Well its official. Im buying it!!! I will be going back up saturday morning to look it over once more, and then i will be getting it. Any last things to look for? Any thing to feel for when i drive it. The final price will be 2150 including a 100 mile delivery. Im so pumped. What are some final things that i should look for? Also, what can i do for mods. I would really like to lift it a little, but not sure if you can because its a 2x4. How will this do towing my 86 k10, and a bobcat?

 

you will do just fine towing both those things... cummins are ment to get abused. my buddy had a 93' ram 250 with a cummins in it, crashed it right into a tree doing 35 mph, knocked the engine clean off the mounts and snapped the bell housing on the transmission... i dont know how but that engine still fired up and ran fine after the accident... insane stuff... your getting a good buy with that beast

 

Thanks a lot, I am so pumped, this is going to be a long week having to wait until saturday to get my new rig.

 

Well I am going to look at teh truck one last time tomorrow, its supposed to be cold out, around 35 degrees. How should the truck start in this weather?

 

it'll start fine....it'd be better if it was plugged in for a couple hours. also...i'd at some anti gel to the fuel. I turned the pump up on mine and ran a single 3.5 in straight pipe. and i can get a 4th gear scratch out of it..where are you located?? we might have a cab forsale.

 

I don't think I'd say that the rust spot on the roof was "common" at all. As a matter of fact, I don't think I've ever seen a Ram with a rust spot up there.

hmmmm ...

No biggies though. It sounds like you've got both the cajones and the time to fix it up so go for it. I agree with the previous poster about the trans though. That would probably be my biggest concern.

oh well ...

Enjoy the hell out of it Ryan!! I think you picked a GREAT first car / truck !!

 

I am in MA

 

Oh..to far away to sell a cab. and as far as the roof rust on the cab i have one that has rust up there...basically surface rust though....but alittle surface rust can turn into big rust...

 

OK, thanks. I want to lift it a little, even though it is a 2x4. Is there any coil springs, or spacers that i can get to work on it? Also, can i modify a body lift to make it fit for a diesel?

 

well, i finally drove my truck on an actual ride, and now i can say that i know what you guys are talking about when you talk about cummins power! The only mod is the pump turned up, How much TQ does this add? I pulled my 4 wheeling truck around, and i couldnt even tell it was on the back.

For my first mod, i am going to lift it a little. I plan on installing a ring-type coil spring spacer from JC Whitney. This is all i could find for the front. Is this the only option? Also, since it is a D250 would D350 coils up front make any difference? For the rear, i am going to use a 3" block, and i am going to modify my intercooler lines so i can run a 3" body lift. Who has put the body lift on their truck, and how hard was it? what shocks should i run? With this setup can i run 33" tires?