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03 Dodge Ram, Rear end bouncing when braking
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2003Hemi
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Oct 21, 2010, 2:40 PM
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03 Dodge Ram, Rear end bouncing when braking
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2003 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT, 5.7Hemi with 112K miles. About 6 months ago the rear end would bounce when braking to a stop. Not vibrate, but bounce up and down. When I push harder on the brake pedal the bouncing stops. When I let up on the pedal and brake at a normal applied pressure, it starts bouncing again. I have rotated the tires, had the tires balanced, replaced rear rotor and pads. Nothing has fixed the problem.
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Sidom
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Oct 21, 2010, 2:42 PM
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I would start off by making sure your shocks are in good working order, not leaking & not weak.......
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2003Hemi
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Oct 22, 2010, 11:34 AM
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Yes. I put new shocks front and back about 2 weeks ago.
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Sidom
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Oct 22, 2010, 1:32 PM
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Is this when you noticed the bouncing problem start?
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2003Hemi
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Oct 22, 2010, 2:25 PM
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Nope. This has been occuring for about 4 - 5 months. I have been systematically replacing parts to see what is causing the problem. I have replaced: rotors, pads, shocks, & rotated/balanced tires. Still have the problem.
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Sidom
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Oct 22, 2010, 2:53 PM
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What you can try is to put some weight in the bed, get a few hundred pounds in there and see if the makes a difference..... You might have something going on with the springs.....
Also make sure this isn't something with some bad roads........... I have a Dakota that will hop pretty bad in on certain roads unloaded...
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