The bounce is bad. I have been in other trucks and they have not seemed to
be any thing like it. I can feel it slightly in the front end but the rear
seems like it may be moving over a few inches. Thanks alot I will check out
the other post and your pressure suggestion.
>From: Andy Levy <andylevy@bigfoot.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: Bouncing on bumps
>Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 21:42:33 -0400
>
>I put a subject line on there, it seems to have disappeared somewhere.
>
>Do you mean bouncing like a bucking bronco? Especially in the rear? It
>may be as simple as tire pressure. Remember a pickup has very little
>weight over the rear wheels as compared to the fronts, so the suspension
>isn't going to be as mellow as you might expect because it's unloaded.
>I really noticed it when I took the 140+ pounds of sand out of my bed
>that I had in there for the winter and started bouncing around on the
>littlest things. With the gas above 1/2 a tank, it was OK, but past
>that, it got sketchy.
>
>Someone posted on the list not too long ago to drop your rear pressure
>and it'll help a lot. I'm now running 35 front/25 rear (or
>thereabouts...the weather swinging so much lately has it changing a lot)
>and it's much nicer.
>
>I can't get into the DML homepage right now, so I can get a direct link
>to the archives, but check out the thread "Loose Butt End" on or about
>May 19. Mike Schwall (mschwall@flash.net) posted the suggestion to drop
>to 20 pounds in the rear.
>
>Mark Sagar wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> > I have a 2000 Dakota 4X4 ext. cab V8. I have been noticing that the
>truck
> > handles very rough on some types of bumps. For example if I were to
>start at
> > 20 mph and speedup to 60 as if getting on an interstate and would hit a
>bump
> > as rounding the curve of the ramp the truck will seem to bounce
> > uncontrollable. Has this happened to anyone? This is the first time I
> > owned a Dakota and I am not sure is this is normal. Any advice would be
> > greatly appreciated.
> > Thanks!!
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