Hey whats going on. So I ran into a little bit of a issue I have a 6 in fabtech spindle lift and POSSIBLY i have a bent spindle. Fabtech no longer makes kits for my truck so I need a little help and wondering if ANY ONE knos of any kits still being offered for the gen 2. ALSO Im running into coolant issues. My coolant is not heating up but i replaced thermostat, water pump and i even flushed it a few times and yes it has new coolant but its NOT over heating and theres no leaks......any ideas?

1999 Dodge ram 1500 5.2 105xxx miles 2nd owner

 

Are you having alignment or tire issues? Could be ball joint. Spindle would be hard to bend I would think unless you're Baja-ing.

Coolant not warming up is a stuck open t-stat or coolant sensor not reading properly. When started cold, does the upper hose get hot after a few minutes? It should be very warm to the touch. Coolant will definitely get hot in the engine but is it getting to the radiator (tstat) or to the vents (core) or to the gauge (sensor)?

 

Well I had my lower control arm replaced also all new ball joints im not sure what's going on i had it aligned but going to try it again after I put all new front suspension parts.
Lower hose is cold upper is hot but i can feel nothing is heating up but not sure where to start cause I already replaces a TON of parts related to coolant.

 

Are you not getting heat? Or is your temp gauge telling you the engine isn't warming up?

 

That's a good question
My gauge is telling me the trucks not heating up but when I go check to see if its "HOT" its actually just warm.

Lets put it like this after a 30 min drive I can SAFELY open the radiator cap with out hot coolant exploding out. Yet still my truck does not over heat.......

 

It should build pressure as it warms, even if it doesn't get all the way up to temp. But, yeah, that's a bad stat. Get Stant superstat. NOT one of the safety stats. Those suck.

 

So im gonna get a new stat (this is my 2nd one) Ima try it again and see what happens.
Any chance do you have a lift kit on your truck? Wondering where you buy your parts here in LA county california is LIMITED on parts for gen 2 rams

 

2nd gen parts are getting scarce everywhere. Is your 2 or 4 wheel drive? Given you were talking about a spindle lift... I am guessing 2 wheel drive, and I haven't seen much in the way of lifts for those in quite some time.

 

its a 2 wheel. I bought it about a year ago with 80k miles already had the lift and tires on it. (bought for 2500)
Just I did everything on the front suspension other then upper control and the spindle.

 

An alignment should be able to show if the spindle is actually bent.....