leaning truck ... side to side
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leaning truck ... side to side
I discovered that the passenger side of my truck is about an inch lower than the driver side, in the front and rear. WTF? This is with no weight in the bed or anything. I know that after a while the passenger side tends to sag more due to the engine revving to that side but I only have 12k on it. WTF???
Anyone else have one side sit lower than the other ... that much?
Think the dealer would replace my springs?
Anyone else have one side sit lower than the other ... that much?
Think the dealer would replace my springs?
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RE: leaning truck ... side to side
mine has looked like it was sagging a few times and then returns to normal....
call me crazy but i also think it sits higher sometimes and then lower sometimes, other ppl have noticed this as well...
call me crazy but i also think it sits higher sometimes and then lower sometimes, other ppl have noticed this as well...
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RE: leaning truck ... side to side
hmm....yes that does sound pretty crazy...car shifting its weight around? mines got 50k on it and i havnt noticed it ever being uneven...other than the front to back but that'l be fixed in a week with my 3" leveling kit
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RE: leaning truck ... side to side
It is common for any vehicle to set differently, side to side. Take your tape measure and wonder about any parking lot or dealer lot.
In fact, when roads were typically more "crowned" than they are today, differential settings were intentional from the factory. Also, all springs relax with age and use--not always equally. For some vehicles, the height is easily adjustable if this bothers you, others not.
Unfortunately, typical production coil and longitudinal leaf setups are not readily adjustable, like some other systems (e.g. competition coil-overs, torsion-bars, etc.). Since my new Ram has not yet arrived, I have no specific knowledge of it, but would doubt any adjustability, apart from installing circular, coil spring spacers under a spring. Far more bother than it would be worth for me, i.e. finding the right thickness for the job. Given that a very small spacer makes a much larger increase in lift, it would be a trial and error process on the front, followed by a minimum of a couple weeks for the system to restabilize.
Another option might be an individually-adjustable air lift system.
All the best.
In fact, when roads were typically more "crowned" than they are today, differential settings were intentional from the factory. Also, all springs relax with age and use--not always equally. For some vehicles, the height is easily adjustable if this bothers you, others not.
Unfortunately, typical production coil and longitudinal leaf setups are not readily adjustable, like some other systems (e.g. competition coil-overs, torsion-bars, etc.). Since my new Ram has not yet arrived, I have no specific knowledge of it, but would doubt any adjustability, apart from installing circular, coil spring spacers under a spring. Far more bother than it would be worth for me, i.e. finding the right thickness for the job. Given that a very small spacer makes a much larger increase in lift, it would be a trial and error process on the front, followed by a minimum of a couple weeks for the system to restabilize.
Another option might be an individually-adjustable air lift system.
All the best.