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Chris Dowling
Dodge Dakota
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2/12/2007
01:27:30
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 Subject: R/T Leaning to the left...
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I just bought a 2001 R/T 5.9 in great shape. Truck drives great and makes no wierd noises when turning or anything like that... But the truck's front driver side is about 1 inch lower than the rest of the truck.. I have inspected the springs and they appear to be the factory ones and have not been cut. So do you think that the spring has collapsed or worn out. Im a humvee mechanic in the army and this sometimes happens but Im new to dakotas... Thanks for your replies..
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daddio
Dodge Dakota
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2/12/2007
10:01:40
| RE: R/T Leaning to the left...
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i'd check for a bad/ leaking shock or frame damage. unless there is a different size wheel/tire on that side
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Scott C
Dodge Dakota
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2/17/2007
21:31:33
| RE: R/T Leaning to the left...
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a sized shock could make your ride hight change if seized up fully extended but if it leaked down and lost pressure ride hight wont change.... a bad spring yes will make it lean to one side.... over time a coil spring can weaken and lower down... also the spring could have broke around the top spring pocket and you cant see the broken coil at the top and that too will make it lean....
Scott C
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TexasTodd
Dodge Dakota
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2/18/2007
00:24:15
| RE: R/T Leaning to the left...
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Also, the possibiltiy of the repeated weight of a Big Boy driver, w/o a passenger, could have worn it out.
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Chris Dowling
Dodge Dakota
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2/18/2007
17:52:15
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Thanks... Im bettin on the spring...
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choochoo
Dodge Dakota
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2/18/2007
21:54:38
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Also could be a weak right rear leaf spring allowing the truck to tilt forward to the left front.
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