My 01 4x4 Quad Cab (183k) is starting to get a little scary to drive on the highway. Just go new tires (stock size General Grabbers) and now I'm really noticing how hard it is to keep in my lane.
A local 4x4 shop gave it a very quick look and said "oh on those Dodge's you just need to redo the whole front end, for $3,000-$3500. My preferred shop said they'd have to jack it up and really look it over to be able to know what needs work, but that a full overhaul with parts and labor would be about $3500.
The truck has a BD Diesel or Synergy steering brace, Gen 4 steering setup, Suspension Maxx sway bar links, new Bilstein 4600 shocks. Both shops have said nothing is obviously loose or has too much play, so the only solution is to redo everything new. Before I drop a ton of money into this wanted some opinions from this forum.
Are these front ends really that bad? Am I needlessly replacing things that have already been replaced, like the steering bar and end links? And for people with 300k, 400k or more on their trucks, are you really replacing your entire front end every 100k to 150k miles?
A local 4x4 shop gave it a very quick look and said "oh on those Dodge's you just need to redo the whole front end, for $3,000-$3500. My preferred shop said they'd have to jack it up and really look it over to be able to know what needs work, but that a full overhaul with parts and labor would be about $3500.
The truck has a BD Diesel or Synergy steering brace, Gen 4 steering setup, Suspension Maxx sway bar links, new Bilstein 4600 shocks. Both shops have said nothing is obviously loose or has too much play, so the only solution is to redo everything new. Before I drop a ton of money into this wanted some opinions from this forum.
Are these front ends really that bad? Am I needlessly replacing things that have already been replaced, like the steering bar and end links? And for people with 300k, 400k or more on their trucks, are you really replacing your entire front end every 100k to 150k miles?