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Searching_Ut
Jan 06, 2017Explorer
Me Again wrote:Searching_Ut wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:Searching_Ut wrote:
.... All heavy duty trucks are terrible handling on anything but smooth highways, with the DRWs seeming to be the worst. ... Give me a finely tuned progressive long travel suspension that's stiff enough to corner hard, but compliant enough to work the rough stuff. Add in 4X4 and lots of power and I'm a happy camper.
I guarantee my dually rides as good and most likely better than your 3500 RAM.
I thought I was talking handling rather than ride, but I'll bite. What mods have you performed that makes your stiffer suspension ride better than the more lightly sprung version?
OEM rear air suspension???? Chris
Mine has the OEM factory air, spring setup looks identical to photos posted by others in the thread with two full length springs and a couple half spring. Handles weight well in regard to sag, still rides stiffer than 3/4 ton version though. Only downside I've seen to the factory air suspension is when you tow in the snow, ice can build up on levers that provide leveling inputs and it sometimes gives a fault for "service air suspension" when you first start the truck when it's been parked for awhile then re-started under those conditions. The Flash upgrade RAM created for this issue has resulted in my only getting it once since. My fix is to Retire next year so I don't have to make periodic runs to warmer climes during the winter. I'll just stay where it's warm.
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