What causes a shudder in a Dodge Ram 3500?

What causes a shudder in a Dodge Ram 3500?

Also see this Jeep XJ Cherokee article at the magazine for a single piece driveline and 6-inch long arm lift: As a final note, you have shared that you’re still running 3.73 axle gearing with the 37″ oversized tires. This is enough to cause extreme take-off loads and maybe even the shudder you describe.

Is there an arm lift on a Dodge Ram 3500?

That only works if the angle either 1) matches the angle complement at the other end of the shaft (which is impossible) or 2) the front end of the shaft uses a double-Cardan or CV type joint as seen in the photo below. Also see this Jeep XJ Cherokee article at the magazine for a single piece driveline and 6-inch long arm lift:

What kind of gearing does a Dodge Ram 3500 have?

As a final note, you have shared that you’re still running 3.73 axle gearing with the 37″ oversized tires. This is enough to cause extreme take-off loads and maybe even the shudder you describe. The 3.73:1 gearing is marginal even with the factory tire diameters of less than 32″.

Also see this Jeep XJ Cherokee article at the magazine for a single piece driveline and 6-inch long arm lift: As a final note, you have shared that you’re still running 3.73 axle gearing with the 37″ oversized tires. This is enough to cause extreme take-off loads and maybe even the shudder you describe.

That only works if the angle either 1) matches the angle complement at the other end of the shaft (which is impossible) or 2) the front end of the shaft uses a double-Cardan or CV type joint as seen in the photo below. Also see this Jeep XJ Cherokee article at the magazine for a single piece driveline and 6-inch long arm lift:

As a final note, you have shared that you’re still running 3.73 axle gearing with the 37″ oversized tires. This is enough to cause extreme take-off loads and maybe even the shudder you describe. The 3.73:1 gearing is marginal even with the factory tire diameters of less than 32″.