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Bill Y.
Dodge Dakota
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1/27/2005
20:43:31
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I recently purchased an 04 Dakota Reg Cab w/3.7 and auto w/16k miles. I generally love the truck. But, the more I drive it, the more I dislike the lack of ride control over washboard surfaces and humps in the road like speed-bumps. On washboard surfaces, the truck tends to skitter and hop. If humps, like speed bumps, are not taken real slow there is a lot of bouncing up and down. Ordinary road undulations don't cause excessive bouncing. I assume the problem is poor OEM shocks. After only 16k miles, they can't be worn out. Do you think this is the problem? Would someone recommend some good off-the-shelf shocks that won't break the bank?
Thanks,
Bill
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93dak4x4
Dodge Dakota
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1/28/2005
00:38:45
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ive had shocks from carquest on my truck for about 6 years and 70,000 mi and still no bouncing from my end. try those.
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tc
Dodge Dakota
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1/28/2005
23:15:46
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It could just be the spring rates. There's alot more at play in this equation than just shocks. try doing the old fashioned bounce test at each corner: try to get the vehical rocking up & down at a corner & let go. the truck should stop bouncing within 1 bounce cycle.
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Kowalski
GenIII
1/29/2005
07:13:04
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Shocks need to be valved to work well with the spring rates of the aplication; and with an unloaded truck, ours just don't. Adjusting the spring rate by lowering sear tire pressure will help, so will getting premium shocks.
Lead, follow, or get out of the way
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Kowalski
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1/29/2005
07:27:42
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Oops - that's REAR tire pressure.
Lead, follow, or get out of the way
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Bill Y.
Dodge Dakota
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1/30/2005
20:03:18
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Thanks for the replies. You can't get it to bounce by muscle power or body weight. Yet, go too fast over a speed bump and it bounces several times; mostly the front. I think I'll do some shopping around for some premium shocks. Any recommendations; Carquest, Sears, Monroe, Gabriel, does it matter?
Thanks,
Bill
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ben
Dodge Dakota
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1/30/2005
23:24:02
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I have tried Bliestens, Monroe reflex, rancho 5000 ( yuck) and Edelbrock IAS shocks, and the Edelbrock shocks are freakin amazing compared to all the others I have tried... But its up to you as in the IAS's arent cheap
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