ok i just got it fixed so we can make polls in here now. I was just wondering what your first mod was to your truck when you got it and why

 

about a week after i got my dodge, i put on the flowmaster exhaust. mostly for sound, and because its probably the best bang for you buck performance wise. Did i mention it sounds pretty sweet

 

Westin Chrome Step Bars ... my 4 year old couldn't get in/out of the truck without help. I put them on 2 weeks after I bought the truck. I really think the 2nd Gen trucks look naked without SOMETHING down there anyway.

 

I went from crappy stock 245/75R16 tires to a BFG A/T 285/75R16 Looked 100% better and filled out the wheel wells

 

I think I went box rail covers, tail lights, 180 t-stat, grill inserts, painted rocker panel, programmer, CD player and subs, 3" catback exhaust and now off road y-pipe on order to get rid of the cat.

 

My first mod was also ironically the worst mod I ever did. It was an Airaid CAI. That thing was craptastic. I learned a lot about researching my mods before I buy after that one

 

In order:
Stereo/speakers
K&N air filter
Condensator, local thing, turns out it's crap
Amsoil fluids all the way around
Pro Comp Xterrain 285/75/16's
Fastman TB

Not much in two year, but i did wqhat my military paycheck could afford.

 

same as you ramchrgr88, exhaust first, sound and performance,. then chip., boxspray, rockers, pushbar. my stereo is somewhere in there as well.

 

I bought my truck (3 tone green gray geen, '97 Ram 1500 ext. cab, short bed, 318, auto, 2wd) a little more than a month ago. I sold the tonneau cover and drop in bed liner and replaced with a spray-in liner and black, low profile diamond plate tool box. I also put on black nerf bars. I've put Monroe Reflex shocks all around and a new Coverlay dash cover. The engine was recently rebuilt back to stock, already has a Flowmaster cat-back dual out to 2.25" (the sound was what sold me on the truck). With the recent rebuild, I'm a little timid on doing too much to the engine. Right now I'm working on looks and function. Need to upgrade stereo and speakers to run cd's and my I-pod (not much, I'd rather hear the rumble than the music). Also going to put in the fog lights that I'm missing in the bumper. Other than that, I'm just happy to be driving a truck right now.

 

1-Pioneer Cd Player,Infinity speakers,Rockford Fosgate Amp,MTX Crossover box
2-Rims,tires,lift,shocks
3-4.56 gears
4-Toolboxes and stuff to go in em,tow straps,tire plugs,air compressor,jumper cables,etc.
5-Headers,hi-flow cat,Gibson exhaust
6-Tranny cooler,spark plug wires
7-M1 manifold & TB
8-Hypertech PTM
9-Vortech Supercharger,Crane Fireball Ignition
10-Guage pod and Autometer guages [boost,tranny temp and stoich]
11-1.7 HS Rockers [poor/lazy man's cam] and Mopar HD heads
12-24lb FMS flow matched injectors
13-Transgo Shift kit
14-Shell
15-XM Satellite Radio

10 years worth not counting the exterior mods But decent sound system was #1