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Chrome Clad No More.... New Truck

Old Mar 31, 2009 | 10:17 PM
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So why did you swap trucks? Was there something wrong with the Big Horn? Just curious.
 
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 06:50 AM
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To be honest I just didn't care for all the chrome. Then I found out that the wheels weren't real chrome and one phone call....... and went from there.... really I was just looking to swap the wheels and they said they couldn't do it but they could swap the whole truck...
 
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 08:57 AM
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don't for get to change your ID block
 

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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 09:11 AM
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Congrats on the new truck. That is the exact truck that I wanted, ... a black TRX with the two tone paint. But I couldn't get leather seats in a TRX, so I found a black Laramie with 3.92s and the limited slip, and changed the suspension to be the same as a TRX.
 
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by MOPWR2U
Congrats on the new truck. That is the exact truck that I wanted, ... a black TRX with the two tone paint. But I couldn't get leather seats in a TRX, so I found a black Laramie with 3.92s and the limited slip, and changed the suspension to be the same as a TRX.

What did you do to the suspension to make it like a TRX?

I'm a fan of the TRX and am still on the fence between them and the Sport. With the good stuff in both, the Sport is essentially $1200-$1500 more in bottom line dollars. The big difference is in the interior: gotta love the stiched dash and nicer seats! Plus the dual exhaust is great.

On the TRX, I'm not a fan of the painted grill, but I love the mineral gray two tone. I'm not a huge 20's fan, but after seeing so many 20's for these past few years, the 17's seem too small; I wish they had 18's, that would be about perfect.
 
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 12:16 PM
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The difference between the TRX suspension and the other models is a spacer that is on top of the shock struts of the TRX. The spacer is about an inch and a quarter thick, and adds two inches of height along with a more level stance. You can buy a spacer off ebay for $77. It was a lot cheaper to add the spacer to my Laramie than it would have been to add leather seats to a TRX.
 
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Mopar21277
What did you do to the suspension to make it like a TRX?

I'm a fan of the TRX and am still on the fence between them and the Sport. With the good stuff in both, the Sport is essentially $1200-$1500 more in bottom line dollars. The big difference is in the interior: gotta love the stiched dash and nicer seats! Plus the dual exhaust is great.

On the TRX, I'm not a fan of the painted grill, but I love the mineral gray two tone. I'm not a huge 20's fan, but after seeing so many 20's for these past few years, the 17's seem too small; I wish they had 18's, that would be about perfect.
My TRX-4 came with 17's. In fact, I think they only come with 17's since 20's aren't really considered "off road".
 
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