I have a 2005 2500hd crew cab short bed. 2" lowering shackles in the rear sitting a tad lower in the front, 285/75/16 toyo a/t2 on 16x10 mickey thompson wheels. A year ago I replaced pitman arm, idler arm, and tie rods all with moog parts and installed rancho rs5000 shocks all the way around. Over the summer i replaced both front hubs also with moog parts, and then in the past week ive installed moog upper control arms and lower ball joints. Basically a moog front end now! But its riding like crap, seems to feel like something is loose up front but going over everything i only see slight play in the steering shaft (also replaced the intermediate shaft last year) and maybe in the steering box?? Shocks are also making a noise like fluid is moving around too much but im no expert. Anybody have any ideas? Shimeees at basically all speeds as well as coming to a stop, and hitting bumps feels like the truck wants to fall apart, no fun driving it right now.
Lly suspension issues
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Blistein 5100 front shocks going on today, also have new control arm bump stops to install. Thinking about adjusting steering box as well, please give me youe thoughts id like to hear any input at this point lol, Thanks
Check bump stops when it's sitting on the ground (not on a lift) to make sure the "A" arm is compressing them a little. If not, your new ones should help a lot, bump stops are part of the suspension system and need contact to work.
unless hes bottoming out, adding the yellow bump stop doesnt make the ride smoother. all it does is take the "floatiness" out that some people dont like. basically firms up the suspension progressively. him also being lower than stock means he will be compressed into them more than stock which could make things worse.
personally, i would be going over the front end top to bottom to find the issue as well as checking torsion bar crossmember rubber mounts in the frame. something is loose, hurt, or put on wrong.
Blisteins made a big difference for sure, will do bump stops when they show up tomorrow, they are the z71 style. After i installed the shocks i had to crank the keys up to clear my 16x10, they didnt rub before Ive done plenty of trimming, but rubbed just after the install quite a bit. I thought that was odd