Bit the bullet and bought this late model 2019 4x4 truck fully loaded. Bought it mostly for road trips and need the 4x4 for off road, mostly pastures, and snow. The ride is not comfortable at all. After being jolted enough on everyday highway potholes hard enough to splay apart the rear side of my topper. I ended up lowering the tire pressures 5lbs lower than recommended. Still not great but better. The biggest issue now is the sway. If I'm in a pasture and go over a mound (or a driveway curb) where one front side goes over first the whole cab rocks enough to throw me against the door or against the console. Any recommendations to change out the stock sway bars or other fixes? I really don't want to sell this truck but can't keep driving like this. I've had Chevrolets and Tundra never experienced anything this bad.
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Ram 2500 Longhorn Laramie 6.4 Hemi
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Kimo7
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Welcome to the forum. Sorry to hear you’re not having a good experience but I haven’t heard of anyone having that significant of an issue with the suspension. The 2500 is normally a softer ride than the 3500 because of the rear coil springs. I have a 2019 2500 Laramie with the Off Road package which has a little stiffer Bilstein shocks and my ride is pretty smooth. I go through pastures and uneven terrain and am impressed with how my truck soaks it up. If your suspension is that bad I would suggest go back to the dealer and have them go through it to see if something is broken or off. It shouldn’t be in a new truck but it can happen. Good luck.
12/26/20 will be one year that I've had it. I took it in about 5 months ago and they said its just because its heavy duty which I didn't buy then. I may have to take it to another dealer in another town (2hrs away).
Kimo7
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Sounds like a good idea. Never hurts to get a second opinion
Check out this video on the Carli sway bar. You can install it with the stock suspension.
Hello sir,
I would have the dealership take a look at it. Maybe something is loose. I have an 18 Megacab 2500 with the off-road package, hemi. I have about 9000 miles on it and have not experienced anything like that. Live on the East coast, couldn't dodge a pothole. I run my tire pressure around 70 psi.
I would have the dealership take a look at it. Maybe something is loose. I have an 18 Megacab 2500 with the off-road package, hemi. I have about 9000 miles on it and have not experienced anything like that. Live on the East coast, couldn't dodge a pothole. I run my tire pressure around 70 psi.
The sway you showed in your video and comments about hitting your head is exactly what I suffer with. I took it in to another dealer yesterday and they had it for 5 hours. All they could recommend was to change out the shock absorbers but implied that I would get a stiffer ride which a rougher ride is not what I want. I asked about changing out the sway bars and they said that since I have the auto level rear air suspension, there isn't much I could do with that would help. The first dealer recommended to change out the front coil springs for a much heavier duty similar to what a 3500 has on it and said that it would lift my front end a couple of inches.. You mentioned about having a camper on the back the Carli's may not work well. I have a Snugtop hi-liner that supposed to weight about 250# and on the inside I have full length (6') aluminum drawer boxes with (2) aluminum dog crates. That combo weighs approximately 450 lbs. So with about 700 lbs in the back I should be way under the payload of 3,050 lbs. The video looked like you changed out the rear sway bar. What about the front? Also are your shocks stock are were they changed out and if so to what? Thanks, I need all the help I can get.
It's not my video, it was made by CJC Offroad, but if you're interested in possibly going with Carli, I'd reach out to them directly and run your situation by them and see what they think. Thuren would be another well regarded company to look into.
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You cant compare a chevy or tundra IFS to a sold front axle if your having issues with the ride set your tires to 50-60 psi and get a softer spring or a different sway bar.... the dealer is stupid if they think shocks will make the ride stiffer better shocks will be better than oem usually