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kordell
Dodge Dakota
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8/24/2003
21:27:17
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I have a 2002 SXT with 22,000 miles on it. Is it time to replace the shocks already? It rides well at highway speed, but when cornering at those speeds if i hit a bump the rearend seems to jump out on me. Feels quite unsafe at times.
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SilverDak01
Dodge Dakota
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8/25/2003
13:18:12
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ummm...I do believe that's a reality of driving a truck. Mine does the same thing on the sport suspension. I'd supposed the SXT would be about the same ride as far as suspension goes. If I were you, I'd throw some sand bags in the bed around the wheel wells until you get used to it. That's what I'm doing and it doesn't jump as much. You can start taking bags out as you get used to it.
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CThomp
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8/25/2003
14:01:43
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Or just get some performance shocks and be done with it. Then you don't have the added weight of sand bags. I recently put on KYB Monomax shocks. Stiffens the ride up some and feels much more controllable.
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01DakCC
Dodge Dakota
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8/25/2003
16:36:59
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I went with Edelbrock Performance IAS shocks on my old truck - they work great. They are stiffer, yet control body roll and inertia via a valve in the shock - not too expensive, and really improve cornering and bumps.
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jeremy
Dodge Dakota
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8/25/2003
17:24:27
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cool thanks guys. Getting used to it isn't an option sorry. It didn't do this for the first year that I owned it. I'm going to order some new shocks right now. Would sway bars help or hinder this problem?
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CThomp
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8/26/2003
07:47:20
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Sway bars would definitely help. Hellwig, Quickor, and Hotchkis all make good anti-sway bars.
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kowalski
Dodge Dakota
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8/26/2003
18:36:14
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Do anything like increasing tire air pressure for better milage lately ? Suggestions are right on target; you might find lowering rear tire pressure will help too. Going from 50 to 40 psi really helped mine.
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jeremy
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8/26/2003
19:10:55
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50 seems pretty high to me. Do you have aftermarket wheels? My pressure is at 35, but i noticed in my manual it says that if most of my driving is above 65 (which it is) i should increase the psi by 10 for better milage.
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Demon
Dodge Dakota
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8/27/2003
06:38:22
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It is a truck. Made for hauling for stuff. You have a stiff rear suspension with a light back end. It will bounce when you hit a bump unloaded.
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SilverDak01
Dodge Dakota
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8/27/2003
11:37:21
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Ouote from Demon:
It is a truck. Made for hauling for stuff. You have a stiff rear suspension with a light back end. It will bounce when you hit a bump unloaded.
See?? Someone agrees with me. It isn't a car, and will never handle like one.
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bman42
Dodge Dakota
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8/27/2003
12:49:20
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I am embarrased to say I used to have a 1990 Ford F150. Thing rode like a Cadillac with about 800 pounds of cement block in the bed.
It's a truck, like everyone says. If not using for truck purposes, changing out the Shocks would be a good move. have fun!
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jeremy
Dodge Dakota
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8/27/2003
12:50:50
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i'm not wanting it to ride like a caddy. I just don't want the back end to swing out going over small bumps. IT DIDN'T DO THIS FOR THE FIRST YEAR I OWNED THE TRUCK.
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bman42
Dodge Dakota
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8/27/2003
12:57:55
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I wouldn't put it past any auto manufacturer to design a component for failure. Thus you need replacements and you just might buy theirs resulting in more money for them. My wife's Concorde is like that, the OEM Mopar Tie Rod ends (or ball joints or something) do not come with grease fittings. NO grease = worn out joints.
Getting some other shocks may be your answer. Especially if it hasn't done it from day 1.
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Kowalski
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8/27/2003
16:40:05
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You're shocks could be shot. My truck did this from day 1, due as much to the stock shocks not being matched well to the suspension as the fact that it is a truck. I've owned many trucks over the years, and although the Dak is my favorite, it does have a few quirks such as this. You don't need aftermarket rims to run 50 psi, thats what many truck tires take for max load. Ran that with my '75 W100 without it skipping around like the Dak, and that was a shortbed RC too. By all rights that truck shoul have been worse with the overload springs I had in it.
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Leviticus
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8/28/2003
02:01:36
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I Just put Bilstein shocks on my 98 durango 4x4. They are excellent...well worth the money. And they have a liftetime warranty. i got mine from autozone was the cheapest. $257 with tax for the set of 4.
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