What did you do TO your RAM today?

[Crusty old shellback]

Yep, saved $700 if they used my plugs.
$950 if I used their plugs.

FYI, the Mopar plugs are actually Bosch plugs, just reboxed.

 

[Rockcrawlindude]

5 plus hours.
Broken clips for the fender flare and inner fender
Cuts, scrapes, gouges of missing skin, bruises, sore knees, back, chest, arms.

But I finally got all 16 plugs changed.

Details in my build thread

What mileage? How did they look?

Ain’t no way I’m putting plugs in this truck before 100,000 miles. Plugs in my tundra looked ok still at 200,000 miles when I changed them for the first time.

 

[Crusty old shellback]

101600 miles. Plugs looked good.
Preventative maintenance.

 

[Rockcrawlindude]

101600 miles. Plugs looked good.
Preventative maintenance.

Ok yea 100k sounds like a good interval brother :thumbsup:

 

[whitexc]

Agree. 100k is reasonable. Waiting too long brings the “**** I broke one” closer to reality. Sounds like a fair amount of work so not something we need to call a habit either.


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[CdnHO]

5 plus hours.
Broken clips for the fender flare and inner fender
Cuts, scrapes, gouges of missing skin, bruises, sore knees, back, chest, arms.

But I finally got all 16 plugs changed.

Details in my build thread

Injuries are more common the older ya get. I figure I will keep workiing on my truck until it is fatal. Only one other way I would rather die. LOL

 

[Crusty old shellback]

Injuries are more common the older ya get. I figure I will keep workiing on my truck until it is fatal. Only one other way I would rather die. LOL

I hit 64 this past summer

 

[Bluedevilman]

Well y'all at 77k my mechanic buddy says I need new ball joints uppers. So I bought some Krytonite uppers and lowers. Was looking at the EMF ones but decided to try these first since they had a lifetime warranty. While I was doing it and saved the money I ordered new Bilstein 5100s for all four corners. Also had to get the Amsoil for an oil change. Now if it'll only get back above freezing for a day or to to try and do all the work.

 

[PGHChris81]

Well y'all at 77k my mechanic buddy says I need new ball joints uppers. So I bought some Krytonite uppers and lowers. Was looking at the EMF ones but decided to try these first since they had a lifetime warranty. While I was doing it and saved the money I ordered new Bilstein 5100s for all four corners. Also had to get the Amsoil for an oil change. Now if it'll only get back above freezing for a day or to to try and do all the work.

I'm curious what you noticed if anything that indicated you needed them replaced? I am getting a very bouncy front end at certain speeds, I'm sure its my shocks. 83K miles, I'm sure the stock Bilsteins are worn out by now.

 

[T143]

Busy getting her cleaned and serviced and the same for the caravan.
Hitting the road on the 20th for 4 weeks.

 

[Bluedevilman]

I'm curious what you noticed if anything that indicated you needed them replaced? I am getting a very bouncy front end at certain speeds, I'm sure its my shocks. 83K miles, I'm sure the stock Bilsteins are worn out by now.

Im getting a lot of clanking noise when I hit bumps or apply the brakes a slow speeds. Im running 35s and he said it had just a little bit of play which I'd probably what the noise are.

 

[Rockcrawlindude]

I'm curious what you noticed if anything that indicated you needed them replaced? I am getting a very bouncy front end at certain speeds, I'm sure its my shocks. 83K miles, I'm sure the stock Bilsteins are worn out by now.

To test the ball joints, put the front axle on jack stands and grab the tire at 12:00 and 6:00 and check for play. Should be tight. Play could be a bad unit bearing or ball joints.

Shocks are bad if the vehicle boats around. Ex; When you hit a speed bump it should pretty much go up and back down.
it shouldn’t go up, down, up, down or feel like a boat rocking.

 

[Great White North Eh]

……go up, down, up, down…boat rocking? Saw a movie like that once … very cinematic!

 

[rossagge]

Installed the Limited Cup Holder Bin in my Laramie. I like having the folding covers that double as a flat surface that I utilized on my previous Limited LHs. I vinyl wrapped it with closest pattern I could find. The Laramie comes with a subtle herringbone pattern. My wrap didn't. Hard to tell the difference at a glance, at least that's what I tell myself. Ha!
Part #s
Limited Cup Holder/Tray 5YE132X7AG
Limited Low Bin 6LY6TX7AA

 

[SNJerz]

I replaced pads and rotors for all 4 wheels with Powerstop Z-36 parts

 

[BigHorn3500]

So many pictures remind me , I need to raise the roof in my center bay and install a lift. I'll put that on my must do list !!!

 

[rossagge]

Finally was able to install my wheel to wheel step. Got bad gouge on the hardware required. Below are parts numbers and hardware needed.
68361673AA LFT
68361672AA RGT
12x M10-1.5x35
12x M6-1.0x30

 

[MegaRed]

I accept that. I was a bit snarky. But I can absolutely afford them. I paid cash for my 2024 Ram and my 2024 Jeep Wrangler.

I grew up in Idaho and learned to drive in the snow in a 60's muscle car. My level of skill in the snow is above average. And I have lived all over the country. When I first experienced freezing rain in Iowa, I immediately went into the ditch. I then bought studded snow tires and learned to appreciate the incredible increase in traction and braking. Pure ice is nothing to mess with.

But now that I am back on the Idaho/Washington border, our winters are weird. We no longer get the months of snow and ice that we did when I was growing up in the 70's and 80's. We are about 50/50 to even have a white Christmas these days. Our worst months for winter driving conditions are January through February. So there is maybe a week or two, or three, in which the temps are low enough to have compacted snow and ice on the roads. So for folks in this area, the extra investment in studded snow tires is really not worth it for owners of AWD SUVs and pickups and is usually done only by folks who lack the skill to drive on packed snow and ice for a week or two.



If you've never had to use the screwdriver and hammer trick to remove an improperly installed oil filter, then you clearly haven't been wrenching on rigs for very long.

I have been an avid advocate of running the most effective AT tires for all seasons and have been testing multiple treads for the past decade or so. My current favorite for everything from Arizona sand to Idaho snow is the Mickey Thompson Baja Boss AT. I am running them on both my Jeep and my Ram.

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Interesting test of the most popular AT tires that confirms my experience...

I run Mickey ATZ p3's on my 1500 and Baja Legends on my 3500. Great tires

Installed Viofo three channel dash cam. Removed center console and tapped into acc and batt+. The power supply will shut down when battery voltage reaches a selected point to prevent killing the batteries. Ran all wires through the headiner for a clean install. This model has the normal front facing cam, a 4X telephoto facing front and a fish eye interior. I mounted the interior cam onto of the rear view mirror. Nice video quality on all three channels.

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I have Viofo in both my 1500 and 3500. Solid units for sure.

 

[SNJerz]

So many pictures remind me , I need to raise the roof in my center bay and install a lift. I'll put that on my must do list !!!

I’m blessed to have a place 10 minutes from me that rents you a bay with a lift for about $35 an hour with access to air lines and other shop tools. It’s made a big difference in maintaining my vehicles.

 

[Dirtstiff]

Very happy so far <8k miles, no issues.