2nd Gen RAM general discussion/NON-tech This section is for general discussions about your 2nd gen RAM. Non tech related RAM threads belong here.

What Did You Do To Your 2ND GEN RAM Today?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #14611  
Old 11-17-2014, 06:54 PM
Jigabop's Avatar
Jigabop
Jigabop is offline
Champion
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Renton, WA
Posts: 3,065
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

junk tires if you hydroplaned... I hydroplane my S-10 all the time and it stays straight as an arrow.

the grooves in the road the heavy trucks leave tend to pool up water when it rains here (which is all the time) and when cars hit them they start hydroplaning.

little truck just kinda bogs down a bit when it hits that water and feel like its skimming the water, but never any side to side movement from it. The tires channel the water pretty well to keep her going straight.

my dodge has hydroplaned a few times too, but never side stepped from it either.

It side steps when I lay into the throttle, but that's about it.

S10 is too gutless to side step under heavy throttle 92hp = not going anywhere fast
 
  #14612  
Old 11-17-2014, 07:39 PM
stewie01's Avatar
stewie01
stewie01 is offline
Legend
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia
Posts: 8,914
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by Jigabop
junk tires if you hydroplaned... I hydroplane my S-10 all the time and it stays straight as an arrow.

the grooves in the road the heavy trucks leave tend to pool up water when it rains here (which is all the time) and when cars hit them they start hydroplaning.

little truck just kinda bogs down a bit when it hits that water and feel like its skimming the water, but never any side to side movement from it. The tires channel the water pretty well to keep her going straight.

my dodge has hydroplaned a few times too, but never side stepped from it either.

It side steps when I lay into the throttle, but that's about it.

S10 is too gutless to side step under heavy throttle 92hp = not going anywhere fast

While it is getting time for tires I've never had this happen before, the trucks always been solid in the rain. I just drove up I81 yesterday and drove through rain/sleet and didn't have any issues.

Very strange.
 
  #14613  
Old 11-17-2014, 09:26 PM
Z.rawk95's Avatar
Z.rawk95
Z.rawk95 is offline
Professional
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Mayo, FL
Posts: 171
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Used it to pull out a buddy who got his Chevy stuck in the middle of a neighborhood today. The road he was on dead ended and he was turning around in some grass and just sunk in.
 
  #14614  
Old 11-18-2014, 02:00 PM
oxymoron29's Avatar
oxymoron29
oxymoron29 is offline
Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 462
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes on 4 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by merc225hp
The 96 was put through a full VI this summer, lots of things to get it ready, from DRL's to Cab mounts, windshield. Some other parts were added over the summer as well. All work was done by me shy of the windshield.

A few photos for the photo ****** out there.









Are all the cab mounts the same? Looking at doing this come summer. The front two are the only things on the whole truck that didn't get oil sprayed in past years and aren't in fantastic shape

Oh and said it before and i'll say it again you need to oil spray that thing BAD if you want to keep it around!
 
  #14615  
Old 11-18-2014, 03:46 PM
Derick C.'s Avatar
Derick C.
Derick C. is offline
Professional
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Auburn WA
Posts: 207
Received 8 Likes on 8 Posts
Default

Replaced the dodge. I will miss it, but the burb pulls the trailer better and has 4 doors and will seat 7 with lots of leg room for everyone.


 
  #14616  
Old 11-18-2014, 03:58 PM
HeyYou's Avatar
HeyYou
HeyYou is online now
Administrator
Dodge Forum Administrator
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Clayton MI
Posts: 81,409
Likes: 0
Received 3,264 Likes on 3,011 Posts
Default

and 4-6 inches of lift?
 
  #14617  
Old 11-18-2014, 04:13 PM
Derick C.'s Avatar
Derick C.
Derick C. is offline
Professional
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Auburn WA
Posts: 207
Received 8 Likes on 8 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by HeyYou
and 4-6 inches of lift?
6 inch lift. 456 gears and 33's for now. Will be saving up for a cummins conversion, then I can put 35's on it and gear it back up a little.
 
  #14618  
Old 11-18-2014, 09:10 PM
Mopar Mike's Avatar
Mopar Mike
Mopar Mike is offline
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Caledonia, MO
Posts: 452
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

How many gallons to the mile does that thing get? haha
 
  #14619  
Old 11-18-2014, 10:05 PM
aofarrell2's Avatar
aofarrell2
aofarrell2 is offline
Champion
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Iowa
Posts: 3,096
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

Probably worse than the old big block
 
  #14620  
Old 11-18-2014, 10:28 PM
Derick C.'s Avatar
Derick C.
Derick C. is offline
Professional
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Auburn WA
Posts: 207
Received 8 Likes on 8 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by Mopar Mike
How many gallons to the mile does that thing get? haha
gets 12mpg. Have not gone on a trip yet with the trailer so not sure about towing mpg but the 408 in the ram only got 5mpg towing my enclosed.
 


Quick Reply: What Did You Do To Your 2ND GEN RAM Today?



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 09:42 AM.