Ram Body Tilt?

[CBH]

The body on my 2023 Ram Rebel Hemi GT sits about 1/2 inch lower on the left side when parked on a flat surface. This 1/2” tilt is the same from front to rear.

It has the standard suspension; only 1,100 miles; I never carry anything heavy, I only weigh 130 lbs; I am the only driver.

Does anyone know what might cause this and what can be done?

 

[Eighty]

The body on my 2023 Ram Rebel Hemi GT sits about 1/2 inch lower on the left side when parked on a flat surface. This 1/2” tilt is the same from front to rear.

It has the standard suspension; only 1,100 miles; I never carry anything heavy, I only weigh 130 lbs; I am the only driver.

Does anyone know what might cause this and what can be done?

Some say the gas tank causes it.
I can’t speak for regular DT models, but Ram addressed it a few years ago on the TRX by installing slightly stiffer springs on the left side.

 

[CBH]

Some say the gas tank causes it.
I can’t speak for regular DT models, but Ram addressed it a few years ago on the TRX by installing slightly stiffer springs on the left side.

Thanks, I didn’t consider that. I always keep my tank full -- old habit. So, I guess I’ll have to break my habit, let the tank get close to empty, then measure again.

 

[Eighty]

Thanks, I didn’t consider that. I always keep my tank full -- old habit. So, I guess I’ll have to break my habit, let the tank get close to empty, then measure again.

I wouldn’t get worked up about it. They all have a slight discrepancy between left/right.

 

[SD Rebel]

Pretty common, there's always a heavier side on a vehicle, usually it's the driver's side, if you actually go measure other vehicles you're going to find that they're not perfectly aligned.

That's why the created adjustable coilovers for motorsports so they can level each side.

In the old days, what they used to do was check the spring rates for each spring and put the stiffer springs on the heavier side to compensate.

Sometimes you get lucky and your truck was built with the stiffer springs on the driver side, sometimes you get unlucky and they're on the passenger side and you list even more.

 

[scottmoyer]

I'm pretty sure my truck was even from side to side until I got an alignment done. I remember measuring front and rear after doing the Bilstein 5100 install and I was even front to rear and side to side. Now my truck is leaning 1/2" lower on the driver side.

Can caster adjustments cause this? My caster is almost a full 1* from where it was on the passenger side, while the driver side is still the same as before the alignment.

 

[azzx]

I had the tilt on my 2019 since day 1. about 3/4 of an inch tilt on RL.
Same tilt on 25, 3/4 inch lower on the driver rear.
3/4 tankful

 

[CBH]

I wouldn’t get worked up about it. They all have a slight discrepancy between left/right.

Yep, the gas tank is mounted on the left side parallel to the drive shaft. And, I have the 33-gallon (longer) tank, so I guess that’s a total of 146 lbs. of fuel (+ tank weight) hanging from the frame. I wonder if air ride suspension automatically adjusts to keep the frame level when you have uneven weight side to side?

 

[Eighty]

Yep, the gas tank is mounted on the left side parallel to the drive shaft. And, I have the 33-gallon (longer) tank, so I guess that’s a total of 146 lbs. of fuel (+ tank weight) hanging from the frame. I wonder if air ride suspension automatically adjusts to keep the frame level when you have uneven weight side to side?

As an engineer, I can’t let a math mistake slide. Gas weighs about 6 lbs/gallon (at least that’s what we use for weight calculations in private aviation). So a 33 gallon tank is more like 198 lbs of fuel, plus the tank.
Now if you’re a hefty fellow, and you’re single (or have a very small wife in the passenger seat), that will aggravate the issue.
And if you’re like me, and keep all your jobsite gear in the rear driver’s side floorboard, there’s some more weight.
And don’t forget that rear-left deployable bed step (if you have one). That’s probably the biggest culprit.

 

[CBH]

As an engineer, I can’t let a math mistake slide. Gas weighs about 6 lbs/gallon (at least that’s what we use for weight calculations in private aviation). So a 33 gallon tank is more like 198 lbs of fuel, plus the tank.
Now if you’re a hefty fellow, and you’re single (or have a very small wife in the passenger seat), that will aggravate the issue.
And if you’re like me, and keep all your jobsite gear in the rear driver’s side floorboard, there’s some more weight.
And don’t forget that rear-left deployable bed step (if you have one). That’s probably the biggest culprit.

Note To Self....Don’t do math in public....especially when you’ve been drinking. Thanks for challenging my calculations -- any Engineer worth their salt would! 🤓 Thank goodness the Engineers I worked with in the Space Business didn’t rely on my math skills. Note: I do have the deployable step and equipment in the Ram Boxes, which could also be a factor.

 

[silver billet]

And don’t forget that rear-left deployable bed step (if you have one). That’s probably the biggest culprit.

I blame the battery cables in my floor buckets!

But honestly I don't think it's necessarily just the gas tank, I've seen mine leaning left with almost an empty tank as well 🤷‍♂️