fljab
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I have a new (6 weeks) Ram 1500 w/3500 miles (trip FL-Mich-FL soon after purchase). I have some mods I want to do and went to talk to them today; how to do it, warranty, cost, etc. My upcoming mods are (in no order):
> New wheels/tires. Stock are steel Tradesman 17". I want to at least do the Express 5 spoke 17" (Can find locally new take offs ~$200/set+mounting with my near new tires), but would really like to go to 20" new take offs ($$$ mod) or scrounging up a set of the '02-'08 20" spare steel wheels. I wanted to know TPMS/warranty/speedo calibration?
> I have a 3.21 open rear ratio. I would like to upgrade to 3.91 LS, either Mopar gears/clutch LS, or aftermarket gears+gear LS. Can they do it, cost, speedo calibration, warranty?
What I got was that tires/wheels/warranty/whatever no problem, but gear change is. The big problem(s) (2) as I understand it is that the wheels are an accessory, but the gear change is an option. Acc is no problem because it can be added after the sale, but an option is something the factory does. That is an issue because ---
Per conversation/SM said that Federal EPA change in ~2014 allows accessory add ons, but not something that was an option at the factory. The big problem is calibrating the speedo, which means going into the vehicle control module/computer, and that means an explanation of why you were there. I didn't think at the time to ask if the rear gears were installed, then could the calibration be for the tires/wheels?
I'm trying to stay clean on warranty, but have a list of a few things I want to do - nothing crazy - but know better than to do anything to the module/computer, because that's a record. I need to know more both of warranty per Mopar, and what the law says. I really thought having them do a Mopar parts LS + gears would be no problem. I could accept as a last resort of losing the rear end coverage, but including the entire truck because they went into the computer to correct the speedo; dunno, that sounds extreme.
I have a new (6 weeks) Ram 1500 w/3500 miles (trip FL-Mich-FL soon after purchase). I have some mods I want to do and went to talk to them today; how to do it, warranty, cost, etc. My upcoming mods are (in no order):
> New wheels/tires. Stock are steel Tradesman 17". I want to at least do the Express 5 spoke 17" (Can find locally new take offs ~$200/set+mounting with my near new tires), but would really like to go to 20" new take offs ($$$ mod) or scrounging up a set of the '02-'08 20" spare steel wheels. I wanted to know TPMS/warranty/speedo calibration?
> I have a 3.21 open rear ratio. I would like to upgrade to 3.91 LS, either Mopar gears/clutch LS, or aftermarket gears+gear LS. Can they do it, cost, speedo calibration, warranty?
What I got was that tires/wheels/warranty/whatever no problem, but gear change is. The big problem(s) (2) as I understand it is that the wheels are an accessory, but the gear change is an option. Acc is no problem because it can be added after the sale, but an option is something the factory does. That is an issue because ---
Per conversation/SM said that Federal EPA change in ~2014 allows accessory add ons, but not something that was an option at the factory. The big problem is calibrating the speedo, which means going into the vehicle control module/computer, and that means an explanation of why you were there. I didn't think at the time to ask if the rear gears were installed, then could the calibration be for the tires/wheels?
I'm trying to stay clean on warranty, but have a list of a few things I want to do - nothing crazy - but know better than to do anything to the module/computer, because that's a record. I need to know more both of warranty per Mopar, and what the law says. I really thought having them do a Mopar parts LS + gears would be no problem. I could accept as a last resort of losing the rear end coverage, but including the entire truck because they went into the computer to correct the speedo; dunno, that sounds extreme.
