not what i had bargained for

[wellcraftv20step]

just bought a new dodge ram 1500 quad cab with a 4.7, i was loving my truck till i put a cap on and put about 200 lbs of tools in the bed. i would tthink about 400 lbs total. Now the rear of the truck looks and feels like it has dropped about 4 inches.I knew dodge had done away with the leaf springs and now use the coil for a better ride ,i guess this is what dodge did when they figured out that the majority of people now buy this truck for looks and not work! i guess i,ll have to put in a heavier spring to correct this. oh and i can only imagine what will happen when i hook the v up to it ! if anyone has any other ideas on this please feel free.

[jeffmo]

I have a couple of friends who had the same experience.One went with airbags and now he's happy.
What made me wonder about them was how many I've seen that have began rusting out/paint peeling.Reminded me of so many 80's ford pickups.

[macojoe]

Air bags are the way to go, I have a friend that had to do the same. I am sorry but you could not give me a Dodge anything!!
That said they all have there issues, Ford, GM, Toyota,But Dodge

i have 09 Silverado 1500 4X4, and they are to low to begin with, the Sea Ox is a heavy boat, then I have a 7000# 30' camper so what I have done to the last 3 GM's was put 3/4 ton springs in and no issues.
But you are right why did they go away from leafs? GM went to torsion bars in the front to get away from there sagging fronts, but now have gone back to coils also. So far there ok but I just turned 45,000 will see in a little more time.

[Kracker Jack]

Give me a Ford body style,a inline dodge diesel and a duramax drive train and I will buy 2 of them!!!!!!!

[jasoncooperpcola]

I am very happy with my 1996 GMC 2500s rear end. It has never sagged past an inch in all the loads i have towed with it. My heaviest load to date was a load to the dump. Truck trailer and load were just shy of 10 tons! Truck sagged a little but not enough for me to complain.

As for the front end. All that IFS crap is going in the scrap pile in the next year. As soon as a find a Ford Dana 60 i can afford, its going under the front end with 6" of lift leaf springs.

Ever notice only the gasser guys call their dodge a dodge? If its got a Cummins it gets called a Cummins not a dodge truck.

I think air bags are the way to go for your truck. You can get just the bags and air them with an air chuck or go to an onboard compressor, and fill tires, run train horns, etc

[Kracker Jack]

Originally Posted by jasoncooperpcola

I am very happy with my 1996 GMC 2500s rear end. It has never sagged past an inch in all the loads i have towed with it. My heaviest load to date was a load to the dump. Truck trailer and load were just shy of 10 tons! Truck sagged a little but not enough for me to complain.

As for the front end. All that IFS crap is going in the scrap pile in the next year. As soon as a find a Ford Dana 60 i can ats going under the front end with 6" of lift leaf springs.

Ever notice only the gasser guys call their dodge a dodge? If its got a Cummins it gets called a Cummins not a dodge truck.

I think air bags are the way to go for your truck. You can get just the bags and air them with an air chuck or go to an onboard compressor, and fill tires, run train horns, etc

The only dodge I've ever owed was a 2002 cummins diesel. It was a P.O.S!!!!!!! I bought the truck with 20,000 miles on it and sold it with 60,000 miles. I replaced a very expensive injector pump, transmission coolent line fittings, and a A/C vacumn switch. The truck when I bought it was show room condition and when I sold it it was imaculate. That truck put a bad taste in my mouth for dodge trucks, plus it was made in Mexico!!!! That made me even madder!!!!

[wellcraftv20step]

so we had an end of season family bbq yesterday and i was discussing this problem with my wifes cousin who is a mechanic. He told that i need to be very carefull about what i add to the truck as it could cause warranty problems. He then told me his very close friend is the parts manager at the local dodge dealership who he will speak to monday and hopefully get my truck rite = discounted part (i hope ).

[cterrebonne]

I bought a 2012 Quad cab sport with the hemi. for 80 you can get the helper bags for the rear. Fill her up with air and you are good to go. Best riding truck I have driven.

[wellcraftv20step]

well not much help from the dealer.they checked my truck and say this is normal. their advice is to do air bags with a compressor ( big bucks ). so i found a company that makes a spring just for this model, year and problem. it will give me more support and lift me back up, and just a small comfort difference. For 140.00 i ordered them. Let you know whwt happens.

[jasoncooperpcola]

What is the spring company?