Name a DIY situation you did to your Ram that went horribly wrong

kg93 · Jul 15, 2016

welp i ****** up a nice diy today. I was in the process of reupholstering my headliner to make it black. Got all the foam off down the the flimsy ass cardboard.

Got my material all laid out, put the glue on. Started to put the material on....good lord i ****** that one up. Crinkled in spots deformed the cardboard in spots. Ended up having to peel it off. I think ill just be taking it to a shop tomorrow.... too annoying for me. There goes $70 on material and glue. Probably another 100 for a shop to do it.

Oh well worth a try.

big_red06 · Jul 16, 2016

Witch said:
Painted my engine cover, while it looks half decent in this picture, I scrapped off the paint in two spots re-installing it

I did exactly the same thing I dont much care still had fun painting it and I'm the only one looking at it lol

7510derrick · Jul 16, 2016

I was installing my 3.5" front lift on my 14 2500. This lift came with relocation brackets for the front torsion bars. I had the new brackets installed and it was time to place the torsion bars into the new brackets. I used a bottle jack inbetween the frame and the torsion bars. BIG MISTAKE!!!

The bottle jack slipped and the torsion bar sprung back to where it wanted to be. It took my right index finger with it. It crushed the upper 1/4 of my finger. I missed about three weeks of work because of it.

xrsman · Jul 16, 2016

7510derrick said:
I was installing my 3.5" front lift on my 14 2500. This lift came with relocation brackets for the front torsion bars. I had the new brackets installed and it was time to place the torsion bars into the new brackets. I used a bottle jack inbetween the frame and the torsion bars. BIG MISTAKE!!!

The bottle jack slipped and the torsion bar sprung back to where it wanted to be. It took my right index finger with it. It crushed the upper 1/4 of my finger. I missed about three weeks of work because of it.

Jesus that sucks man!

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Rustproofcorn · Jul 16, 2016

7510derrick said:
I was installing my 3.5" front lift on my 14 2500. This lift came with relocation brackets for the front torsion bars. I had the new brackets installed and it was time to place the torsion bars into the new brackets. I used a bottle jack inbetween the frame and the torsion bars. BIG MISTAKE!!!

The bottle jack slipped and the torsion bar sprung back to where it wanted to be. It took my right index finger with it. It crushed the upper 1/4 of my finger. I missed about three weeks of work because of it.

And this is why I don't do that stuff. I am the biggest klutz in the world. Please tell me u can still pull the trigger of a gun. That's you second most important finger.

Hootbro · Jul 17, 2016

7510derrick said:
I was installing my 3.5" front lift on my 14 2500. This lift came with relocation brackets for the front torsion bars. I had the new brackets installed and it was time to place the torsion bars into the new brackets. I used a bottle jack inbetween the frame and the torsion bars. BIG MISTAKE!!!

The bottle jack slipped and the torsion bar sprung back to where it wanted to be. It took my right index finger with it. It crushed the upper 1/4 of my finger. I missed about three weeks of work because of it.

I feel your pain. Crushed the tip of my right hand pinky putting in a new lower control arm on a Ford Crown Vic and had a jack slip also during compression.

Vehicle coil springs are nothing to be taken lightly when it comes to safety.

Name a DIY situation you did to your Ram that went horribly wrong

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