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    Spare Tire Question

    My 2009 Ram 1500, which I bought in 2015, it has a temporary spare with an 18 inch wheel, the other 4 are 20 inch wheels. I only dropped it once shortly after acquiring my truck due to a flat. It came down as it should have. Now in 2022, I hit a wheel laying in the road, blew my tire out and...
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    Why doesn't the radio/uconnect/multimedia fuse blow? Did I short out the radio unit?

    Could be a bad ground wire. There are several ground wires behind the passenger side headlight. They ground to the frame. I found several that were broken beneathe the grommet that bolts to the frame. You actually have to closely inspect the wires entering the grommet.
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    2013 5.7 Engine hunting

    My buddy got a Jasper, not the 5.7 for his 2008 Ram. His mechanic noticed a problem with it. Poor compression on #5, they sent it back. Jasper sent another, He had it for a short time, proper breakin and oil changes as spec. Within 6 months, # 5 cylinder had a misfire. Jasper wouldn't work with...
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    Anyone Ever Found Wheelskins/hubcaps for this Factory Wheel?

    I have this exact same wheel skin, bought a used one on ebay. My original was destroyed when I could not find my wheel lock to remove my tires. Shop had to burn the nut off, thus destroying my skin. My problem now is that I do not know what kind of 3M adhesive or any adhesive that would work to...
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    I need help! 5.7L engine tick!

    My 2009 Ram 1500, 5.7 Big Horn 4x4 with 165k had to have the motor swapped out with a used (102k motor @ 2100.00 last June 2019. It had the hemi tick prior to the ittermittent cylinder 5 misfire which happened in March 2019. Regular oil changed with synthetic 5w-20 @ 7k usually. Between March &...
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