Attention: TDR Forum Junkies Well today I filled up the truck for the first time since taking delivery. The cheapest diesel within a 10 mile radius here in my area of So Cal was $1. 93/gal. I could drive 10+ miles to get it for $1. 84/gal in Long Beach at a truck stop but figured the drive wasn't worth it.
Besides the 65 or so miles driving home from the dealer, all of the driving has been stop and go city traffic.
The overhead computer showed an average of 11. 8 MPG. Hand calculation was 11. 899 MPG. This is filling up only till the pump clicked off.
The truck only has 394 miles on her so shes still wayyyy tight. The overhead now is staying in the 12 MPG figure so things look a little better.
While driving the freeway to fill-up, I really got into the throttle up to about 85 MPH. The truck shook violently above 80 MPH so I assume this is the death wobble people talk about. It was pretty rough but I still had no problem controlling the truck. The freeways here in So Cal are pretty tore up from Big Rig trucks anyway so that adds to it.
FROM PAST EXPERIENCE: My last truck was a 98 Ford Ranger 4wd with torsion bar front suspension and larger tires. On the freeway, it had this similar up/down shaking vibration. I just assumed it was a 4wd truck thing. It was so bad on certain stretches of freeways, the passenger seat with nobody sitting on it shook horribly making irritating rattles. My new Ram shakes but to a heavier truck extent if that makes sense.
I am not disputing the fact that the Death Wobble might be a safety concern and issue especially for young infants, rather I am stating IMHO that it just might be something common to 4wd trucks. While riding with a buddy in his 01 Duramax a while ago, it shook pretty good at highway speeds as well.
The shaking I speak of is a fast up/down heavy vibration that sometimes can even make talking a challenge (kind of like talking while quickly shaking your head up/down).
Besides the 65 or so miles driving home from the dealer, all of the driving has been stop and go city traffic.
The overhead computer showed an average of 11. 8 MPG. Hand calculation was 11. 899 MPG. This is filling up only till the pump clicked off.
The truck only has 394 miles on her so shes still wayyyy tight. The overhead now is staying in the 12 MPG figure so things look a little better.
While driving the freeway to fill-up, I really got into the throttle up to about 85 MPH. The truck shook violently above 80 MPH so I assume this is the death wobble people talk about. It was pretty rough but I still had no problem controlling the truck. The freeways here in So Cal are pretty tore up from Big Rig trucks anyway so that adds to it.
FROM PAST EXPERIENCE: My last truck was a 98 Ford Ranger 4wd with torsion bar front suspension and larger tires. On the freeway, it had this similar up/down shaking vibration. I just assumed it was a 4wd truck thing. It was so bad on certain stretches of freeways, the passenger seat with nobody sitting on it shook horribly making irritating rattles. My new Ram shakes but to a heavier truck extent if that makes sense.
I am not disputing the fact that the Death Wobble might be a safety concern and issue especially for young infants, rather I am stating IMHO that it just might be something common to 4wd trucks. While riding with a buddy in his 01 Duramax a while ago, it shook pretty good at highway speeds as well.
The shaking I speak of is a fast up/down heavy vibration that sometimes can even make talking a challenge (kind of like talking while quickly shaking your head up/down).
