New Direction
Alright, next Tuesday when I drop it off, I will ask them for a build sheet. I also just changed my mind (again). I'm keeping the 285s. I'm terrible at keeping decisions. But I was talking to my brother today, and he thinks I'm just redoing what I did if I get the 33/12.5s. He thinks it would be stupid because I just finished getting the lift off and the smaller tires on. I'm getting excellent gas mileage right now, the truck glides beautifully, and has a lot mroe power. IF I get the big tires, speeding can go down the tubes, the wider tire will suffer in snow, and it will hog more gas and power. I think for my needs in a truck, I simply don't need that big of a tire. I'm just attached to the idea because it's all "I knew on this truck. So tomorrow I'm bringing it in for an allignment and to get the a/c recharged, and then moving on. I know "I'm all over the road, but hell, all my friends think I'm crazy. It's still a big tire, I just wasn't used to it. They think it'd be stupid to go back to the big tire, especially when I don't even mud at all. LOL know it's a lot to change, but I think it's the right move. What do you think?
Cool. I'm still curious to see how the tires look so excited to see pictures. The nieghbors dad who has one has what I'm assuming are stock tires. It's debadged with a true dual exhaust but other than that and maybe a light tint on the front winodws I don't think a lot is done to it and it actually looks really good. The tires don't look that big at all but they look good on the truck. Thats what I'm picturing right now with yours. His looks really good and I really like it. Infact I tried to buy his offroad wheels from him. I wouldn't mind buying his whole truck as it seems nice and only has 40k miles on it. Of course I'd probably just rack the miles up on it like I did on mine.
why wood you even spend $1000 on that pro comp lift?! THE "LIFT KIT" doesnt come with new coils! spend your money and do it right! for a while ive looked at getting a KORE PERFORMANCECHASE seriessuspension systems.it costs about $2400, but it comes with variable rate coils, FOX Racing 2.0 remote resivour shocks, and a FOX Racing steering stabilizer. it lifts the truck 3.0' front and 1.0' rear to fit 35'x 12.50' tires
LOL I'm sorry guys, I've just been having way too much fun riding in this truck to have time to take pictures
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But I want to get her all cleaned up this weekened once the rain passes, and I'll take pictures Monday. I've fallen in love with this truck all over again. I like it 3x more than when I used to. The truck still sits higher than all half ton rams, and she really goes now! I don't feel bad about going full throttle now and then because it only has to carry 285 all-terrains. I can't believe how powerful this truck is. I'm almost embarrassed how I used to boast about the power of this truck before. I've done times of 0-60 in under 7.5 seconds. If I punch it going 50mph, I'll look down and I'm already at 100mph. I know I sound like a joke, but I was just testing the power this ram really had now since it can finally utilize the 4.10 gearing, the performance transmission, headers, intake, and exhaust, and boy does she open up!
The truck just has so much more steering response and stability now. On the highway, I can cruise comfortably at 80mph and feel like I'm not going to flip. Maintaining speeds is effortless. My mileage continues to grow. I'm consistently averaging 13.5 city, hitting 14 occassionally. On the highway, the truck really breathes and can get 19-21, and I love it. Today, I had to tow the excavator from my aunts house before the rental shop closed (of course my brothers one ton was home). So everyone was bugging me to tow it. I was concerned, but I didn't want to screw my aunt out of money if she could get it returned earlier. So we loaded up the 7,500 excavator on the trailer. I made sure there was as little tongue weight as possible. I took it out of overdrive and did a quick prayer. It was a 7 mile trip to the rental shop from her house, but it felt like 50 miles lol. But the truck handled it incredibly well. Obviously not something you would want to do everyday, but it was nice to know that in a tight situation my truck was able to effortlessly handle it. The engine and transmission easily handled it. I was more so concerned of the axles and suspension, but they appeared to handle it excellent, but again not something I would ever aim to do. Anyways, I know I'm excited, but it's just neat getting to see what this ram's full potential was. To me, the lift and tires were really paralyzing the truck's abiliy to showcase it's stuff. I love this truck. 285s, 4.10 gearing, and the cute offroad edition height is perfect for me. Lets you have a little bit of offroad fun when you want it, yet also allows you to make it a realistic daily driver for me, while also letting me do some speeding like I like to do. I'll have pictures Monday, stay tuned!
!!But I want to get her all cleaned up this weekened once the rain passes, and I'll take pictures Monday. I've fallen in love with this truck all over again. I like it 3x more than when I used to. The truck still sits higher than all half ton rams, and she really goes now! I don't feel bad about going full throttle now and then because it only has to carry 285 all-terrains. I can't believe how powerful this truck is. I'm almost embarrassed how I used to boast about the power of this truck before. I've done times of 0-60 in under 7.5 seconds. If I punch it going 50mph, I'll look down and I'm already at 100mph. I know I sound like a joke, but I was just testing the power this ram really had now since it can finally utilize the 4.10 gearing, the performance transmission, headers, intake, and exhaust, and boy does she open up!
The truck just has so much more steering response and stability now. On the highway, I can cruise comfortably at 80mph and feel like I'm not going to flip. Maintaining speeds is effortless. My mileage continues to grow. I'm consistently averaging 13.5 city, hitting 14 occassionally. On the highway, the truck really breathes and can get 19-21, and I love it. Today, I had to tow the excavator from my aunts house before the rental shop closed (of course my brothers one ton was home). So everyone was bugging me to tow it. I was concerned, but I didn't want to screw my aunt out of money if she could get it returned earlier. So we loaded up the 7,500 excavator on the trailer. I made sure there was as little tongue weight as possible. I took it out of overdrive and did a quick prayer. It was a 7 mile trip to the rental shop from her house, but it felt like 50 miles lol. But the truck handled it incredibly well. Obviously not something you would want to do everyday, but it was nice to know that in a tight situation my truck was able to effortlessly handle it. The engine and transmission easily handled it. I was more so concerned of the axles and suspension, but they appeared to handle it excellent, but again not something I would ever aim to do. Anyways, I know I'm excited, but it's just neat getting to see what this ram's full potential was. To me, the lift and tires were really paralyzing the truck's abiliy to showcase it's stuff. I love this truck. 285s, 4.10 gearing, and the cute offroad edition height is perfect for me. Lets you have a little bit of offroad fun when you want it, yet also allows you to make it a realistic daily driver for me, while also letting me do some speeding like I like to do. I'll have pictures Monday, stay tuned!


