So a couple of months ago I got a front end replacement and a set of 2" spacers to help level out the front of my 2011 1/2 ton. Driving through the city was fine, but on the highway I started to notice vibration starting at around 65 mph while I was in 2WD. Yesterday, I embarked on a 900 mile road trip from SC to TX and while I was driving, the vibration got so bad that I had to stop and take it into a shop for fear that the whole damn thing was gonna come apart on the highway.
After a whole bunch of wasted time, the shop determined the ball joints and control arms were fine, the alignment and wheel balance were non issues, and the leveling kit was not the cause of the problem. So now I have no leveling kit, and still have vibration.
Has anyone ever experienced this kind of problem? Any suggestions on getting it resolved? I'm taking it back to the dealer on Monday to see what they say. The only suggestion the shop I took it to had was that the weight of the bumper was throwing off the front suspension. Help is much appreciated.
What i did instead was possibly a mistake, my steering wheel shook so bad that my arms would get tired on a longer trip
the dealership didn't do a balance correctly, they made all kinds of excuses
finally i had to tell them to STRIP ALL of the WEIGHTS & start from scratch
because i insisted on them doing it that way, i had to pay for the new weights
My Ram has driven vibration free ever since then
What i did instead was possibly a mistake, my steering wheel shook so bad that my arms would get tired on a longer trip
the dealership didn't do a balance correctly, they made all kinds of excuses
finally i had to tell them to STRIP ALL of the WEIGHTS & start from scratch
because i insisted on them doing it that way, i had to pay for the new weights
My Ram has driven vibration free ever since then
if you go here it'll show you where the nearest ones are. the dealer I bought my truck from just happened to have one of the machines and it ran me $99 plus tax to have it done. It may well be cheaper if you go somewhere besides a dealer though
One other thing to consider, is the tire rotation pattern
The Dealership & many other Tire stores are using the incorrect tire rotation pattern, possibly because it is the easiest for them.
They are using a pattern that is for tires with an ARROW on them, it indicates the way the tire should rotate. It is only a front to rear pattern. Left side tires always stay on the left side, right tires always stay on the right side.
The correct tire pattern for the tires without the Arrow is in a X pattern.
On most of our Rams, the spare is not used in the rotation, because it is a TEMPORARY TIRE, not a DONUT type thankfully
my spare tire reads Temporary right on it, my dealership never checked the tire pressure of my spare, it was down to 18 PSI, glad that i didn't have a flat
I had the same issue..installed my level kit and had a vibration around 62-65....my cv joints didnt like the lift, drove it for a week and took the kit back out and had it realighned and it drives like new...could you have damaged a cv joimt?..
i road in my passanger seat while the gf drove and i felt it, but i felt it more in the drivers seat cause the steering wheel vibrated and had a slight shimmy to it..but never had any prob around town.
my problem was similar to yours, which is why we thought it was an issue related to the leveling kit, but you could feel it significantly more on the passenger side and it was the seat shaking more than the steering wheel. Either way I had the spacers taken off and have bilsteins being put on next week.
A word of caution though, NEVER trust a tire kingdom to do decent work
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