I have a 09 Ram 1500 QC 4x4 with about 26,000 miles on it. I have had it now for about 2 months and I feel like the front suspension is not as smooth or tight as it should be for a truck that is 2 years old with only 26,000 miles on it. I previously had a 2002 Ford F150 4x4 and it had about 140,000 miles on it when I traded it in. The F150 was a rough ride as it was 9 years old, but my new Ram just seems really loose when I go over any bumps or a road with any sort of variation in the surface.

I had it looked at shortly after I bought it and the Dodge dealer told me everything looked fine. Since then I am more aware of the issue and it seemed to be worse when it was really hot, we had two days here with 90 degree humid weather and the Ram just seemed more rough when going over bumps. I am not a mechanic, I know very little about suspension, shocks and that sort of thing, does anyone have an suggestions about when the issue might be? I would prefer to go into the dealer with some sort of direction for them as they do not seem to concerned.

Thanks

John

 

If it is different when the temp goes up I'd be looking at your tires and tire pressure.

 

Mine was doing that, took it in to the dealership and they fixed it......I believe it was the rod-ends on both sides were bad. I have an 09 and it had around 23000miles when I had it fixed.

 

Yep....double ditto on the tie rods. My truck had the same "sumptin' ain't right" feeling under the front end as your describing. Took it in and the left side "had a lot of play" in it. So why not change both? Who knows. I guess in another 30K I'll be back for another left side outer. I had 150,000 miles on my 02 without ever having a tie rod issue. 64,500 on my 06 with out any tie rod issues....WTF? Oh and BTW you will have to pay for the balance of the alignment as Ram only pays for the toe, not the caster and camber.