Dodge Ram Front End Upgrade Kit Has the steering on your Dodge Ram lost that tight feel? It is very common for the front end of these heavy trucks to loosen up after seeing some miles. Dahmler-Chrysler has sent out many TSB’s regarding excessive play in the O.
E. M. track bar and weak performance in the O. E. M. steering stabilizer. DODGE RAM FITMENT GUIDE 03 – 09 2500 / 3500 4×4 03 – 09 1500 Megacab 4×4 FEATURES Extended Service Life Agressive Off-Road Durability Full Rebuildable Components More Precise Steering Life of the Vehicle Components You may also hear from your dealer that there is an allowable amount of play in the upper ball joints before they need to be replaced.
Tighter and more precise steering are both features that you can expect after installing this system. The O. E. M track bar which has vulcanized rubber bushings on both ends. The rubber bushings are prone to breakdown over time which will cause excessive side-to-side movement of the front axle.
Our Adjustable track Bar has a 3/4″ chromoly rod end with a 7/8″ threaded shaft at the axle end, and a heavy duty Delrin bushing at the frame end. This will eliminate any unwarranted movement from the axle and holds a much longer service life.
2. The O. E. M. steering stabilizer is what is called an “oil shock”. This means that there is no gas pressure to create resistance when cycling the shock. This type of stabilizer is limited to how much dampening it can provide.
Our High Mount Steering Stabilizer uses an Internal Floating Piston (IFP) style stabilizer which has a separate chamber to house the nitrogen gas keeping it separate from the oil. This makes the stabilizer much more effective when reacting to sudden direction changes and “steering shimmy”.
Our stabilizer is also 100% rebuildable. 3. The O. E. M. upper ball joint (actually a “pivot joint”) uses a soft internal bronze bushing as the lubricant between the pin and the cup. The internal bushing can only tolerate a certain amount of load before it deforms and creates space for the pin to move laterally.
Our Heavy Duty Upper Ball Joints are a 2 tiered design machined out of 4130 chromoly and heat treated to our specified hardness. This gives more than 100% more surface area for the ball joint to distribute the load.
It is Dodge’s solution to Death Wobble. In other words, a solution to a problem that they deny exists. It ties your front wheels together allowing them to work in unison. With the current set-up, when things start to wear your front wheels can start to toe in and out independently.
Over the course of a few bumps at high speed, you can find your truck out of control and hopefully, you just end up in the ditch.