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    Bumpstop Upgrades - Front 2017 1500 Regular Cab

    Interesting article. I can't see most of the pictures either. It looks like in your first post they just welded the air bump cans straight on the frame rather than using some sort of bracket. I don't really have the option to leave my truck at the shop right now to fabricate something like...
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    Bumpstop Upgrades - Front 2017 1500 Regular Cab

    All the jeep builds out here are go fast. I'll see if I can get some recommendations if you're interested.
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    Bumpstop Upgrades - Front 2017 1500 Regular Cab

    I have profender 2.5", external reservoir shocks here, front and rear. The profenders are really popular out here. They're a Thai brand, but about half the price of US stuff, and pretty good too. They're really popular out here in the UAE. There aren't many people taking their Ram into the...
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    Bumpstop Upgrades - Front 2017 1500 Regular Cab

    Yeah, I figured I probably have to have someone fab up something for mounting hydraulic bump stops, but the guys here aren't super technical. They like to copy stuff that other people do, not figure it out themselves. So I was hoping maybe there was some example of how to get the hydraulic...
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    Bumpstop Upgrades - Front 2017 1500 Regular Cab

    So I have my Ram setup for driving in the high dunes in Abu Dhabi. I have 2.5" reservoir shocks front and rear with about a 2" lift. The front shocks are awesome on the highway and light bumps, but if I go airborn or hit a ditch hard it bottoms out hard. I'd love to be able to upgrade the...
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    Oil Temperature

    Some of those on here (or mabye it's elsewhere) seem to recommend against the remote oil filter/cooler as if you screw something up, you lose oil pressure and the engine is toast before you know what happened. I tend to lean this way. I saw a Ram rebel this weekend and it had a stock oil...
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    Oil Temperature

    A dune buggy is not practical for me. The heat out here makes it too hot to ride most of the year, I don't have anyplace to store it. There are a lot of guys running Raptors, and Sierras out here. I've been running my FJ for 2.5 years, redlining for hours on end up large dunes when its' 115F...
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    Lookin for Advice on getting Max Clearance, Wheel Travel, with Minimum Lift

    A different shop installed the CO. My regular shop wasn't comfortable with doing it. The shop that installed the COs has been known to use a little bit of force when things don't line up right, but it seems good for now. I'll try to get a shot of the COs, but last time a looked everything was...
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    Lookin for Advice on getting Max Clearance, Wheel Travel, with Minimum Lift

    So I got the profender 2.5' reservoir shocks and some 34.5 inch tires and I must say this is completely different truck now. It rides like a cadalac in the desert compared to my FJ. It has a little bit more power/weight than the FJ, but not much. My concern now is the oil temperatures seem a...
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    Oil Temperature

    The ATF and engine coolant hover around 225F, so I'm not worried about them. The stock radiator seems to be working quite well. The problem seems to be that there is not efficient way for the oil to get rid of its heat. This is where the temps were getting high. Running 4000+ RPMS the...
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    Oil Temperature

    I was driving my Ram in the desert this weekend, climbing some dunes, and I got the oil temperature up to 278F. The engine coolant and ATF stayed at about 230F at the same time. I'm curious if I should get an oil cooler, or if there is such a thing for the Ram. I've got some videos of the...
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    Drive belt for electronic power assist

    I think this is what I'm looking for. Thanks! In not sure if this will be a problem yet, I know it is for f150s on thier power assist system. 54$ for a belt is << 2000$ for a new rack. Add on top of that that I don't think they keep replacement parts in stock in the UAE. I think they order...
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    Drive belt for electronic power assist

    Ok, it seems my request is already disappearing into the abyss of unanswered posts, so maybe someone can point me to someone who knows how to order special parts for a Ram. I need a subcomponent of the steering rack, while it seems you usually have to buy the whole steering rack. Can someone...
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    Drive belt for electronic power assist

    I plan to be driving my truck on the desert every weekend. In the Sand, the vehicles often get stuck with the wheels buried deep in the sand. A friend of mine has an f150 with an electronic power assist steering and had gone through three steering racks before finding that what was failing was...
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    Lookin for Advice on getting Max Clearance, Wheel Travel, with Minimum Lift

    Thanks for the pictures, you definitely delivered on my request! I am thinking this is the case. The guys are all Indian. They didn't know that to install a suspension spacer you need to turn the strut once the spacer is installed to get the spacer holes to line up... I really like the...
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