Green With Envy: AEV Showed Off New Ram AEV Prospector XL At SEMA:

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Green With Envy: AEV Showed Off New Ram AEV Prospector XL At SEMA:
Making The Ultimate Off-Roading Adventure Heavy Duty...

Green With Envy: AEV Showed Off New Ram AEV Prospector XL At SEMA: - HD Rams

Michigan-based American Expedition Vehicles (AEV) has built some of the most amazing off-road-oriented Mopars on the planet over the past two decades. While many of the company’s vehicles have been based on the Jeep® Wrangler and most recently the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2, one of the company’s...

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[Canadian Mopar]

Awesome setup, love that colour combo! Only thing I might change is put the 6.4L under the hood.
Really makes me wish Ram would make a Power Wagon "lite" or take the Offroad Package to the next level, rear e-locker, front locker of some sort, maybe a tiny lift, skid plates, etc. Doesn't have to be the rock crawling beast the Power Wagon is, but offers a little more then the offroad package and still retains 75-80% of the payload/towing that a regular HD has. Similar to what Ford's done with the tremor package.

 

[DevilDodge]

Awesome setup, love that colour combo! Only thing I might change is put the 6.4L under the hood.
Really makes me wish Ram would make a Power Wagon "lite" or take the Offroad Package to the next level, rear e-locker, front locker of some sort, maybe a tiny lift, skid plates, etc. Doesn't have to be the rock crawling beast the Power Wagon is, but offers a little more then the offroad package and still retains 75-80% of the payload/towing that a regular HD has. Similar to what Ford's done with the tremor package.

I have a thread for that...please post your ideas and thoughts about it....RAM does take a look here, and are no doubt looking at the Tremor and the 7.3l Furd, and working on the response.

Outdoorsman Package.

The original outdoorsman package never really seemed substantial to me. I want a Powerwagon but don't want to give up payload and towing. So, since the 2018 already has the offroad package(still missing an eLocker rear) I would like to see Ram add some substance into that package. Originally...

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[DevilDodge]

I love the low volume colors you can get on the Tradesman. And enjoy what AEV has done for the Heavy Duty RAM trucks.

 

[flan]

I need that bumper in my life.... I don’t see one listed for the 19s on their site yet.

 

[Distillusion]

The AEV builds are spectacular. I just need to cut a bigger hole in my garage...

 

[Stavo]

The AEV builds are spectacular. I just need to cut a bigger hole in my garage...

and bank account.

 

[Canadian Mopar]

I need that bumper in my life.... I don’t see one listed for the 19s on their site yet.

I think most of the 19+ Ram HD parts are concept only at this point, haven't seen a release date for anything yet.

 

[Stavo]

I think most of the 19+ Ram HD parts are concept only at this point, haven't seen a release date for anything yet.

Beyond just AEV, it's interesting to me to see how slow after market parts are hitting the market for the 2019+ HDs. Coming from two Toyota products, 2007 FJ Cruiser (traded in on PW) and 2013 FRS that I'm still tinkering with. The after market was flooded with parts shortly after launch.

Is it a Ram culture thing? Are Ram owners less likely to muck with their vehicles? Is Ram less cooperative with after market vendors pre-launch? Seems odd as Jeep appears to welcome this market with open arms and works with a few before the vehicles even hit the showroom. With the 2019 PW, seemed like vendors didn't have information. I had a difficult time just verifying that certain things would fit from 2018 to 2019. Like no one had the specs.

Anyway, just my observation.

 

[Distillusion]

Beyond just AEV, it's interesting to me to see how slow after market parts are hitting the market for the 2019+ HDs. Coming from two Toyota products, 2007 FJ Cruiser (traded in on PW) and 2013 FRS that I'm still tinkering with. The after market was flooded with parts shortly after launch.

Is it a Ram culture thing? Are Ram owners less likely to muck with their vehicles? Is Ram less cooperative with after market vendors pre-launch? Seems odd as Jeep appears to welcome this market with open arms and works with a few before the vehicles even hit the showroom. With the 2019 PW, seemed like vendors didn't have information. I had a difficult time just verifying that certain things would fit from 2018 to 2019. Like no one had the specs.

Anyway, just my observation.

My observation, based only on what I tend to see: I see a lot more modified Ram 1500 series than the heavy duties. I think a lot of the HD trucks are just used more for work than appearance, at least in the rural midwest. Ram also sells far fewer HDs than 1500s. Ram has only recently stepped into the #2 sales position but they still sell only half as many trucks as Ford. That contributes to the slower response for latest gen Ram HDs. Especially offroading mods - most companies target Jeep first, then Ford, and then GM/Chevy, and finally Ram and Toyota.