Steering Knuckle Rubbing Inner Rim
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you have the wrong control arms for the truck. only reason i know this is when i lifted my 2wd 2nd gen that came with aftermarket control arms it messed with the suspension geometry enough that i no longer could use my factory wheels and would have to use spacers or get new wheels. my opinion is that maybe one of the control arms was boxed wrong from wherever you got them from
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Yeah, the dual piston calipers likely required quite a few changes.... don't know if the control arms would fall into that, or not..... I believe on the dual piston fellers, you could swap rotors without having to disassemble the entire front end as well. 
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you have the wrong control arms for the truck. only reason i know this is when i lifted my 2wd 2nd gen that came with aftermarket control arms it messed with the suspension geometry enough that i no longer could use my factory wheels and would have to use spacers or get new wheels. my opinion is that maybe one of the control arms was boxed wrong from wherever you got them from
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Just an update - Found the issue! These dodges have very low
clearance between the knuckle and inner wheel (rim).
I even went to the extent to replace the tie rods with OEM, yes they were hard to find. Same gap!
The solution - they used clamp on weights that mount to the exterior and interior lip of the wheel well.
According to the dealership - this was the proper method of balancing the wheel.
The alignment shop has originally put stuck on weights on the inside of the wheel, which was just enough to touch the tie rod boot every revolution.
Just an FYI for all others!
clearance between the knuckle and inner wheel (rim).
I even went to the extent to replace the tie rods with OEM, yes they were hard to find. Same gap!
The solution - they used clamp on weights that mount to the exterior and interior lip of the wheel well.
According to the dealership - this was the proper method of balancing the wheel.
The alignment shop has originally put stuck on weights on the inside of the wheel, which was just enough to touch the tie rod boot every revolution.
Just an FYI for all others!