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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 11:13 PM
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Default 99 ram 2500 diesel bouncing on highway problem

the truck bounces pretty rough on the highway starts at 50mph. steering wheel does not shimmy when bouncing. changed a bunch of front end parts, alignment, tires balanced even replaced the center bearing for driveshaft and still getting the bouncing sounds like the death wobble but i cant figure it out any suggestions?

*1999 dodge ram 2500 24v cummins, top gun customz short arm 3 inch lift in front helper springs and block in the back think 1.5 inch of lift, brand new 285-75 cooper at/3 tires all around, replaced shocks all around, tierods, track bar*
 
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Old Sep 18, 2012 | 01:10 AM
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What PSI are the tires at? Too high and they can cause problems with that.

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https://dodgeforum.com/forum/dodge-r...s-section.html
 
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Old Sep 18, 2012 | 04:10 PM
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I think I'm running from 45-50 psi what is a normal psi I should use and if that's not the problem what else could be wrong or should I try checking?
 
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Old Sep 18, 2012 | 09:27 PM
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Tires may be balanced, but are they out of round or flat spotted? You can have a perfect balance even with egg-shaped tires. Get your tires road force balanced and check back. After that, perhaps get your driveshaft balanced.
 
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Old Sep 18, 2012 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by horatio102
Tires may be balanced, but are they out of round or flat spotted? You can have a perfect balance even with egg-shaped tires. Get your tires road force balanced and check back. After that, perhaps get your driveshaft balanced.
X2 Mine bounce at 40 but smooth out at 50. Put a little extra air pressure in the tires and see if it stops.
 
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