Dodge 3500 steering

Yup, me too.
64k miles and I upgraded to the newer front end components.

Did ball joints about 10k miles ago and went with Carli.....very pricey, but I plan on running this truck for a good long time.

I also changed the steering shaft due to the fact that I was getting (and still am) a shutter/knocking going over bumps...still trying to figure that one out without throwing a bunch more parts at it.

My next purchase looks to be a steering box up-grade with the steering stabilizer.

What indication are you getting that you need your hub replaced?

Here are some links to check out....if you haven't already.

Steering upgrade

Steering stabilizer

Good Luck

Rick

Normal for these trucks, they have no frame or front end, as well as drive shaft universal joints, don't forget to check those also.
Anything that moves up or down or sideways or round and round has been replaced on our Dodge.
Engine is too heavy for these little trucks.

It took them over 20 years to start to do it right with changes made in 2014.
Basically a really nice engine sitting on a pile of junk.

Make sure the shop is aware of the specs for the Dodge front end. A lot of front ends are being repaired unnecessarily. Usually, if there is any slop or movement in the wheel, the ball joints are bad. However, the AAM axle in the Dodge does have a certain amount of slop allowed and still be in spec. In the service manual, there are the specs for allowed movement.

I'm at 177k and still on original lower ball joints and have only replace the uppers once. The tie-rod ends finally were showing a bit of wear at 160k, so I upgraded to the 2008.5 heavy duty tie rod setup up. The upgrade from Mopar was about the same cost as the parts to replace original.

My father's truck is at 110k and still all original except fuel pump and tires.

All recalls were inspected by dealer, but they said mine were ok!

Jeepers92 wrote:
I just was informed that my 63000 mile dodge DRW 3500 4x4, needs the entire front end component: ball joints, pitman arm, steering rod ends, right hub, etc, replaced.

Have any of you had this problem? My truck is a late 07, I bought it new.

I wonder if the TC makes any difference

Some trucks go empty and still have problems. Were all front end recalls performed by Chrysler?

Real common on 09 and earlier Dodge 4X4's Do NOT let them install factory replacement parts. There are better aftermarket parts available

my 2005 dodge had the same problems,it was not a cheap repair :M

I found another thread on here that addresses these problems.
I plan on using Moog parts. Any comments on this?
Thanks for all the help.

I have heard this happening to folks with 4x4. Not unusual. Do you belong to any of the Cummins Forums...good place to look. I did my 2x front end at 110K tie rod ends and some other minor parts and brakes...felt so good driving home a new truck again. Good LUCK!

Yep, on an F450 at about 88k. Not a TCer, so that can't have been the reason.

Maybe it was from lugging around that heavy 7.3 engine!