6" Rough Country on Ram

[AcroNomad]

I'm about 45 days and 3k miles on a 6" lift on my 2020 Ram. It's started to make squeaking noises. I can't seem to find anything that looks out of place and can't replicate the noise while up on the lift. Oddly enough, my cousin has the same 6" lift but on his new Suburban and it does the same thing sometimes. The same shop that installed my lift, looked at his and replaced all the bushings and it still squeaks.

Is this just an RC thing? Am I missing something obvious? Anyone else seen/heard this?

 

[Littlejoe81]

Not sure if it's related but my 2022 Ram has less than 4,000 miles and this is where my squeak/ chirp was coming from, I noticed it from the left front wheel mostly. What I found out is that the brake pads with metal clips were installed dry from the factory, With this vehicle it makes noise over bumps and when releasing the brake pedal from a stop or while parked. This vehicle does not like like dry metal to metal contact with the pads/shims in the caliper bracket. I greased all pads where they ride in the bracket (ears) only! and metal shims when changing to my summer set of wheels a few days ago, noise is gone. I hope this helps.

In the other pics are photos are of my Saturn where I changed the cradle due to rust you see where I applied brake grease to all areas of the pad metal shims because I forgot to take pictures of the Ram with all areas of the shims lubricated with CRC brake grease, it is the same principle, I do this to all my vehicles.

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10187112-9999.pdf

SEE bone dry.... causes noise!

 

[AcroNomad]

I didn't think of that... Interesting.