Need advice about used 2015 3500 DRW

[mt1949]

Forgot to mention that the two valves on the rear bumper or most likely for the air bags

 

[DM55]

YES drop the rears to 35 but raise the fronts to 80 as YES that is where they should be ran. Also lower the bags to 5psi at the most.

The front tires most likely needed to be replaced at 30K because the factory sets the toe to 1/4" and the proper spec is 1/32". So if you do buy the truck I highly advise getting the toe set or you will be wearing out the outer edge of the tires.

Some places just do the undercoat no matter what to make it look new.

Doesn't the TPMS complain if the rears are set that low? If so, how do you over-ride that?

 

[DM55]

Forgot to mention that the two valves on the rear bumper or most likely for the air bags

Yes, they are. Thanks.

 

[Cummins12V98]

Doesn't the TPMS complain if the rears are set that low? If so, how do you over-ride that?

No alarms on 3500's

 

[kthaxton]

...and if the 3500's did alarm...you just ignore it, like we 2500 owners do.

 

[DM55]

Well, I couldn't get them to lower the rears to 35 -- they said that would be unsafe and too much for liability for them. So, the rears were at about 62. They did let a lot of air out of the rear bags, though, to get down to 5 lbs. During the drive a strange thing happened. I was accelerating down a freeway onramp with no one behind me so I got off the throttle for a moment and then stepped on it hard. The rear twitched a bit (the road was wet) and then dug in and started to accelerate smoothly. But then a message briefly popped up on the dash saying
"Service Electronic Braking System" and then the yellow traction control icon stayed lit the rest of the drive. Any ideas on what that message and icon means and what needs to be done to keep it from happening again?

 

[6V92TA]

Well, I couldn't get them to lower the rears to 35 -- they said that would be unsafe and too much for liability for them. So, the rears were at about 62. They did let a lot of air out of the rear bags, though, to get down to 5 lbs. During the drive a strange thing happened. I was accelerating down a freeway onramp with no one behind me so I got off the throttle for a moment and then stepped on it hard. The rear twitched a bit (the road was wet) and then dug in and started to accelerate smoothly. But then a message briefly popped up on the dash saying
"Service Electronic Braking System" and then the yellow traction control icon stayed lit the rest of the drive. Any ideas on what that message and icon means and what needs to be done to keep it from happening again?

sounds like you spun the wheels a bit and sounds like it turned on the ATC function, but it shouldn't turn on the "service the braking system" warning light. if you are buying it from a dealer have them scan it and give you a copy.

FWIW my 2016 Ram 3500 DRW set that traction control light one time while I was driving for unknown reasons, but it has never happened again. it has 42000 miles on it now. I figured it was just a glitch. in your case since you have to make a decision to purchase, thats going to be your call was it a one time thing or is it indicative of needing some type of repair

 

[kthaxton]

Well, I couldn't get them to lower the rears to 35 -- they said that would be unsafe

That's ridiculous.

 

[Cummins12V98]

Show them this chart!!! They are idiots. Tires are good for 1,570# EACH at 6,280# capacity.

 

[Minnow101]

Time to keep looking. Too many things pointed in the wrong direction on this truck.

Tell them they need to air the rears up to 100 pounds as that will fix the TC error code. Idiots.

 

[4x4x4door]

...and if the 3500's did alarm...you just ignore it, like we 2500 owners do.

You don't have to live with it if you don't want to. Check out How to set TPMS to ANY pressure and shoot me a PM for details on how to have a device sent to you to make the change.

 

[BUrichich]

Drove the truck today... Third, they had Bridgestone tires on the front and newer Nexen's on the rear; is that typical?

A.

By chance were you looking at a white mega cab in Mineola, TX? There was one with that strange tire mixture, seems like an odd coincidence.

 

[Austin Diesel]

my old 08 2500 had firestone bolt in air bags mounted on top of axle tube with plates with leaf springs, 3 hour job and bumper air fittings

as ride rite have outside the frame mounting brackets and inside jounce bumber too nice feature

not sure but pacbrake had the same deal too but said it would interfere with under frame B& W fifth wheel hitch frame kit with out mods,

so i said keep it simple but sometime evidently all air leaked from a couple cheapo air fittings and then it made a sound of the bag tweakin out from lack of air on a big bump , the compressor kit will let u install your train horns to with a big enough tank and add air fitting for a air hose for airing tires too

real push fit air fittings r good to 150 psi and dont leak from a truck shop

Austin Diesel