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I swapped my open-element air cleaner for the ol' airbox. Winter's here and I've already got blowing snow filling up my engine bay, LOL.
What did you do to/with your second gen today?
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Dodge96Ram
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Thinking about swapping my bolt in steel 2" front coil spacers out for 3" spacers. Would anyone be interested in buying the 2" spacers?
Merc225hp
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Had to go to Revelstoke today after we got a little snow last night.
Enjoy and we missed a few more.
Back part of a B train hauling lumber.
This one went ditch running.
Saw this the other day and went wtf.
Enjoy and we missed a few more.
Back part of a B train hauling lumber.
This one went ditch running.
Saw this the other day and went wtf.
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98hemi-ram
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Looks like the highway by my house last week after our crazy snow storms. (Couldn't see 10ft ahead of you!!) They actually closed the highway down. People were just abandoning there cars in the ditch after a while. It was pretty crazy and never driven in a storm that bad before!!
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Also decided I'm definitely going to order a set of custom headlights from the retroshop before the end of the winter.
Just need to figure out exactly how I want them done. I know they'll be getting painted PX8 black to match the truck but have been considering seeing if Jeremy can do a set of red or green "demon eyes"
Something like these.
These would only be used when parked and I think they'd look kind of cool if they matched my LEDs that already light up behind my grill.
If I went with green eyes I'd switch the red LEDs in the grill for green to match.
What do you guys think?
Just need to figure out exactly how I want them done. I know they'll be getting painted PX8 black to match the truck but have been considering seeing if Jeremy can do a set of red or green "demon eyes"
Something like these.
These would only be used when parked and I think they'd look kind of cool if they matched my LEDs that already light up behind my grill.
If I went with green eyes I'd switch the red LEDs in the grill for green to match.
What do you guys think?
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I'm sending my current headlights to a shop to get done. Around $299-$400 I think depending on what you want.
But just hit a damn guard rail with my truck this morning.. I should of put it in 4x4 but I didn't. They didn't plow or salt the roads and the heavy slow/slush pulled me over. My front right tire took all the impact and the bumper got scratched up. I was only going 30-35 mph or so.
I hope to god it didn't do too much. I'll have to see if my alignment is still correct once I get off work. It didn't seem so coming to work after the incident. But my tires float on snow and I was all over the road anyway..
But just hit a damn guard rail with my truck this morning.. I should of put it in 4x4 but I didn't. They didn't plow or salt the roads and the heavy slow/slush pulled me over. My front right tire took all the impact and the bumper got scratched up. I was only going 30-35 mph or so.
I hope to god it didn't do too much. I'll have to see if my alignment is still correct once I get off work. It didn't seem so coming to work after the incident. But my tires float on snow and I was all over the road anyway..
98hemi-ram
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Make sure to post up some pics of your headlights when you get them done!! I was really wanting to try and do my own retrofit but my painting skills aren't that great so I think I'll just leave this one to the pros! Lol.
Maybe on my next vehicle I'll attempt my own retrofit.
Sorry to hear about the truck man.
Maybe on my next vehicle I'll attempt my own retrofit.
Sorry to hear about the truck man.
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Well, just got done tightening the front band on the transmission. Talk about a ***********! Barely any meat left on the band and I couldn't get my torque wrench in there, so I just snugged it up and let the adjustment nut torque it a little.
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Notice any difference in how the transmission feels?
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Pulled my 98k motor 
, cleaned up the engine bay, cut the exhaust bolts and took my stock manifolds off, and ordered a truck load of **** a couple days ago. That was my oh so productive day. 
, cleaned up the engine bay, cut the exhaust bolts and took my stock manifolds off, and ordered a truck load of **** a couple days ago. That was my oh so productive day. 
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Any of you guys heard of, seen, or preferably have pictures of, a t rex torch grill for a 2nd gen?
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I don't believe they made one for our year (yet), you can probably find some DIY on how to make one though.
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Yeah I looked it up and didn't see it anywhere. Yet I found it listen on Summit's website.
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Touche, i just tried searching that part number they listed up, and nothing comes up, and on their site it doesn't exist either. I would say call T-Rex grilles?
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Eh, I don't have the money now anyways. Just making plans for my next truck. So I probably will.. eventually lol
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The best grilles for the 2g Ram is the stock ones...
Merc225hp
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The best grilles for the 2g Ram is the stock ones...
Eh those go well with flipped up tow mirrors lol. I see them and go drug dealer or **** lol.
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That's why I wanted to see what it looks like.The best grilles for the 2g Ram is the stock ones...
But it has LED bars in it
And Mark.... No comment...
