1999 GMC 2500 was the bumpest ride when new, and now after 110,000 miles it is a lot more relaxing, still a truck not aBMW.

 

Edelbrock, skyjacker, trailmaster, pro comp, and super lift are good manufactures to start with.

lifted trucks are supposed to ride smoother, for better control on crunchy roads, but cheap shocks limit that ability
but unless you go with a fully fabbed FIS air suspension with twin accumulater tanks you won't ride on a cloud. but i don't think thats what you want anyway

if you get shocks specifically for your lifted truck it will greatly enhance your ride quality. even though it won't be the cheapest route

BTW. has any body noticed that the independent front suspension of these trucks is real cushy,
but the solid axle, leaf spring rear is not. (thats the problem.)

 

I bought the truck used just last year. The tires were jacked up which leads me to think that the suspension was jacked up when i bought it. I'll take it in to get it checked out. And by the way there is no lift kit on this truck.