Need help with rough stiff ride?
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Need help with rough stiff ride?
I have an 2008 2500 QC SB 4x4 6.7L SLT with replacement front bumper & back bumper.
The rough ride is about to kill my back. Rides like a dump truck. Any time I hit bumps it feels like there is no suspension. Also makes my dash do a loud thump & squeak. I am running stock bfg's at 50 psi. (low as I can go with the tire light).
Any suggestions? I spend 2 hours every day commuting is the truck and the ride is really starting to get old.
Thanks!
The rough ride is about to kill my back. Rides like a dump truck. Any time I hit bumps it feels like there is no suspension. Also makes my dash do a loud thump & squeak. I am running stock bfg's at 50 psi. (low as I can go with the tire light).
Any suggestions? I spend 2 hours every day commuting is the truck and the ride is really starting to get old.
Thanks!
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had the same problem-and a lot of others told me to run 45psi in the tires & start replacing parts.
Easiest thing i found to do was to increase the load in the truck. Some people pour concrete into the bed of their trucks (Hoss) while others simply put in removable weight-like gravel, plate steel or even load up the quad. Makes aworld of difference.
Shocks are probably the best thing to change out for ride quality-but might want to get a seat cushion.....
Easiest thing i found to do was to increase the load in the truck. Some people pour concrete into the bed of their trucks (Hoss) while others simply put in removable weight-like gravel, plate steel or even load up the quad. Makes aworld of difference.
Shocks are probably the best thing to change out for ride quality-but might want to get a seat cushion.....
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Call Don Thuren @ Thuren Fab and tell him what your needs are. He will set you up with a system that will blow you away. Check him and his stuff out @ DTX Dodge Trucks Extreme.
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Add weight to the bed. I saw sand tubes at Lowe's, you can fill with sand to make 60lbs. Probably need 400lbs to make it nice. I had 600 lb car rotisserie in the bed this fall and didn't want to take it out because it rode so smooth.
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Thuren pkg, the above, and some TIMBRENS for xtra-heavy loads (removed otherwise). Air ride seats. Ultimate old mans truck. Do 600-mile days instead of 300.
Otherwise, go to the sand/gravel yard, "scale in", load sand, "scale out" and adjust weight until under GVWR (9,000-lbs or so).
Thuren pkg, the above, and some TIMBRENS for xtra-heavy loads (removed otherwise). Air ride seats. Ultimate old mans truck. Do 600-mile days instead of 300.
Otherwise, go to the sand/gravel yard, "scale in", load sand, "scale out" and adjust weight until under GVWR (9,000-lbs or so).
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I have an 2008 2500 QC SB 4x4 6.7L SLT with replacement front bumper & back bumper.
The rough ride is about to kill my back. Rides like a dump truck. Any time I hit bumps it feels like there is no suspension. Also makes my dash do a loud thump & squeak. I am running stock bfg's at 50 psi. (low as I can go with the tire light).
Any suggestions? I spend 2 hours every day commuting is the truck and the ride is really starting to get old.
Thanks!![Embarrassment](https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/forums/images/smilies/redface.gif)
The rough ride is about to kill my back. Rides like a dump truck. Any time I hit bumps it feels like there is no suspension. Also makes my dash do a loud thump & squeak. I am running stock bfg's at 50 psi. (low as I can go with the tire light).
Any suggestions? I spend 2 hours every day commuting is the truck and the ride is really starting to get old.
Thanks!
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