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    Need help deciding what to use on a 2/4 drop

    Another thing I would like to add to the previous post is although not 100% necessary, if you do decide to go with the Belltech drop, I would 100% recommend doing shorter shocks, whether you go with the QA1 or Viking option. You can get the Belltech kit with their lowering shocks, but I...
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    Wobble

    I have only had a wobble or vibration issue when I had something off with tires. I had one on left rear with a lag bolt in it and picked up wobble and I had one on front right that had a plug from before I bought it that apparently broke a belt and I got a bulge in the tread about the diameter...
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    Brake pedal shakes

    I had some ****** primewell tires on my ram that I got balanced 3 or 4 time that would shake all sorts of things in the truck from 72-75 and up. Replaced with BFGs and all shake went away. Every time I have had a shake or death wobble has been tire related.
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    Rear end flutter/bounce issue HELP!

    Every time I have developed any type of suspension wobble, shake or vibration since lowering my ram, it has been tire related every time. First time was a plugged tire that broke a belt and got a bulge in it, second time was just cheap tires that would never balance. Once I put some name brand...
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    A common theme at work

    Before I retired from the army, my last position at the school house more of us drove Rams. I think we had 5 4th gens, a 2500 3rd gen, 2 Silverado and 1 F150.
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    Belltech 2/4 drop rubbing??

    I imagine if you have the IHC lower arms, it shouldn't be much of an issue to get the stock links off.
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    Belltech 2/4 drop rubbing??

    So I ended up ordering a set off Amazon, they weren't the MOOG K80337, but super solid construction and came with urethane bushings. Installed them yesterday after work. The stock ones were a pain to get off cuz of how the bottom is recessed up into the control arm and the thru socket set I...
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    What does everyone name their trucks?

    I call mine Hemilia or Hemily for short.
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    Bed rail question

    Did you color match your rails or did you take them off for the liner? If you did get them sprayed, what did it look like and how did it hold up? I'm not super worried about them getting scratched up cuz really the only thing I haul is ass lol.
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    Bed rail question

    That is kinda along the lines of what I was considering. Maybe seeing if I could find a decent set at a junkyard but same idea.
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    Bed rail question

    I have seen some YouTube videos, but after like a year, the plastic was fading again.
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    Bed rail question

    I've tried a couple of different products and they all are either greasy like you said or they only last a few weeks and the plastic is faded and ashy again ‍♂️
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    Bed rail question

    Since the weather was amazing here in Georgia today, I got out and got to detailing the old Ram today and was looking at the faded plastic bed rails and step on the bumper and started wondering has anyone ever painted theirs body color and if they did, how did it turn out. I tried to search the...
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    Belltech 2/4 drop rubbing??

    Not 100% sure, but I'm pretty sure switching to the F150 end links on the sway bar will help. If only I didn't have to pay my ex wife so much in alimony I would give it a shot, but probably gonna have to wait until June to find out.
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    Belltech 2/4 drop rubbing??

    I'm riding around on cut BellTechs and noticed that I do have a small rub where my fronts rub the sway bar at full lock. Stock 20s on 275/55-20.
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