Hey all, I rolled my 2nd gen about a month ago, and I'm looking at moving up a few years. Is there anything I need to watch out for when looking for a 3rd gen Ram? I've always wanted a hemi

 

Rear fender rust, cracked dash in 02-early 04, engine sludge.

 

I avoid the mds... Rear axle on the 1500, the limited slip has clips in it that crack and then grind the heck out of the housing and ruin it. All the 1500s in my local jyard are missing the rear axle, most likely for that reason. I don't even think about buying 1/2 tons anymore, I go for 3/4 ton trucks.

 

Forgot about that, mine was about to when I replaced it with a D60.

 

03 Hemi's had valve spring issues. The MDS is fine. The 09-up (4th gen) have lifter issues. My 3.92 LSD has been flawless for 105K as has basically everything else. I drive it kinda hard and have towed 6500+ lbs many times it no issues.

 

Fixed it for you, 160K+ on the original valvesprings, including flogging, hauling and towing.

 

The doors that route hvac air stream under the dash break... its fixable - doorman and others have replacement parts.

 

In before 95RAM360 goes on about 03-05 hemi specific oil pumps blowing up all the time lol