What Did You Do To Your 2ND GEN RAM Today?
Grand Champion
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 5,011
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From: Meeker, CO
I finally got around to doing the once-and-done valve cover bolt fix I've had in mind since I bought the beastie. Two fresh new gaskets, and a pocket full of allen bolts, lock washers, and flat washers. Not to mention thread locker. Every vehicle I've ever owned and liked has ended up with allen bolts -- back in the day when the cool kids were installing wing studs to make it easy to get in to do valve lash adjustments, I went for allen bolts. Those damned wing studs were famous for breaking off anyway, and I could get in just as fast with a t-handle without worrying about breakage. Never mind that there ain't no fast gonna happen with our "cab forward design". It's still a lot faster than messing with the factory hardware.
Hooray for no more self-loosening valve cover bolts.
Hooray for no more self-loosening valve cover bolts.
i still had an inch or so of shock travel. i want to bury the suspension in the worst way. come summer time, it will be nearly impossible(going to 3/4 ton suspension). gonna be a beast!
Record Breaker
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,636
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From: Miracle Valley, AZ
I carried the 275g water tanks filled to the top last week for my septic tank leak test and never bottomed out. That's 2200# of water and about 100# for the pallet/frame and 300# of tools. So, if you haul heavy stuff regularly, get some Firestone airbags.
Champion
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 3,065
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From: Renton, WA
ja, just been sick this past week with a damn sinus infection. figured I'd keep that to myself till it passes rather than spread it lol. GF has the same thing, and so does some of her neighbors. it is spreading like the plague! So I been staying home playing BF3 on the puter. even got a new vid card for it so my puter would stop overheatin lol
Champion
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 3,096
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From: Iowa
did sone end of the season yard work
it was about a yard and a half of loam.... used my plow to spread it out. trying to level out and fill in a small ditch in my yard. still need about 3-4 yards of loam. love making my truck work.
after i swept out the remaining dirt i put my ballast retainer in. couple more weeks and the ballast will be in for good until spring.
it was about a yard and a half of loam.... used my plow to spread it out. trying to level out and fill in a small ditch in my yard. still need about 3-4 yards of loam. love making my truck work.
after i swept out the remaining dirt i put my ballast retainer in. couple more weeks and the ballast will be in for good until spring.
Had that thing loaded all the way down to the rubber bumpers...Airbags?
Record Breaker
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,636
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From: Miracle Valley, AZ
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/fip-8620
Correction: That first link was for the front axle. This is for the rear axle.
Correction: That first link was for the front axle. This is for the rear axle.
