Excessive body sway?
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Excessive body sway?
Not sure if there is something screwy with my early build '11 Hemi Citadel w/ factory tow pkg, but I have noticed that each time I pull into a driveway or make a turn on to a road that dips, there is a an excessive amount of body sway going on. The only way to really describe it is a momentary wobbling from side to side, which is pretty annoying. Now coming from a Mazda CX-9, the ride of that vehicle was more car-like so this wasnt noticed as much. Is this pretty common with the 3rd gen Durangos as they sit a bit higher than the Cx-9? The ride is fine if on a smoother road and driving in a straight line.
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Not sure if there is something screwy with my early build '11 Hemi Citadel w/ factory tow pkg, but I have noticed that each time I pull into a driveway or make a turn on to a road that dips, there is a an excessive amount of body sway going on. The only way to really describe it is a momentary wobbling from side to side, which is pretty annoying. Now coming from a Mazda CX-9, the ride of that vehicle was more car-like so this wasnt noticed as much. Is this pretty common with the 3rd gen Durangos as they sit a bit higher than the Cx-9? The ride is fine if on a smoother road and driving in a straight line.
Yes... I know the feeling (it's called head toss) as I also came from a CX-9 which provided more carlike ride dynamics. That's one of the reasons I purchased the R/T over the Citadel as when I test drove the Citadel I felt the handling dynamics were not on par with the CX-9. The R/T is better in that regard as it handles better but still not as dynamic as the CX-9. Truth be told, I actually miss the drive of the CX-9... The Durango R/T just has way more features and is better looking than the CX-9 and that's why I purchased it.
