Garage - The Beast
armynurse
November 19, 2013
Year:
1996
Make:
Dodge
Model:
Ram 1500
Trim:
SLT
Vehicle nickname:
The Beast
Generation:
2
Driving Environment:
suburban
Transmission:
auto
2WD/4WD:
4WD
How fast do you drive?:
10
Highway / City %:
50
Tracking started on:
0000-00-00 00:00:00
Tell the world a little bit about your vehicle
I bought this truck new as a gift to myself when I got divorced. It's got almost 200,000 miles on it, and has flat towed my 1946 flat fender across the country I don't know how many times. I love driving this thing (too bad MPG isn't that great). Definitely a beast when driving in the snow.
Engine/Drivetrain Modifications:
5.2 V8, Auto, Hemifever programmer, slightly bored throttle body, shift kit when tranny rebuilt. Swapped 3.55 gears to 4.10 with True-Trac front and rear. Drilled and slotted brake rotors up front. Sears Platinum series 65 battery (had to slightly trim the factory tray to make it fit).
Suspension Modifications:
Skyjacker 2" coils up front, Trailmaster 2" long leaf add-a-leafs in the rear (part number R-1530), Rough Country shocks. 2" is plenty of lift for 33" tires.
Wheels/Tires Modifications:
285/75/16" Dick Cepek FC II tires on Dick Cepek Torque rims 16x8". I've got a matching spare mounted under the bed and it just barely fits.
Interior/Exterior Modifications:
ARE fiberglass top, aftermarket stereo, CB radio, factory front tow hooks and 2" receiver in the rear. One of the best things I did when I first bought it was put a HD rubber bed mat in the bed; it's kept the bed under the mat looking like new. Put some "bed bolts" in the bed so I can bolt-down and remove an aluminum truck tool-box in the bed up by the cab. Eventually will need to be painted again.
Future Modifications:
Posi-lock to permanently lock the two-piece axle up front (sitting in garage waiting to be installed). Would like to get a set of factory fog lights to fill the holes in the front bumper. Roof rack from a Dodge minivan for the fiberglass top (rack freshly painted and in garage - soon to be installed), dual batteries (got a tray from a diesel Dodge for the second battery on the passenger side), HS 1.7 roller rockers (someday - funds permitting), extended front bumpstops (and maybe rear too) and extended front swaybar links.
1996
Make:
Dodge
Model:
Ram 1500
Trim:
SLT
Vehicle nickname:
The Beast
Generation:
2
Driving Environment:
suburban
Transmission:
auto
2WD/4WD:
4WD
How fast do you drive?:
10
Highway / City %:
50
Tracking started on:
0000-00-00 00:00:00
Tell the world a little bit about your vehicle
I bought this truck new as a gift to myself when I got divorced. It's got almost 200,000 miles on it, and has flat towed my 1946 flat fender across the country I don't know how many times. I love driving this thing (too bad MPG isn't that great). Definitely a beast when driving in the snow.
Engine/Drivetrain Modifications:
5.2 V8, Auto, Hemifever programmer, slightly bored throttle body, shift kit when tranny rebuilt. Swapped 3.55 gears to 4.10 with True-Trac front and rear. Drilled and slotted brake rotors up front. Sears Platinum series 65 battery (had to slightly trim the factory tray to make it fit).
Suspension Modifications:
Skyjacker 2" coils up front, Trailmaster 2" long leaf add-a-leafs in the rear (part number R-1530), Rough Country shocks. 2" is plenty of lift for 33" tires.
Wheels/Tires Modifications:
285/75/16" Dick Cepek FC II tires on Dick Cepek Torque rims 16x8". I've got a matching spare mounted under the bed and it just barely fits.
Interior/Exterior Modifications:
ARE fiberglass top, aftermarket stereo, CB radio, factory front tow hooks and 2" receiver in the rear. One of the best things I did when I first bought it was put a HD rubber bed mat in the bed; it's kept the bed under the mat looking like new. Put some "bed bolts" in the bed so I can bolt-down and remove an aluminum truck tool-box in the bed up by the cab. Eventually will need to be painted again.
Future Modifications:
Posi-lock to permanently lock the two-piece axle up front (sitting in garage waiting to be installed). Would like to get a set of factory fog lights to fill the holes in the front bumper. Roof rack from a Dodge minivan for the fiberglass top (rack freshly painted and in garage - soon to be installed), dual batteries (got a tray from a diesel Dodge for the second battery on the passenger side), HS 1.7 roller rockers (someday - funds permitting), extended front bumpstops (and maybe rear too) and extended front swaybar links.
