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    Firestone Transforce AT & Winter.. not a good mix

    Picked up my 2022 Ram 2500 with the Firestone tires in October, first snowfall in Mich recently and I will say the tires are awful!! Couldn't even make it up my driveway without 4WD. They have to go for sure. What are you winter drivers using? I have had BFG A/T's before and had good...
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    Bed mounted bike rack

    Have a 2022 2500 on its way to replace my well used 1500. On my 1500 I had added Yakima rails to the bed rails and then used their crossbars. On that I had a 1UP tray. worked really well but there were a couple of issues. One; had to drill into my bed top rails to install the channels. Two...
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    2022 on it's way

    Have 2022 on it's way should be here by the end of Sept, pretty excited. Night edition with a Cummins. One question I have is the rear seat. I was looking at the Ramtrucks.com website and it shows the rear seat back folding flat. Is that for all 2500 Rams? it doesn't call out any trim level...
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    clunk - think I know, but what way to go

    did a whole front end... bilstein, lower control arm, zone upper control arm, sway bar links... finished it up and had a slight klunk when turning... took a look at everything looked good and tight... today disconnected the sway bar and what do you know, no more noise... put it back on...
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    MDS fixed itself?

    About a couple of months ago my MDS started to make the ratcheting noise, could get rid of it by putting the gear select to 8+... seemed easy enough but to it seemed like something had "broken" and I felt that I should get if fixed before I shut it off. Recently I did not select the gear button...
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    MDS - fix it or turn it off

    Recently my truck started to make what has been described as a ratcheting sound off throttle ECO light on, goes away in neutral and if selecting a gear or giving more throttle... did lots of research and based on when it happens and how I can get it to go away it is the MDS. I have 150,000...
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    8spd fluid change now have a noise

    decided to do the 8spd trans fluid change... didn't seem too bad. Got a Mopar pan and the ZF life fluid 8... leveled the trans pan, dropped it and installed the new one. so far so good. went through the fill procedure and pump it in till is ran out of the fill plug hole.. again all seemed...
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    Zone UCA clearance to strut mount

    All - just installed the zone UCA with Bilstien at 2.1... was poking around, still have a very random clunk and noticed how close the UCA is the upper mount.. called Zone and they weren't much help but at least I verified I have them on the correct sides part number 02547 is on the driver...
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    random klunk before and after

    I just did the full bilstien 5100 level.. replace upper control arms with Zone, put in new Mopar lower control arms, replace the tie rod ends, and sway bar links. Verified that all bolts are at proper torque and I know for sure I have the washer on the correct side and have proper torque on...
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    Door Mounted Mirrors

    Silly question.... but are all door mounted rear view mirrors the same for 1500, 2500, 3500..... same mounting, etc. Thanks
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    5w20 vs 5w30

    I just put Redline 5w20 in my 2015 Hemi with 142K miles on it... was getting a pretty significant tick and it has really quieted it down, but still seems to be there at startup... probably takes that long for the oil to get where it needs to, but here is my question. If 5w20 is the recommended...
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    Lower Control arm 2015 outdoorsman

    Hi... saw you company name in a couple of other posts and they recommended you. Looking for right and left front lower control arms for 2015 Outdoorsman. Time to replace them and am in the middle of getting all the parts for the Bilstien swap. On top of that guess I would also be looking for...
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    Lower control arm Mevotech

    Hi all ordering my parts for the full front suspension replacement... going to level a bit with the Bilsteins 5100 but also would like to replace the lower control arms. Did some searching and it doesn't seem like a whole ton of aftermarket ones are available. Not going with Mopar. I have...
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    2015 cluster gremlins

    Have had a recent issue which has me concerned.... driving for the first time during the day and my cluster has had some issues. The first time is completely blanked out for just a second and then just re-started as normal. No issue with the truck driving just cluster blanked out. 2nd time...
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    Raptor vs Bully - on body panels

    All - getting ready to cut into a 2011 Ram 1500 with significant rocker rust. Should be fun, new adventure for me!!.. when we are complete with the rocker replacement plan on painting the lower with a "bed liner" type paint. I don't really need a show finish but want it durable. I found...
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    Door removal

    All - need to take the doors off to do some rocker work (lots of rust). I assume I should leave the hinges on the body and unbolt the doors? also, do the front fenders need to come off?
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    Thought it was my front bearing

    had the typical failed bearing sound coming from the front driver side of my 2105 Ram Outdoorsman 4WD. Replaced it and don't you know the sound is still there.... thought I got a bad one out of the box and didn't get rid of the sound. The sound it definitely coming from the driver side...
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    Adventures in install of Bilstein 5100's

    Decided to do Bilsteins on the 4 corners of my kids 2011 1500 Outdoorsman... rear went fine, fender liner is a bit of pain and I cut off one of my old crescent wrenches but all went well. Moved to the front and all was going week till we got to the lower strut bolt... no matter what we could...
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    2011 Rocker Replacement

    Have a 2011 with both driver and pass side that need the rockers replaced... rusted right through. Have read more than 1 post about a truck from Canada with the same issue. We didn't know ours was from Canada until tried to have a warranty claim after dealer said we still had the powertrain...
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    35's with only a leveling kit

    I have a 2015 Outdoorsman with the 17" wheels... My tires are worn and i am getting ready to get new ones. I would like to go a bit bigger, but don't really want to lift it. I will be getting new shocks all the way around and will either be putting on the Bilstein or Fox leveling on the front...
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    Front Bearing

    Hi all... couple of months ago I started getting a sound at around 70mph that sounded like plastic rubbing together. Spent some time under the truck looking for anything flapping around. Did some trimming and stuff, but didn't help. Rotated my tires, thought it helped but didn't... started...
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    Rusted Sill Replacement

    Have a 2011 Ram Outdoorsman and the sills are rusted pretty bad. The truck is solid everywhere else. I would like to try and replace them.... don't need to be perfect as I am going to chassis saver the outside. Has anyone else tried this on their own?... if so, where did get the parts...
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    2015 Outdoorsman - planning for new tires

    will be coming up on the need for new tires soon... currently have the stock 265/70R17 on the truck... I like the look of a smaller wheel and more rubber so would stay with the 17".. had them powder coated black also. want to go bigger od that the stock 265 (~31.6" od by the math). Don't...
  24. J

    need new shocks

    need new shocks - are Fox worth the price Got a 2011 Outdoorsman that is way over due for shocks.... looking to level it out at the same time... probably been answered before but Fox or Bilstein... Fox 2.0 coil over Bilstein 5100 leveling from what I can tell the Fox is the entire...
  25. J

    New Outdoorsman on its way

    Posted in the exterior section without much feedback.... Like the title says I have a 2015 Outdoorsman on its way very soon. I have been searching the internet to find a decent winch bumper. Sold me Jeep Wrangler and kept the winch and would love to incorporate it into my new truck. Most of...

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