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Old 07-27-2004, 10:33 PM
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Relax folks...

That's part of owning a full size truck. Long wheelbase... and tough rear supension. Nothing is wrong with your trucks and you won't loose control unless you do stupid things.

This is my 4th truck and they all did it. Cars don't though.... but who wants a car. I did own one.. and 2 SUVs and I amback with a truck.

Again, relax, nothing is wrong. If you don't like it, add weight to the back.. it will keep it down.

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I've driven a lot of full-sized trucks and none of them "bounce" in the rear-end as badly as this one. There's a turn in the road I take every day coming home from work that has a small bump in it. It doesn't mean a thing to my wife's car, but in the truck it will nearly throw me into the next lane if I'm doing the posted limit of 40mph! I purposely have to use a different lane and slow down so I don't kill someone while driving this thing- it happens all the time. Ford moved the shocks to the outside and bragged about being different- I think they got that piece of the puzzle wrong.

On a side note, 2" drop in the rear has helped fight the the "bounce"- some....
 
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Old 08-09-2004, 08:57 AM
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I noticed this right away and this is my first truck. I figured its because I have nothing on the bed... it's common sense? It doesn't bother me. I hear a lot of people complaining about this...
 
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I have this problem sometimes when braking, if there's a speed bump. For example, theres a red light on my way home that has a speed bump just before the light. If I am slowing down and hit that bump it throws me forward...quite an ****-tightening experience.

shane
 
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