2022 Limited Clunking Noise

[Feldguy2024]

Hi everyone, first post, new owner to a '22 Ram Limited. Best truck I've ever driven and dont mind if I say so....the prettiest.

I've had the truck a week now and never heard a squeek, rattle or anything except for today....

I heard a clunk that sounded like something was loose, mild...under the driver's floor board as I went over some bumps. Wasn't able to reproduce it consistently at first...

Then, going in a straight line, if I shake the wheel left and right I can reproduce the sound/feel but can't seem to find anything under the truck.

So far reading and searching has told me:

1) sway bar links and or/mounts
2)body mounts
3)steering box
4)something rattling around in the cabin (checked pretty thoroughly).

Not sure if there is something else to check? I have a bumper to bumper 7yr/100k that kicks in after 60 days, I believe so I can drop it off and let them tell me nothing's wrong, but I'd like to really check myself as well.

Thanks!

 

[Bozknight55]

Had this sound going over bumps on my Limited. Started with this post, and as you will see fixed my issue in under an hour. Cheap and easy first step at curing it.

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[Feldguy2024]

Had this sound going over bumps on my Limited. Started with this post, and as you will see fixed my issue in under an hour. Cheap and easy first step at curing it.

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Not long after purchasing my 2019 Ram Rebel I started hearing a rattle coming from my front suspension. I visited the forum sites and Facebook groups to find that there were a few others with similar stories. I saw quite a few who pointed to the sway bar link pins. So I started there first...

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Bozknight,

Did you do the whole thing, links and bushings? Stupid question, when you did it were you on jack stands with the wheels unloaded, ramps or on flat ground? I'm a big dude so the latter two....not gonna happen lol.

 

[Feldguy2024]

For anyone who comes along for an update, I replaced the sway bar bushings and it completely eliminated the issue. Moog bushings with energy suspension ptfe. Cost me less than $30.

 

[firemedic10584]

I'll add to this post as well. I've got the clunk I can feel on my 2023 Laramie with only 4800 miles on it. Of course dealer couldn't reproduce it. I changed my sway bar bushings out which did seem to make it slightly better, but it's still there on mine. So the bushings are not the answer for every truck. End links I guess will be my next try.

 

[Feldguy2024]

I'll add to this post as well. I've got the clunk I can feel on my 2023 Laramie with only 4800 miles on it. Of course dealer couldn't reproduce it. I changed my sway bar bushings out which did seem to make it slightly better, but it's still there on mine. So the bushings are not the answer for every truck. End links I guess will be my next try.

Agreed, I've now experienced it on another vehicles and helped the guy do the sway bar bushings and there was still some noise, links next.

 

[Jedi9]

Make sure the end links are tight in the LCA

 

[firemedic10584]

Agreed, I've now experienced it on another vehicles and helped the guy do the sway bar bushings and there was still some noise, links next.

my new links from Suspension Maxx come in today. Hoping it'll solve it for me.

 

[firemedic10584]

Just to update this - the new end links seemed to have solved my clunking sound. Very pleased with the results for now.

 

[Bozknight55]

Bozknight,

Did you do the whole thing, links and bushings? Stupid question, when you did it were you on jack stands with the wheels unloaded, ramps or on flat ground? I'm a big dude so the latter two....not gonna happen lol.

Just the bushings. Sorry for the late reply. Bushings eliminated it instantly

 

[Feldguy2024]

So it seems that I eliminated one clunk only to hear it again. I made sure everything was tight, I'm going to do the sway bar links now just to stop driving myself crazy. Next stop is the dealer but I'm not optimistic.

 

[Feldguy2024]

Update here...I upgrade the sway bar links to the suspension Maxx units and it completely eliminated the suspension noises.