Bounces around corners

The question is a great one. And all these comments remind me of some past threads....

You know which ones I'm talking about.... The one where the guys say that there truck is rock solid at 135-40 miles an hour.... (Oh paleeze....)

I've always said that 135-40 mph in this truck is very much like doing 300mph at the top rung of a 40 foot extension ladder.... It's hairy...

SD
 
Silent D said:
The question is a great one. And all these comments remind me of some past threads....

You know which ones I'm talking about.... The one where the guys say that there truck is rock solid at 135-40 miles an hour.... (Oh paleeze....)

I've always said that 135-40 mph in this truck is very much like doing 300mph at the top rung of a 40 foot extension ladder.... It's hairy...

SD
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I'm glad to hear you say that. I've always considered the truck to be a little on the twitchy side. Oddly enough, It's not as twitchy as my nephews RC Hemi with the 20's. I've made a minor adjustment that seems to have made it a little more stable but you still need to pay attention.
 
SilvrSRT10 said:
I'm glad to hear you say that. I've always considered the truck to be a little on the twitchy side. Oddly enough, It's not as twitchy as my nephews RC Hemi with the 20's. I've made a minor adjustment that seems to have made it a little more stable but you still need to pay attention.
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What did you do to it? the minor adjustment? I'd settle for a little more stability:D
 
BOOMERS LOWERING KIT.....A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE....

But the man walenator is spot on.... a Lotus it ain't.............

SD
 
V10ToGo said:
What did you do to it? the minor adjustment? I'd settle for a little more stability:D
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I was told that the truck has a lot of negative camber. I think this means the front wheels are in at the top, meaning the tops of the tires are closer together then the bottoms, / \ instead of | |. I helps it corner better. If you look at the upper "A" arms they are pushed around toward the cab almost to their limits. I loosened the rear bolt on the upper "A" arm and pulled it outward (away from engine bay) slightly, less than 1/4 inch. This decreased the amount of camber in the wheel. I feel it also helped stabilize the truck too. Do what I did at your own risk. The proper way to do it is take it to a shop (alignment, dealer) and ask them to decrease the camber. They should be able to do this and still have the tires pointing in the right direction so you don't get premature tire wear. I did this on my own as a test but think I'll take my own advice and see a shop for proper alignment.
 
one of the best ways is to convert the rear to coil spring suspension or even air bag it and get rid of the leaf springs, but that again is going to a 4 link . alot of work.

You can try taking one of the bottom leaf springs out the spring pack, that will lesson the impact of the bumps, probably the easiest way and also installing adjustable shocks will help.

Drop the rear down 2 inches, take out the bottom leaf, not the slapper bar, but the bottom leaf, install better adjustable shocks for rebound and commpression, and change all way bar bushings to the poly ones and you;ll notice a huge difference.
 
Stinker said:
one of the best ways is to convert the rear to coil spring suspension or even air bag it and get rid of the leaf springs, but that again is going to a 4 link . alot of work.

You can try taking one of the bottom leaf springs out the spring pack, that will lesson the impact of the bumps, probably the easiest way and also installing adjustable shocks will help.

Drop the rear down 2 inches, take out the bottom leaf, not the slapper bar, but the bottom leaf, install better adjustable shocks for rebound and commpression, and change all way bar bushings to the poly ones and you;ll notice a huge difference.
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Sounds like solid advice - thanks Stinker et al.
 
hope it helps bro. I think one of the reasons for the harshness in the rear is the leaf springs, taking out one leaf may not make it a Porche but should lesson it some. But couple that with good adjustable shocks to slow the compression and speed up the rebound and there should be a noticable difference. good luck let us know.
 
:idea: How'bout removing all the leaf springs, weld the rear axle to the cab, remove the front springs and replace them with hockey pucks (im from Canada, everything involves hockey pucks), then .....for greater affect....remove that big steel thing in the front under the flat sheet metal (engine i thing you guys call it) and place it in the rear seat. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:


WARNING.....if you have a child seat in the back please tie the engine down securly...... you dont want to take a corner to fast...them things are real heavy you know........one more WARNING ...please try this at your own risk :shot: :shot: :shot:
 
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Then there are those who would like even more negative camber :D

The rear suspension issues should be isolated from the front. Therefore, am all for coil over's replacements of the leaf springs and cant wait to make the swap :D
 
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I was doing about 80 down a new concrete highway which must have been loaded with a lot of dips. Next thing I knew, the truck was pitching and shuddering so violently I thought one the front wheels was falling off. Scared the sh*t out of me. I'm talking frame flexing, wheel hopping, somethings coming loose kinda thing. I crawled all over the suspension this morning and I did find a few things. Must have picked up a nail recently in the passenger rear and down to 24 PSI. The lower control arms where the two vertical plates house the outer pivot bushings showed signs of shifting. Don't know if that's normal or not? The rubber in the bushing was a little curled as well. One thing that I dislike about frame on body applications is frame flex and this truck has its share. The 06 is supposed to be stiffer, I wonder if they accomplished this by adding a frame connector or wall thickness in certain areas. I'd like to make some improvements.
 
I'd recommend Boomer's lowering kit, it took me a few weeks and one big turn at about 100mph to feel the big bitch roll when she was equipped with the OFF Road Package ( aka stock ride height ) ;) .... plus you get the benefit of 150% better looks!!! Give em a holler!!
 
What about bottoming out? I put a lowering kit on another truck and the frame hit the rear housing and the front tires hit the inner fender wells. And that was unloaded. I like the hauling capability. The look is great though.
 
Boomer offers a few different set up's for all your needs...I have his lowest drop as I don't haul anything and never tow. My rear has occasionally bumped over extremely rough ground but not at anytime has it become an issue!!
 
Some people choose form over function. I'll look into the drop. Thanks Criag for your input. I'm a big sports car fan. Last was a Honda s2000. I don't expect my Viper truck to handle like that but some improvement would help. If my s2000 had this kind of torque. I guess that'd be a Viper!
 
The answer: Can you say "independent rear suspension"........?

yeah, yeah...I know ...more bucks than its worth....

SD
 
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