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04 ram1500 awd. vibration on acceleration #1531026
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have 04 ram1500,quad cab ,short bed. truck is full time all wheel drive. have vibration when accelerating. if I remove frt driveshaft,vibration is gone. had frt shaft checked and balanced. helped,but did not solve. has new frt 1/2 shafts and inner axle stubs that go in front dif. truck has rancho leveling kit installed in front(looks like torsion bar keys and front shocks). same vibration in 4wd also. suspecting front half shafts cannot compensate for change in ride height, tho its not much higher than stock. anyone seen this or know of a half shaft to resolve this? thanks gregg

Re: 04 ram1500 awd. vibration on acceleration [Re: xs29l9g] #1531027
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Check the tires...or borrow a set of rims and tires to check it.
I've got an 04 AWD. Stock 17" rims w/ 265 tires, no lift or torsion tweaks. For the last three years, I had a vibration from 45 on up. First, I had the left ft. half shaft replaced, it didn't fix it. Then, I thought it was the front driveshaft...it clicked when braking and accelerating from a stop. It was bad, but not the source of the vibration. Turned out to be bad belts in two tires. The tires had been balanced numerous times and were always fine...but one leaked down slowly and the other developed a bulge. Two new tires and the vibration was gone.


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Re: 04 ram1500 awd. vibration on acceleration [Re: TMCCuda] #1531028
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So when you guys say AWD, there's no transfer case switch to put it in 2wd?

Re: 04 ram1500 awd. vibration on acceleration [Re: WO23Coronet] #1531029
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Correct-- the 04 and 05 Ram 1500s had an optional full-time or all-wheel drive 4x4 system. The transfer case drives the front wheels at all times with something like a 47% to 53% power split front to rear. When you want 4wd you turn the knob and get 50:50, and also have a low range.


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Re: 04 ram1500 awd. vibration on acceleration [Re: TMCCuda] #1531030
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it's the front leveling kit. seen it many times. Don't know of any fix besides removing the kit.

Re: 04 ram1500 awd. vibration on acceleration [Re: moretoys] #1531031
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it's the front leveling kit. seen it many times. Don't know of any fix besides removing the kit.




I had the same problem with my truck and i had to take out the leveling kit to fix it.

Re: 04 ram1500 awd. vibration on acceleration [Re: mod381] #1531032
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Hmm, when I had my 04 1500 4x4, the tire shop got it leveled out by just cranking up the bars, no kit needed. Never had any vibration issues.

Re: 04 ram1500 awd. vibration on acceleration [Re: SeventyGTX] #1531033
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yes, awd as tmccuda said. no 2wd option. lift is higher than stock torsion bar set up would do. truck has new tires and stock wheels (20"). tho they are 275 65 20 instead of 60 series. unfortunately wont fit on stock ride height( so im told).had vibration with old tires also. vibration starts at 10mph on up, whenever on the gas.suspect is frt 1/2 shafts,but can only find aftmkt correction shafts for 06 and up (kore). any of u truck guys know of any other axle companies. as I said before, lift looks like torsion bar keys and rancho shocks. nothing involving differential or control arm mounting points. ride height is more like 2500 than 1500. truck is not skying.im figuring not too commonly reported, due to truck being awd. thanks again for the input from everyone, gregg

Re: 04 ram1500 awd. vibration on acceleration [Re: xs29l9g] #1531034
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Remove the front drive shaft and take it for a ride, see if the shake goes away. If it's gone, then you know it's the front drive line. Don't leave the driveshaft shaft out though. Just for a test.

Re: 04 ram1500 awd. vibration on acceleration [Re: xs29l9g] #1531035
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How many miles? As said remove the front shaft and try in in 4wd. You can also do the same on the rear. You may have to clamp a small plastic jug on the tail shaft housing for fluid loss. I will just about bet the vibration is in the front or rear shaft. Remove the shafts and feel the joints. Its either a tight rear joint or bad front shaft couplings. Remember the drive shaft is spinning 3.5 to 4 times faster than the axles.

Re: 04 ram1500 awd. vibration on acceleration [Re: NITROUSN] #1531036
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YES. already had removed front driveshaft, and vibration was gone. talked with ready-lift. they said cant raise awd for just this reason. anyone know a company that can alter these or offer new half shafts (axles) with better operating range. thanks again,gregg

Re: 04 ram1500 awd. vibration on acceleration [Re: xs29l9g] #1531037
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YES. already had removed front driveshaft, and vibration was gone. talked with ready-lift. they said cant raise awd for just this reason. anyone know a company that can alter these or offer new half shafts (axles) with better operating range. thanks again,gregg




Your half shafts are going to spin even with no front drive shaft. I would point the finger at your front driveshaft. Take it in and have it balanced and all the joints checked out?


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Re: 04 ram1500 awd. vibration on acceleration [Re: Bad340fish] #1531038
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I think you have to replace the front drive shaft. There is only a single u-joint at the diff side of the shaft, the xfer case end has a sort of CV slip-joint deal. That is where mine wore out and I had to get a new/ reman from Carquest.

Balancing wont matter when Xfer case end is worn.


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Re: 04 ram1500 awd. vibration on acceleration [Re: TMCCuda] #1531039
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as I said, already had frt driveshaft checked and balanced. suspect half shafts vibrate only with torque on them. much like a u-joint on a rear propeller shaft. any way, lowered frt end tonite, as low as kit would allow, and vibration is gone. gonna see how much height I can get away with tomorrow, then recheck alignment.will post my results. thanks again for all the input, gregg







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