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2020 Hemi Suspension Wore Out Already

loveracing1988 said:
Thuren has a 1/2" lift front spring. You could do that and a set of fox shocks and have a lot better ride.
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For non-PW models it looks like 1” is the minimum lift Thuren offers
 

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I did just find out the source of the rattling under the truck, and it was a missing nut on the rear sway bar end link. that has been fixed for now. I know I have looked under the truck trying to find it numerous times and just never saw it.
 
Do you have tons of dirt stuck to what appears to be oil on your shock(s) ?? Lift the vehicle and check wheel hubs for play. Get a pry bar and start checking joints, etc for play.

No matter what the issue is it sounds like you should upgrade the shocks/suspension with how you use the truck. If it were me I would look at one of the Carli Fox setups. They are well under $6k and great for a daily driver. A budget setup for me would be the Carli Fox level kit. It includes new shocks all around and a new spring upfront for $1200.

If you want to just do shocks; I would skip the factory Bilsteins and go with Fox all around.

Keep in mind a proper aftermarket suspension is not just for looks, but add travel and absorbs forces. All these contribute to less stress on the truck and its components when off road. Mall crawlers just need cheap spacer lifts. I love driving fast down fire roads and airing down tires makes a huge difference too.
 
dablack21 said:
I did just find out the source of the rattling under the truck, and it was a missing nut on the rear sway bar end link. that has been fixed for now. I know I have looked under the truck trying to find it numerous times and just never saw it.
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It must have felt good to find that! It would have drove me nuts.
 
take a big torq wrench and hit the track bar bolts..they take like 240 ft/lbs. If your swaybar links were loose very possible everything is.
 
jadmt said:
to adjust it correctly the steering box needs to be on a bench. I have seen guys screw their steering boxes up by trying to adjust the screw while mounted on the truck.
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No it does not its the same adjustment just like a trailer bearing tighten down till snug then back a 1/4 turn thats the proper procedure
 
So this is what I have spec'd out:
Thuren 2" Front Coils
Thuren 2.0 Resi Front Fox Shocks
Thuren Front Track bar
Thuren 1" Rear Coils
Thuren 2.0 Rear Fox Shocks
Thuren Rear Sway bar end links
I already have a Carli Sway bar with low miles on it from my last truck I will be re installing.

I am also looking at ditching the OEM tradesman chrome 18" wheels. I currently have 295 70 R18 Cooper st Maxx.
Thinking about switching to a 17" wheel and going to a 35x12.5 tire. I'm assuming the 17" will fit, since there's another tradesman on this job with the OEM 17x6 wheels. My current tires have about 31k miles, so I will be selling them to offset some of the cost there. Looks like the Thuren setup will run about $2200. Wheels and tires will run another $2400ish. I do, however, have a set of OEM Night Edition Laramie 20s in the garage I got for a screaming deal. I'm concerned about the rub though.
 
dablack21 said:
So this is what I have spec'd out:
Thuren 2" Front Coils
Thuren 2.0 Resi Front Fox Shocks
Thuren Front Track bar
Thuren 1" Rear Coils
Thuren 2.0 Rear Fox Shocks
Thuren Rear Sway bar end links
I already have a Carli Sway bar with low miles on it from my last truck I will be re installing.

I am also looking at ditching the OEM tradesman chrome 18" wheels. I currently have 295 70 R18 Cooper st Maxx.
Thinking about switching to a 17" wheel and going to a 35x12.5 tire. I'm assuming the 17" will fit, since there's another tradesman on this job with the OEM 17x6 wheels. My current tires have about 31k miles, so I will be selling them to offset some of the cost there. Looks like the Thuren setup will run about $2200. Wheels and tires will run another $2400ish. I do, however, have a set of OEM Night Edition Laramie 20s in the garage I got for a screaming deal. I'm concerned about the rub though.
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People run those wheels with 35's just fine all the time, the problem is for your use you are defeating the purpose of going away from the 18's. I wanted as much rubber between the wheel and road as possible so I went with aev 17" rims with 35's and everything worked perfectly with no rubbing and a good ride. You are losing a lot of sidewall with a 20" wheel.
 
Well I ended up going a different route, and I ordered all the parts yesterday. I got the Bilstein level kit with the 2" springs and 5160 shocks and matching 5160 rears. I got a synergy adjustable track bar and new sway bar end links. Also got a Bilstein steering stabilizer. I'll have my steering looked at when I get home, and hopefully it won't be any major issue.
 
dablack21 said:
Well I ended up going a different route, and I ordered all the parts yesterday. I got the Bilstein level kit with the 2" springs and 5160 shocks and matching 5160 rears. I got a synergy adjustable track bar and new sway bar end links. Also got a Bilstein steering stabilizer. I'll have my steering looked at when I get home, and hopefully it won't be any major issue.
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I used to work in the woods, and around 50% of my miles were off-road. Back then I had a F250, and had to replace shocks every 30k (they were Bilsteins). Get high quality greasable joints everywhere also. That will tighten up the slack.

I just chalked it up as the cost of doing business for having a job everyone was jealous of
 
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