The Mad Norsky wrote:
Got a funny feeling here that your truck has not "mellowed" out any.
Its just that you have gotten used to it.
The noticed differences in ride between this truck and your previous vehicle when you first bought this truck are really still there.
But, its like a noise around the house, or something you experience every day. Soon, you don't notice it anymore cause its old and you are used to it happening.
Sounds like a reasonable conclusion, but for us...definitely not true:
I had back successful back surgery 6 years ago. No more sciatic pain - but everyday "localized" back pain which will never go away.
When we took owernship of the Dodge 3500 and inflated the tires to spec after the dealer had them pretty flat (we mentioned it to him, but he ignore our statement) my back was feeling the pain on the roads consistently even after we deflated the tires again.
Once a person has the surgery I had (micro-discectomy) whatever the result was is what it is and will be (or get worse with age). My back will not improve since I had some of the disc material remove. It does not regenerate nor grow back. My point is that my back is the "unchangeable vibration meter" for the ride in the truck and for that and any car, train........etc.
Now a year later my "back pain meter" tells me that the heavy vibration has been reduced. AND I don't go "flying in the air" on some patches of bad freeway that's unforgettable and yet memorable.
So the statement: "I'm getting used to it" could be a reasonable statement...but for me it's not a true statement as my back feels the same localized bone on bone pain every morning consistently when I wake up. I pretty much have not gotten used to that and it's not "background noise" at all...... (but praising God that the surgery took away my 24/7 sciatic nerve pain).
The truck loaded and unloaded is riding really nicely....yes....a year later. The 23 freeway, near my home and on the way to the RV storage lot, is a beast and it does not feel as jarring as when we took ownership of the truck......so sorry....I will come to the same conclusion that the truck has "mellowed" out....a happy statement for me.
BTW - my husband has what I call the three "S"....Sciriolis, spondylolisthesis & stenosis...his back meter agrees with me on the truck being more broken in. : )
