I have a Eddie Bauer 2003 7.3 litre, 65,000 miles without any problems - knock on wood. I never did anything with the suspension because after all, it's a truck. If I wanted better ride and road handling I would buy a Porche. But you can't drag along almost the entire high school basketball team, or carry a cord of firewood, or use it to sleep in when camping, in a Porche.