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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 07:34 AM
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2" leveling question

I purchased an 06, 4 door, 4wd recently with a 2" leveling kit already installed. The truck drifts a lot on the highway but there is no vibrations or uneven tire wear. I feel like I have inspected every thing right down to tire pressure. Could the shocks be my problem being that they are stock? Any other suggestions or experiences with this problem is greatly appreciated.
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 08:20 AM
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i would look into replacing the steering stabilizer, then the shocks. aftermarket on both of those is far superior to stock. defiant makes nice stabilizers, and bilsteins for the shocks. i only have 5000 miles on my truck and i'm getting ready to change both of those out.
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 11:05 AM
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i would rotate tires and maybe try some different psi's first, before you just start throwing money at the problem, hoping it fixes it.
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 11:58 AM
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sure, try the checking your pressures. i am replacing my shocks and stabilizers even though i have no real troubles. other than the fact the factory stuff sucks. did the same thing on my ford. replaced the "rancho " shocks and stabilizer @ about 25,000 miles. made a HUGE difference. i wouldn't consider it a waste to upgrade those, whether it's the cause of the problem or not. but, it's a decent chance that it is.
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by mastercaster
sure, try the checking your pressures. i am replacing my shocks and stabilizers even though i have no real troubles. other than the fact the factory stuff sucks. did the same thing on my ford. replaced the "rancho " shocks and stabilizer @ about 25,000 miles. made a HUGE difference. i wouldn't consider it a waste to upgrade those, whether it's the cause of the problem or not. but, it's a decent chance that it is.
what shocks are you going with when you junk the factory stuff???
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 05:41 PM
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I have a lot of miles on my Rancho RS9000's, probably around 65k or so. I replaced my stockers after I installed the spacers on my truck.
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 05:45 PM
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I run the Bilsteins 5100 with my leveling kit and really like them. I would try a good alignment, air pressure and tire rotations. With the leveling kit the front needs a good alignment or it will cause steering issues.
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 06:35 PM
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same here. bilsteins alll the way. had them on my last truck ,and they are worlds better.
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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I would have the aligment checked out, because after lifting the front if they didn't your toe is out of adjustment. Also check your front track bar real good, they are known to be problems.
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