Help with Front End
#1
Help with Front End
Can anybody tell me what I need to be looking at on the front end of these? Truck is an 07 mega cab. Supposedly has a Rancho Lift. No idea on size of lift. Truck is running 37s. I've attached some photos the owner sent me. Looks pretty rusty. I've never owned a 3rd gen 2500 diesel. Only messed with the 1st gen w250s and gassers. Please help with anything I need to know.
#2
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It all looks stock to me except the contol arms in the last picture , and on the second picture I see some tubular piece on top of the shock tower...Not sure what that is ,may be something to do with the lift. I would ask the owner when he had the lift put on, if he had the pitman arm changed. There is a different pitman arm for lifted trucks (lowers the angle of the steering rod).
#3
Guy who owns it is second owner. Lift was put on before him. Ne knows nothing about it other than the shock absorbers are rancho. I'm a little guy shy on this one because of how rusty the truck is on the front end. Don't see any new parts and I know these trucks can eat some front ends.
I did find another one. 06. Looks like its had some front end work done. Still has the old Y style steering linkage but appears to have a steering box stabilizer bracket, dual steering stabilizers and bilsteins. It does however have the cheapest lift possible on it. 4" tuff county coil spacer. U joints and wheel bearing recently replaced.
I did find another one. 06. Looks like its had some front end work done. Still has the old Y style steering linkage but appears to have a steering box stabilizer bracket, dual steering stabilizers and bilsteins. It does however have the cheapest lift possible on it. 4" tuff county coil spacer. U joints and wheel bearing recently replaced.
#5
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AS Motrapper stated, ball joints and u joints, and hub assemblies would be my first concern. That can be check very easy with a floor jack and pry bar. I know this does not mean he has had front end problems, but to me when I see dual styablizers on a dodge it tells me he has either had the death wobble or bump steer, but that may not be the case. I agree the 06 does look cleaner. Good luck, keep us posted.
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