It must be the shock, I just had the tire balanced and rotat...
was looking at the truck while they had the tires off, nothings out of place.

 

Nothing would look "out of place". Do as I say, rock and diagnose. Squeeky parts look the same as quiet parts.

 

My 05 QC 4x4 does the same thing, and it's worse in cold weather. My squeek turned out to be the upper control arm bushings. One problem. When I checked about 6 months ago, you can't replace the upper control arm bushings. You have to replace the entire upper control arm and can only get it from Dodge for about $250 bucks!
Second, when I had to replace my sway-bar end links, they also were only from Dodge and were about $70 each. I replaced all my shocks with Ranchos, replaced both end links, and added the TM front end leveler kit. I can just live with the squeeky bushings.
Only suggestion would be to take the front wheels off, support the hubs, detach the upper control arm from the hub assembly, take it off and lube it with lithium grease. It might help or awhile.

 

it was a bushing, being replaced friday, Warranty covers it.

 

I just replaced the front struts in my '05 Dakota. I wouldn't recommend it. Although the squeaking isn't as touchy as it used to be the problem is still there. That was a waste of $400. Glad I did it myself instead of paying the labor too.

 

You resurrected a 3 year old thread to say replacing struts to solve a squeaking problem was a waste of money? Maybe the problem was not the struts and you could have saved yourself from wasting $400 if you had identified where the squeak was coming from first?? Just sayin.

 

Haha so true ^ just go under and listen like these guys were saying. Have someone shake the truck up and down and side to side with the driver and then passenger door. You can also test the ball joints by jacking the truck up 3 or 4" and putting a pry bar underneath the wheel and feeling the pressure that the ball joint is putting on the wheel.

 

Why'd you pay $400 replacing the front struts? That's a good set of ranchos + the labor to have someone else do it... you didn't save any money bro.

 

Ah yes, the notorious squeak. I noticed it first when I put on my winter tires. I lubed everything external thinking it was a bad bushing or just anything rubbing, but with no success. The front end is solid, so no excessive play in the ball joints, and the tie rod was replaced recently. Here is what I did, you can agree or disagree with it, but it works for me and shouldn't be a long term problem. The most likely culprit is the ball joints, upper or lower, it was hard to tell. Of course, if they're worn, buy new ones and make it good. I have no problems with the front end, so I bought a needle adaptor for my grease gun, then inserted it into each ball joint rubber boot. The needle is very small so it leaves a small hole. Fill the boot til it flows out. My squeak disappeared within a day! It may be a bandaid solution, but I believe the joints are not "lifetime" filled with grease, so this helps to extend it's life, short of replacement.

 

In addition to the myriad expensive squeaking culprits in the front end I have had squeaking caused by the sway bar bushings before. Those at least are fairly cheap and easy to change. Be sure to check those if you're getting squeaking too.