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  1. DodgeDrew71

    What did you do to/with your second gen today?

    Where you get them taillights! Love that look.
  2. DodgeDrew71

    Painted Wheels

    LOL ... I've been thinking about that. :)
  3. DodgeDrew71

    Floor mats

    Me 3 for San Antonio. :) Yeah, wish weather tech made them for 2nd gen. I did get the husky brand and I'm pleased with them.
  4. DodgeDrew71

    Painted Wheels

    Decided to invest $8 on some graphite colored wheel paint... GREAT investment! :artist1:
  5. DodgeDrew71

    What did you do to/with your second gen today?

    So decided to paint the stock wheels a graphite color. 1--because I hoped it would it look better and 2--to clean them up from all the scratches that the beauty rings caused. Plus I purchased some new tires. I DEF LIKE!
  6. DodgeDrew71

    Already lowered 2/4, want to go 4/6 need help

    Couple things you can look at that I know folks have done--other than the flip kit. --You can remove the helper leaf spring and get about an inch more drop. --You can install lowering blocks. Doing a combo of both will get you that other 2 inches you need. Some folks have not liked the...
  7. DodgeDrew71

    What did you do to/with your second gen today?

    From Suspension Connection--its the Hellwig #7822 design for lowered trucks, but they have others for 4wd and such. I got it for $248 and some change. Had a sale or discount going on when i ordered.
  8. DodgeDrew71

    What did you do to/with your second gen today?

    Last weekend dropped the oil pan and installed a new gasket--no more leaks anywhere! YEAH! This weekend finally installed the rear sway bar. WOW, what a dif it made. Understeer gone, now pretty darn neutral, maybe a tiny bit of oversteer, but hey it's a V6, I'm not pushing it THAT much in the...
  9. DodgeDrew71

    2001 slow drop.

    Seeing that roll pan on your truck and looking eBay and seeing it right there to order .... man I need that! lol Only thing is, I have dual pipes out the back now and when I install the roll pan, I'm going to have it modded with some half circle cut outs. That way I can tuck the tail pipes up...
  10. DodgeDrew71

    Just got this 1

    NICE! Look forward to hearing about you getting her back on the road. Good luck with everything.
  11. DodgeDrew71

    Will tire fit on wheel?

    If I may suggest... if you have a good local Firestone (or other alignment capable shop) and they offer a lifetime alignment and you plan on doing some suspension work i'd spend the money on it. At Firestone they have a $90 1-time alignment or a lifetime $220 alignment. I have taken it in 4...
  12. DodgeDrew71

    Leveling 1500 RWD

    As others have mentioned you'll need some new shocks. (If I was you I'd get with DodgeTx about those he has.) To get 4" drop in back I did 2" lowering shackles and new leaf hangers as well. You can reverse the hangers instead of buying lowering ones. So shackles (rear of spring) equal 2" and...
  13. DodgeDrew71

    Thrust Angle

    Yeah, I save everything. Prob save too much crap honestly. LOL Now cross fingers with some checking around and prob loosen up and retighten I get things back inline.
  14. DodgeDrew71

    Thrust Angle

    Well found the previous alignment sheets. Dude, I think you are on to something. :waytogo: I didn't get alignment checked last year after I put on the rear hangers. I deployed and had a million things going on. Before I did the hangers the Thrust Angle was -0.14. Now it's 0.45--that's...
  15. DodgeDrew71

    Thrust Angle

    Yeppers. I'll def check things but not sure how the shackles and the hangers would be that far off. I need to look for my alignment sheet from right after i did the drop last year to compare as well. Appreciate the response.
  16. DodgeDrew71

    Thrust Angle

    So looking at my alignment sheet. Rear toe from left to right is nearly a full degree off. (0.4 vs -0.49) The thrust angle is .45. So I guess with having a solid axle the issues could be: leaf spring center point is off, axle shackles bolts not square or frame issues. I've looked and the...
  17. DodgeDrew71

    What did you do to/with your second gen today?

    Painted the tail lights to match today. :) I like the new look. Now need a roll pan to really clean up the look in the back! HA!
  18. DodgeDrew71

    Painted taillights

    My afternoon project. :) Now though, I definitely need a roll pan! :roflsquared:
  19. DodgeDrew71

    2nd Gen step rails

    2nd Gen Tuff-Bar - 3" Standard Cab Stainless Steel Round Bent Tube Step Bars. Only on truck about 7 months. Both in great shape. One does have some scratches on the underside. (see pic) I would think they will fit other trucks--The mounts are 49" apart and with how they are designed there is...
  20. DodgeDrew71

    What did you do to/with your second gen today?

    Installed new tie-rods and idler arm yesterday. So glad I got that lifetime alignment from Firestone! lol Steering is even better now. Will do a tiny steering box adjustment (tighten) and be all good. Now need to work on the fact the tires rub against the lower control arm where the...
  21. DodgeDrew71

    99 ram seat swap...

    Yes, the front "legs" are shorter. Just remember this is something that is a definite safety thing if you get in an accident you will want something secure and strong. I'm sure you could swap the seats from one frame to the other.
  22. DodgeDrew71

    99 ram seat swap...

    From experience of buying a standard cab that had an ext cab 40/20/40 in it. The framing is not the same between a ext cab and standard cab. The front of the ext cab set-up is shorter. The PO actually had stacked big washers to "fill" the gap between the bottom of the frame to the floor...
  23. DodgeDrew71

    What the Plenum looked like

    So this is what the Plenum looked like after taking off. The gasket looked pretty darn good. It was not broken or pushed in/out anywhere. Wonder if that is PCV valve "spray" pattern? Anyone have an idea? Believe I replaced it after I bought the truck less than 2 years ago. But not...
  24. DodgeDrew71

    What did you do to/with your second gen today?

    Plenum and heater core Past few days been working the 2001. --Replaced Plenum gasket & pan with the Hughes kit. --Slight Kegger mod (about 1/2" removed) --Cleaned the fuel injectors and replace o-rings --New water temp sensor and air charger temp sensor --Cleaned TB --Replaced valve...
  25. DodgeDrew71

    5.2 and 5.9 TB the same?

    Thank you Dapepper

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