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Just picked up my Power Wagon

AnthonyD1978

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Here is my "old" 5th gen 1500 Laramie:
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Just picked this up over the weekend. Took off my front air dam and side steps. I don't like the way they look. Have a few things on order already, but the first big thing will be rock sliders and a transmission skid plate.
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That answers my question on the 5thGen site.

Congrats. Great upgrade.

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Just placed an order for a engine and transmission skid plate. I was really hoping that the PW would offer factory protection there, but they left the whole area open just like the 1500s.
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I am ordering the same and was told 5 weeks out at least. (for the tranny skid).
 

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Just picked this up over the weekend. Took off my front air dam and side steps. I don't like the way they look. Have a few things on order already, but the first big thing will be rock sliders and a transmission skid plate.
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I crawled under to remove the air dam on my new one but the synthetic winch rope is totally exposed under there that I decided to leave it on. Seems like Ram would have done a better job of shielding the rope from underneath.
 

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I crawled under to remove the air dam on my new one but the synthetic winch rope is totally exposed under there that I decided to leave it on. Seems like Ram would have done a better job of shielding the rope from underneath.

I don't think the air dam does much, if anything, to protect the winch. I would like someone to come out with a front skid plate that attaches to the winch mount and maybe goes to the front cross member.
 

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I don't think the air dam does much, if anything, to protect the winch. I would like someone to come out with a front skid plate that attaches to the winch mount and maybe goes to the front cross member.
It looks like it will help keep the slop and dirt etc from splashing up on the line. Won't do any hard protection but I have run synthetic rope for years and it needs to stay clean if you want it to last. I need to figure something out.
 

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It looks like it will help keep the slop and dirt etc from splashing up on the line. Won't do any hard protection but I have run synthetic rope for years and it needs to stay clean if you want it to last. I need to figure something out.
Then there's that fairlead in the front winch plate that allows water, dirt, and road oil to be blown straight onto the drum and cable. No protection there at all while you're driving around at highway speeds in weather. Maybe some kind of cap would be good?
 

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It looks like it will help keep the slop and dirt etc from splashing up on the line. Won't do any hard protection but I have run synthetic rope for years and it needs to stay clean if you want it to last. I need to figure something out.

A winch cover is probably your best bet if you’re that concerned about it. Dirt does more to damage to the line than water or moisture. I had one on my last truck as well. I would give my synthetic line/winch a good pressure wash at least once a month. I would spool out the line and do the same when I had time.

Like a steel line, it’s a wear and tear item that needs to be replaced periodically.
 

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