What Did You Do To Your 2ND GEN RAM Today?
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From: Clayton MI
Fixed my sagging doors with a couple of washers and the diy thread
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen-ram-faqs-diys-and-how-to-s/232877-diy-sagging-door-fix.html
Took me about a hour but thats because I had to realign the door pin
I really like how it turned out and it only costs me $1!
The reason I did this is because lately my drivers door did not want to close all the way and I was tired of hearing the door rattle every time I hit a bump.
While I was installing the washers I also found out the head of the lower bolt on the upper hinge is snapped off.
How would I get this bolt out? I tried taking the door panel off but there is very little thread showing.
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen-ram-faqs-diys-and-how-to-s/232877-diy-sagging-door-fix.html
Took me about a hour but thats because I had to realign the door pin
I really like how it turned out and it only costs me $1!
The reason I did this is because lately my drivers door did not want to close all the way and I was tired of hearing the door rattle every time I hit a bump.
While I was installing the washers I also found out the head of the lower bolt on the upper hinge is snapped off.
How would I get this bolt out? I tried taking the door panel off but there is very little thread showing.
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Joined: Jan 2012
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From: Alabama / Georgia
Went to the scrap yard today, they had a 99 1500 extended cab with the same color interior as my 2500 so I picked up some interior parts.. Glove box, cup holder, piece under steering wheel and the 2 pieces that go down along the windshield a AM/FM/CD Cassette and a 60/40 seat for $50... Got everything installed except the seat, the seat will need to be modified because my seat mounts are higher. My buddy has a seat in a 2500 with a 60/40 and were gonna see if we can swap out the brackets if not we'll be cutting and welding something up.
Let me know what you find - I'm going to replace the seats in my 96 Dodge Ram 1500. I pulled the driver seat to look at the brackets and measured them... that way I can go to the salvage yard and check all types of seats and see if they are worth while... Main reason I want to replace them is because the driver window was busted out when I got the truck and they smell a bit... also I have to find where the leak is in my windshield... or at least I think it's there, my passenger side floor carpet is soaked... it rained 3 days ago???
Pics of measured driver seat brackets...https://plus.google.com/photos/10699...66850542741825
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From: Alabama / Georgia
I installed a trailer hitch today.
Picked up a Reese #37069 multihitch from a salvage yard... while I was there, googled the part # and found that it was roughly a 200 dollar hitch. It was the hitch and I found the receiver on another truck, I walked out of there with a 200 dollar hitch for 37 bucks. I'll need to get another bolt to hold the receiver on, because the one that is on it, is 10x too long, but hey, I can't pull anything until the tranny is fixed!
Pics... https://plus.google.com/photos/10699...71386445772657
Picked up a Reese #37069 multihitch from a salvage yard... while I was there, googled the part # and found that it was roughly a 200 dollar hitch. It was the hitch and I found the receiver on another truck, I walked out of there with a 200 dollar hitch for 37 bucks. I'll need to get another bolt to hold the receiver on, because the one that is on it, is 10x too long, but hey, I can't pull anything until the tranny is fixed!
Pics... https://plus.google.com/photos/10699...71386445772657
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Re-did some of my wiring for my lights, decided the electrical tape splice wasn't all that safe. So I fixed it. 
Also put a washer between the bracket and my mount, going to lowes today to get permanent ones.
Also put a washer between the bracket and my mount, going to lowes today to get permanent ones.
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From: Greeneville, TN
Let me know what you find - I'm going to replace the seats in my 96 Dodge Ram 1500. I pulled the driver seat to look at the brackets and measured them... that way I can go to the salvage yard and check all types of seats and see if they are worth while... Main reason I want to replace them is because the driver window was busted out when I got the truck and they smell a bit... also I have to find where the leak is in my windshield... or at least I think it's there, my passenger side floor carpet is soaked... it rained 3 days ago???
Pics of measured driver seat brackets...https://plus.google.com/photos/10699...66850542741825
Pics of measured driver seat brackets...https://plus.google.com/photos/10699...66850542741825
Got the rear end lifted today with rough country blocks. Was able to just take the U-bolts off and put the jack under the leaf springs. Lifted it up high enough for the extra block to fit lowered the spring and put the new U-bolts on. Didn't have to jack the truck up or take off tires. Wish the front was that easy. I also replaced the rear shocks with new rough country shocks. Thinking about Mickey Thompson side biter rims and nitto trail grappler tires.
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Joined: Jan 2010
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From: Hyde Park, NY
Let me know what you find - I'm going to replace the seats in my 96 Dodge Ram 1500. I pulled the driver seat to look at the brackets and measured them... that way I can go to the salvage yard and check all types of seats and see if they are worth while... Main reason I want to replace them is because the driver window was busted out when I got the truck and they smell a bit... also I have to find where the leak is in my windshield... or at least I think it's there, my passenger side floor carpet is soaked... it rained 3 days ago???
Pics of measured driver seat brackets...https://plus.google.com/photos/10699...66850542741825
Pics of measured driver seat brackets...https://plus.google.com/photos/10699...66850542741825
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From: Hyde Park, NY
... I just took mine off today and there was no gasket that I could see. I used a bunch of silicon. I sure this is the source of the water I was getting on my seat belt on the drivers side. Always had water in the back corner drivers side..