2nd Gen Dodge Ram Goes from Stock to Sinister
But as builds often do, it quickly turned serious.
“Now this point is where I started to focus on actually building this truck for off-road use. My WJ wound up cracking the block in the 4.0 straight 6. I also had the axles pulled out with it sitting on jack stands. Got lucky and sold it to a guy whose kid had a ’99 with a blown motor, so they picked the Jeep up and I took the money and started building up the Dodge.
I started with some basics to set it apart a little more. Planned on running the MTRs but never wound up with them.”
By all accounts, the OP’s hard work paid off in that department.
“Working in the off-road industry, I had the truck on display at a lot of different off-road shows. This show was the Big Nasty Hill Climb, which we had our Razr out there to display the two of them. Truck got its first professional detail as well here.”
With the outside (mostly) done, it was time to turn his attention to the inside.
“Interior wise, it was time for an update. I went with a Soundstream bluetooth stereo, Soundstream 1500w amp, and Kicker C10s with an underseat box and console extension. I also installed an Autometer 2 gauge pillar pod where I mounted my Edge CTS2 tuner and Garmin GPS. For the most part, this is still the same setup. But the amp shorted out and now it has a Kicker 1200w amp and bass controller.”
By now, the urge to turn this Dodge Ram into a full-on off-roader was too great.
“At this time I began really weighing my options for making this thing a true off-road rig. I decided if I was going to do this, I was going to go BIG.
So to start, I wound up ordering a MOVE base bumper with winch mount. Accessories changed up quite a bit, but to this day I’m running the Engo 12k synthetic winch, Factor 55 1.0 fairlead, and a red Prolink.”
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