2006 Independent Front Suspension
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Join Date: May 2006
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RE: 2006 Independent Front Suspension
Hey guys, Just bought a 06 1500 QC and also feel like i'm driving an old 80's Cadillac at highway speeds. She bounces and floats down the highway. My dealer said that dodge had a problem with a certain run of shocks. Told me they were gonna get more info on the problem. Any one else?
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RE: 2006 Independent Front Suspension
ORIGINAL: kpumroy
and they "Road Force" balanced the tire/wheel. I googled it because I had never heard the term. It seems Hunter has a new machine that balnces and trues the wheel/tire under load.
and they "Road Force" balanced the tire/wheel. I googled it because I had never heard the term. It seems Hunter has a new machine that balnces and trues the wheel/tire under load.
The older road-force machines used to look like an over-sizedlawnmower thing with 2 wide rollers on top of it, they used to shove it under your tire(after jacking it up) and flip on the motor and the thing would spin up your tire... always looked very dangerous. After all, would do you think would happen if the motor froze up suddenly in the thing and all of a sudden that rotating mass going 50+ stopped? Something is going to be flying for sure.
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RE: 2006 Independent Front Suspension
I agree that the stock suspension prettysloppy, I definitley notice it when the freeway has some dips or bumps in itand whenI'm out in the washes at Glamis going only 15mph the front end bottoms out super easy then bounces back in the air like a pogo stick. Then I rode in my buddy's stock 07 chevy silverado 4x4 and we were going 30+mph on the same road with no problems at all. So hopefully somebody will come out with some better shocks soon.
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RE: 2006 Independent Front Suspension
i asked about this same concern 3 times at the dealer,
but they would not check it out. i ended up buying
the rancho 9000x(no lift) and had the dealer install them.
much better. and guess what?
they gave me my old shocks+struts back ,and one of
the fronts was blown.
seems they will only replace the factory dampers if they
are spuing fluid.
g/l
but they would not check it out. i ended up buying
the rancho 9000x(no lift) and had the dealer install them.
much better. and guess what?
they gave me my old shocks+struts back ,and one of
the fronts was blown.
seems they will only replace the factory dampers if they
are spuing fluid.
g/l
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06 Ram 4 X 4 QC, Front Struts leaking all over the place. Couldn't figure out why the front end was so spongy and hitting hard on dips(duh)...50,000 miles.....The dealer missed it twice on inspection, so I took it to a front end specialist and he just started laughing and told me to go ask for my money back from the dealer. All OE struts are on back order so we had to go with MONROE. Not real happy about that, but they come with a life time warranty. Wanted the KYB's, but they still don't have them out yet. Also having them add a 2.5 inch lift since the struts are out anyway.....