What did you do TO your RAM today?

[OldJeepsNewTrucks]

Got my 35's mounted up. Just need the truck so i can put them on. Also got my black badges to replace the chromies

You selling those chrome badges?

 

[HEMIDUTY]

Pic’s of bed step

 

[Darkone]

@RamDuty did it come with any reinforcement brackets?

 

[ShowKiller1]

What wheels are those?

New take offs from a 2022 Power Wagon

 

[ShowKiller1]

You selling those chrome badges?

The chrome badges will be for sale. Still have to get the truck though. Its waiting for a train

 

[The1adman]

You selling those chrome badges?

I am switching mine to Night Edition and have the chrome badges if you are needing them sooner.

 

[HEMIDUTY]

Dark one, it comes with a side bracket that mounts to the frame.

 

[NHOverland]

Changed the life blood of the Hemi!

If you don't have one of these little fellas... you are missing out on the ease of draining your oil! Fumoto F106N

 

[b307a1]

Changed the life blood of the Hemi!
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If you don't have one of these little fellas... you are missing out on the ease of draining your oil! Fumoto F106N
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How many miles do you have on that? It's awfully clean under there.

 

[NHOverland]

How many miles do you have on that? It's awfully clean under there.

Well thank you! I just rolled 44k beginning of the week and I've had her for 2-1/2 year.

 

[Kauffmj1]

Well thank you! I just rolled 44k beginning of the week and I've had her for 2-1/2 year.

How does your 2.5yr old truck still look that nice underneath with 44k?! I see you are in New Hampshire, so I'm guessing you deal with winter road salt like I do here in Ohio. Do you use fluid film or any type of undercoating for winters? The only reason I put an order in on a 2023 Powerwagon was that the salt has destroyed the body on my 09 GMC. That 6.0 engine could easily run another 10 years, but the body will be gone. I want to take any steps I can to preserve my new truck!

 

[NHOverland]

How does your 2.5yr old truck still look that nice underneath with 44k?! I see you are in New Hampshire, so I'm guessing you deal with winter road salt like I do here in Ohio. Do you use fluid film or any type of undercoating for winters? The only reason I put an order in on a 2023 Powerwagon was that the salt has destroyed the body on my 09 GMC. That 6.0 engine could easily run another 10 years, but the body will be gone. I want to take any steps I can to preserve my new truck!

In the winter I'll hit the self serve car wash every few weeks and rinse it down then spray it with the hot wax helps seal it for a little bit. Spring it gets a full cleaning, I coat the rusty bits with VHT Rust Convertor then cover everything with VHT Epoxy Paint in Satin Black. Look good as new!

 

[Kauffmj1]

In the winter I'll hit the self serve car wash every few weeks and rinse it down then spray it with the hot wax helps seal it for a little bit. Spring it gets a full cleaning, I coat the rusty bits with VHT Rust Convertor then cover everything with VHT Epoxy Paint in Satin Black. Look good as new!

Beautiful job maintaining your truck. I saw the pics and thought "another southern or western vehicle that never sees road salt in the winter". Haha.

 

[Speedracer93CobraR]

had to replace the starter. 65k miles. went ahead and put a fresh set of batteries in while I was in there. oil change and filters since monitors were 18%.

p.s.a.

the rusty block brace has to come off, to reach the bottom starter bolt.

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I just had to replace my starter (2020 Hemi truck) at 48,xxx miles. I have not had to replace a starter on anything in years. I was surprised it went out and am interested now that I see I am not the only one. I will say the new starter spins the truck over much faster. I don't know if I just got used to the original one slowing down over time or there has been a revision in the part.

 

[Gondul]

So moving past the rear track bar fiasco yesterday, I got both rear shocks installed today.
Tightened it down so the top bushing slid over the bottom cone bushing... loosened it and then followed Thuren specs (top washer just barely loose and then two full turns).

Nut just barely goes past the top of the stem...not sure that I like that but I'm gonna leave it like this and just watch it to see what happens.

 

[G Mcpherson]

You can tighten it more. I have done this several times without issue. Just don't squash the bushing too much.

 

[Rockcrawlindude]

I would get at least a few threads showing but that’s just me armchair QBing from here

Edit: G McP beat me to it

 

[Brutal_HO]

6.4 or 6.7? Do you get a coolant smell occasionally?

My 6.7 smells like coolant to me often.

I did add 1600 ml after getting a low coolant alarm.

I don't recall checking it after the Y78 pump recall so it may have been a little low if they pulled the hose. I should look on the repair order. I think they added coolant, but perhaps not enough.

The smell thing bugs me though, any residue should have dissipated long ago.

 

[Rockcrawlindude]

My Hemi had a coolant smell for a long time, always after shutting it off. Made me nervous but I never needed to add any, eventually it quit smelling.

 

[NHOverland]

My Hemi had a coolant smell for a long time, always after shutting it off. Made me nervous but I never needed to add any, eventually it quit smelling.

This is exactly my case. Smells, but not low.