What did you do with your 4th Gen this week?

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REDinAZ

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Installed the tailgate assist, a stuby antenna, and added back a stock alpine sub that was missing when I bought her.

Also changed the oil with penzoil UP 5w30 and a wix xp filter. I don't trust what the dealership put in there, even though it was probably fine.

Edit: forgot to add, I also put half a bottle of Liqui Moly truck treatment in with my oil change since Amazon has it for so cheap
from my experience that 5w30 Pennz UP will make 5.7 run smooth as silk.

what stubby did you get? and does it work with a s* out here in AZ?? and did it make a lot of unexpected noise at high speeds??? thanks!!!
 

Jay_ramble

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from my experience that 5w30 Pennz UP will make 5.7 run smooth as silk.

what stubby did you get? and does it work with a s* out here in AZ?? and did it make a lot of unexpected noise at high speeds??? thanks!!!

I got the RedRock Off-Road Black Antenna; 6.50-Inch from AT. I don't really use the radio these days, mainly bluetooth. I did try it out and it seems to work just fine for me, being on the outskirts of Tucson. I haven't noticed any noise from it
 

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Replaced the drivers headlight again.
 

ThunderMug95

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After posting about doing an oil change a couple weeks back and guys berating me about using MMO and 5W20, I did a ton more research. Still don’t think MMO would “ruin” the engine but decided to play it safe. Previously used a K&N filter, PUP 5W20 and MMO, got oil pressure dropped 8-10psi from what it was before.

Swapped to RP filter, PUP 5W30 and Lubeguard
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Then installed the Vararam I got from @ThunderMug95. Need to order a new filter and thinking about ordering the smooth black or orange lid too

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Also got my UPR catch can today. That and the Bilsteins/UCAs will go on this weekend
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Im a bad influence lol.

I run the exact oil/filter/additive. I have before and after Lubegard UOA in that thread on this site. Seeing is believing.
 

ThunderMug95

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Also used AlphaOBD to activate my retrofitted factory foglights. Had to buy a $20 Android tablet off Marketplace as my old forgotten Samsung S5 was locked out. Maybe my former company wanted it back ? Ha
 

TotallyHucked

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2017 Sport CCLWB
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Did a bunch to it this weekend. Thursday evening I threw on the Vararam that I bought off @ThunderMug95
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On Friday I did the AGS delete while the truck cooled off. Then installed the fully assembled Bilstein's set at 2.8" that I also bought off Craig along with the RC forged control arms that correct the BJ angle. Went ahead and threw on some new Napa Adaptive One rotors and Wagner OEX pads while I was there as well.
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The original struts and shocks were beyond shot
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TotallyHucked

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All back together

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Then on Saturday, I did the rear shocks. I also inspected up inside the bedsides once the liners were out, thankfully it was nice and clean overall

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I bought the kit from Thuren Fab for this, well worth the money IMO
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Then installed the UPR catch can. So far I'm impressed with it, seems to be very high quality and was a super easy install. Lines were already cut the perfect length and came with barbs to insert in the factory hose adapters. Yes, the engine bay is nasty, that's on the list as well.
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Then I installed the black front Ram emblem to match everything else. Been putting this off cuz I wasn't sure how it'd look with the factory chrome grill inserts but I think it looks good.
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