Have a truck - suspension questions

Grit dog wrote:
Curious what your reccomendation for front suspension upgrades is, as I'm always after making it better, but have seen no issue with the front end handling a heavy camper.
Unless you're talking about a camper that adds a fair amount of weight to the front axle as well.

A truck camper should add weight to the front axle if properly loaded (i.e. center of balance in front of rear axle), and will add significant weight (regardless of loading) while braking. In addition, the 3rd Gen. Ram trucks are notorious for having "death-wobble", and there are several solutions (in addition to the shock absorbers that I'd previously mentioned) that address this issue and, in combination, will dramatically improve handing in all driving and load conditions.
Here's my long (and very expensive) list of upgrades;
1) Replace the steering linkage with '08 (or later) components. This includes the drag-link, tie-rod, pitman arm, and steering damper (Note: This upgrade is not optional and should have already been done by your dealer under factory recall).
2) Add a steering stabilizer such as the DSS from Solid Steel Industrial.
3) Upgrade the track bar with one from Thuren Fab'.
4) Replace the weak factory tie rod end with a bulletproof one from Thuren Fab'.
5) Replace the under-sized factory ball joints with much stronger, serviceable ones such as Carli or Dynatrac
And... while the front end is apart for the ball joint replacement you might as well (6) replace the crummy unit bearings with hubs that have serviceable wheel bearings and allow the front axle to be disengaged.
7) Replace the anti-sway bar end links with stronger ones.

Cheers,
-Mark