Well I think the question is what differences do the TRX4s have? I thought they just had upgraded struts and shocks, not an actual longer travel distance?

 

Thanks been trying to get things ready for the move to alaska.

What brand shocks does dodge trucker have

 

Exactly the problem. Going big $$ and buying OEM would be a not-so-smart move as I hated the struts from the 1st week or so.

 

I don't even notice the back struts bouncing.

 

According to two different dealers and what I've seen here and elsewhere they are a bit longer travel. I saw on here where one trx4 owner replaced them with monroe and had issues with 'topping out'.

 

Alright, looking at parts, I cant find anything different in control arms. They are claiming +1" ride height over the a non TRX4 Dakota, so we need to find out how they are obtaining the lift. Do you have a link to the thread where the struts were over-extending? If the 1" of lift is in the struts and not the control arms (ie. the control arms are exactly the same as other Dakotas) there is no reason for the strut to over extend; the upper control arm should limit it.

Heres what the TRX4 package is:

 

I wonder how they obtained 1+ inch of lift. Would be neat if we could replace our stuff with TRX stuff.... hmmmm...

 

Im guessing its just blocks with bigger shocks in the rear and some sort of spacer up front. I cant imagine that they would make a "long travel" control arm set up for the front for just 1" and for a package that was on a limited number of trucks. It will be interesting to see what we find out.

 

That is what I was thinking.

 

No and no. Possibly an additional leaf in the rear but mine has no blocks. On the front, there is no spacer either. The only thing I can think is that maybe the upper perch/mount may be shorter, positioning the coilover lower off the frame than a non TRX model.