Pothole made me swerve. Sign off a problem?

[Chapap]

Update. A few hundred lbs makes the truck ride like a Cadillac. I usually used it for about 100#, which helps. I recently hauled probably around 500# of soil. Man was it smooth.

My biggest discovery is that my new (96) Ram does the same thing over certain bumps…So it must be a free floating axle thing.

 

[scotts90ranger]

Yeah, my '97 rides ok empty (extended cab though, light springs helps some...) but throw 500 pounds or so in the bed and it rides great... my F350 rides like a brick empty, throw 2500lb in the bed (cabover camper) and it rides pretty good especially after new shocks and sway bar links and bushings...

 

[pjtoledo]

go find a big pot hole, take a seat and observe what wheels do. you'll be amazed at how much they bounce and rebound.

 

[Vindictus]

We don't have emission testing here.
Vehicle inspections are every 2 years and cost $45. They changed that a couple years back. From once a year.
Personally I don't like the 2 year inspections, the roads here are terrible. Beats the shit out of my poor little truck.
This spring I have come across 3 vehicles with broken balljoints or cv joints on the way home from work

 

[Eddo Rogue]

Trucks are setup to operate loaded. I have a cut to fit sheet of 3/4" plywood as my "Bedliner". It smooths out the ride.