Must Read: Part II, I have found the cure for a bouncy poor handling truck!
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Must Read: Part II, I have found the cure for a bouncy poor handling truck!
This is a follow up thread to post my results.
I did it!! I changed the coil springs and isolators today. It is great!!! No more bouncy, bottoming out, drink spilling, speed bump fells like a wreck driving truck. I'm very impressed and had better results than expected.
Guys, it even leveled my truck. Right now, I gained 1.75 " in the front. I'm expected to lose .5" due to the settling in the rubber isolators. The truck handles awesome!
What I did, replaced the old coil springs with new heavy duty oem coil springs with higher weight capacity. Basically put cab chassis springs in a 2500. 3500s could be the same as 2500, depending on plow package etc.
Driver Side:
Before, 039 After 048 (part# 52039048)
Passenger Side
Before 038 After 047 (part# 52039047)
I also replaced the sway bar bushings at the axle with Energy Suspension.
I highly reccommend this for a better riding and handling truck. I do have bilsteins shocks in front and crappy monroes in the back.
In the past, 2500 and 3500 Diesels came with any of the following combination of springs:
Driver Pass typical options, but trucks vary widely Spring Specs Page
038 038 2500 regular cab w/ automatic - Grrr... IMHO the 038 spring is undersized for the diesel!!!
039 038 2500 regular cab w/ manual, automatic with tow package
039 039 2500 & 3500 reg cab w/ manual or automatic, plus tow &/or camper package
039 039 2500 & 3500 Club Cab or Quad Cab w/ manual or automatic
046 039 2500 &3500 reg cab manual w/ tow package and snowplow prep
046 039 2500& 3500 Club Cab or Quad Cab w/ manual and tow package
047 046 2500 QC 6 speed w/ tow, camper, and snowplow prep 2001
048 047 '98 3500 ISB Chassis Cab w/ tow, aux rear springs, plow prep, manual
037 038 2500HD 4x4 with 360 snowplow prep AT From: Bill A <walleg01@snet.net>
Another source:
http://www.turbodieselregister.com/f...ngs-print.html
Another source:http://dodgeram.org/tech/specs/springs.htm
Another source:
http://www.plowsite.com/archive/index.php/t-29423.html
Email, post, or send me a private message if you have any questions or need more information
I did it!! I changed the coil springs and isolators today. It is great!!! No more bouncy, bottoming out, drink spilling, speed bump fells like a wreck driving truck. I'm very impressed and had better results than expected.
Guys, it even leveled my truck. Right now, I gained 1.75 " in the front. I'm expected to lose .5" due to the settling in the rubber isolators. The truck handles awesome!
What I did, replaced the old coil springs with new heavy duty oem coil springs with higher weight capacity. Basically put cab chassis springs in a 2500. 3500s could be the same as 2500, depending on plow package etc.
Driver Side:
Before, 039 After 048 (part# 52039048)
Passenger Side
Before 038 After 047 (part# 52039047)
I also replaced the sway bar bushings at the axle with Energy Suspension.
I highly reccommend this for a better riding and handling truck. I do have bilsteins shocks in front and crappy monroes in the back.
In the past, 2500 and 3500 Diesels came with any of the following combination of springs:
Driver Pass typical options, but trucks vary widely Spring Specs Page
038 038 2500 regular cab w/ automatic - Grrr... IMHO the 038 spring is undersized for the diesel!!!
039 038 2500 regular cab w/ manual, automatic with tow package
039 039 2500 & 3500 reg cab w/ manual or automatic, plus tow &/or camper package
039 039 2500 & 3500 Club Cab or Quad Cab w/ manual or automatic
046 039 2500 &3500 reg cab manual w/ tow package and snowplow prep
046 039 2500& 3500 Club Cab or Quad Cab w/ manual and tow package
047 046 2500 QC 6 speed w/ tow, camper, and snowplow prep 2001
048 047 '98 3500 ISB Chassis Cab w/ tow, aux rear springs, plow prep, manual
037 038 2500HD 4x4 with 360 snowplow prep AT From: Bill A <walleg01@snet.net>
Another source:
http://www.turbodieselregister.com/f...ngs-print.html
Another source:http://dodgeram.org/tech/specs/springs.htm
Another source:
http://www.plowsite.com/archive/index.php/t-29423.html
Email, post, or send me a private message if you have any questions or need more information
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Guys I'm loving it!! My wife can't believe it's the same truck. She also likes the truck sitting more level. I wish I had pictures before and after.
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xtoyz17, the driver side needs to handle more weight because of the driver, steering components, brake booster, gas tank, etc. is all on the driver side of the truck. The stiffer spring compensates for the extra load to create a balance of weight distribution.
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046 039 2500 &3500 reg cab manual w/ tow package and snowplow prep
046 039 2500& 3500 Club Cab or Quad Cab w/ manual and tow package
046 039 2500& 3500 Club Cab or Quad Cab w/ manual and tow package
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I have never worked on a truck that had a balanced suspension. The springs have always been different right to left. Although the OP states there are trucks out there with the same spring right to left I have not seen it. The most common I have seen are 039/038 and 046/039 so I just assumed they we're all unbalanced.
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I have never worked on a truck that had a balanced suspension. The springs have always been different right to left. Although the OP states there are trucks out there with the same spring right to left I have not seen it. The most common I have seen are 039/038 and 046/039 so I just assumed they we're all unbalanced.
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