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  1. Kevin petro

    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

    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...
  3. Kevin petro

    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...
  4. Kevin petro

    Lookin for Advice on getting Max Clearance, Wheel Travel, with Minimum Lift

    So I took my new (to me) 2017 Ram out into the desert for the first time last Friday and was quite let down by the experience. The truck is stock with some plates on the bottom to cover the transmission and front diff, and the bottom of the bumper cut off. I have previously driven a Toyota FJ...
  5. Kevin petro

    Is the ram a street truck?

    So I just bought a 2017 ram 2door with the hopes of making a fun truck for driving in the desert here in the UAE. Instead it seems I bought street truck. I haven't modified the suspension yet, because a) it's hard to get things here quickly, and b) I wanted to see how this handled to get some...

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