What is this?

LB3711 · Feb 28, 2011

I finally had a chance to look the truck over since I bought it. Weather sucks here. WHen I was in MD this weekend I saw this orange colored things. There is 2 on each side. Its steel. Nothing is attached to it its just mounted to the frame.

Anyone know what its for or details on it?

AWE Daniel · Feb 28, 2011

Maybe those are rust "magnets" or something?

HemiBabe · Feb 28, 2011

I have no idea.... ?????

LB3711 · Feb 28, 2011

im wondering if its on all 4th gens.

adamwilkes14 · Feb 28, 2011

Google the numbers on it and see if it brings up anything.

LB3711 · Feb 28, 2011

any 4th genners can answer? I know I'm not the only one that has it

zuiquan1 · Feb 28, 2011

Well what you have there is the attachment point for your JATO rocket assemblies. That steel tube is a dummy installed from factory, dealership should have swapped it out for a live one when they took delivery.

I'd head straight to the dealer because not having a live rocket strapped to your underbelly might damage your warranty if they can prove the damage might have been avoided if you were flying.

LB3711 · Feb 28, 2011

Trupiano · Feb 28, 2011

Haha! That's great!

As for the steel discs, I don't have them where you have them. I have an empty bracket there. I have one on the bottom side of each frame mount, where it mounts to the bottom/aft of the cab. I'll take a pic later of it for you.

LB3711 · Feb 28, 2011

yeah I got one there too. Till i get the PN or someone has an answer. I'm kinda leaning towards Dans answer

adamwilkes14 · Feb 28, 2011

zuiquan1 said:
Well what you have there is the attachment point for your JATO rocket assemblies. That steel tube is a dummy installed from factory, dealership should have swapped it out for a live one when they took delivery.

I'd head straight to the dealer because not having a live rocket strapped to your underbelly might damage your warranty if they can prove the damage might have been avoided if you were flying.

That reply is epic...I lol'd quite a bit.

RubberFrog · Feb 28, 2011

Those are harmonic cancelers. They help reduce exhaust drone/resonance in the frame.

LB3711 · Feb 28, 2011

i was kinda thinking of some sort of vibration thing

side note how the "tags" get put in my thread I didnt put them up

RubberFrog · Feb 28, 2011

We add those to help with searches in the future.

onebadbee · Feb 28, 2011

they have them on the 06 and up quad cabs

if im right

LB3711 · Feb 28, 2011

RubberFrog said:
We add those to help with searches in the future.

ahh thanks froggy

RubberFrog · Feb 28, 2011

onebadbee said:
they have them on the 06 and up quad cabs

if im right

You are correct. My 07 has them.

LB3711 said:
ahh thanks froggy

I know it sounds cliche, but we really do it all for the members.

LB3711 · Feb 28, 2011

Must be part of the MDS thing. Mine still has vibrations at low throttle when MDS kicks in. LOL can't imagine how much more it would be without them

RubberFrog · Mar 1, 2011

I think you're right about the mds connection. Wait until you put a muffler on there and mds kicks in! One of my biggest regrets with my exhaust was that I got rid of the egg shaped resonator.

xpst500 · Mar 1, 2011

I have those too and theyre all rusted up! Its only been a month since I got mine and I havent had the chance to even drive in the snow.

Are they suppose to rust up that bad already? I asked the service manager where I bought my truck and he says its normal. Im going to another steelership for a second opinion.

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