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    Trailer Brake Question

    Hope you got your brake issue resolved. I pull a 12.000#(loaded) 5th wheel with my controller set to Heavy Duty and at 10. A while ago I was in a line at a stop light and was going slow hoping to make the light. When the car in front of me stomped on the brakes, so did I! Keep in mind I had kept...
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    Terrible, Horrible luck TT wise. My fault though...anything I can do?

    They do make a 1/2 ton truck that can supposedly tow this 10k TT or a 10k 5th wheel. Personally I am not too fond of Ford trucks... They say it can tow it with the 3.5L EGO Boost Engine... :) 400HP @6000 rpm and 500#s Torque at 3100 rpm The all-new 2021 F-150 Pickup is a true workhorse and...
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    Royal Purple 20-820 no longer made?

    I am a loyal user of Royal Purple products. Some of the replies might be considered irrelevant, but may have some truth such as the company being bought out. Used to be Champs lab manufactured the filters. Yes, Calumet bought them back in 2012. What is more interesting is that First Brands...
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    Bounce issue

    You didn't say whether you have stock size tires or bigger size tires. I had a 2014 bighorn 4x4 and it need new front shocks at 36k since they were leaking. I towed a heavy TT and it bounced the truck around towing. I always kept a 70# sandbag over the wheel wells since it seemed to make the...
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    Ideal 2500 Laramie Gear Ratio for Towing

    I would check the vin on the Ram Trucks website under the towing capacity guide. You can paste the vin# and it will tell you the gear ratio and actual tow capacities. Not 100% it will work for an older 2010 model. Checking the rambodybuilder.com for a 2010 2500 Laramie Crew Cab 4WD short box...
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    2017 dead battery

    I have AGM battery in my other car. I forgot about it until weeks later. No luck getting it charged, even with a battery charger on the AGM setting. My battery read 8 volts. I remember reading about using an good battery connected with jumper cables and using a conventional batter charger on 2...
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    6.4 towing hold back trouble

    My truck when towing my 5th wheel will hold back within a 10mph range. Recently I was on a trip going down a 7% grade and wanted to go 55 max speed so I bumped the cruise down to 45. The tach jumps up and down as the gears change and it has consistently held me to 10mph over set cruise speed. I...
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    Truck shaking!!!

    I've had the same problem after going to oversize tires on my 2500. I went from a 275 70 18 to a 295 70 18 on my stock rims. I had vibration issues at speeds above 62mph. They road forced the tires and it went away for awhile, but came back a few weeks later. There were so many weights that on...
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    Buying a (new for me) used 2500 diesel

    You didn't say what type of 2500 Cummins you are looking to buy? A 2500 in a 2 wheel drive, standard cab, long box will have about a 3000# payload vs a 4x4 crew cab which might only have a 2000# payload. My 37ft fifth wheel had a 10500# shipping weight. Loaded, its over 12k. Anyway, you can...
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    Exhaust Tone

    I bought my 2015 Ram 2500 used and it was louder than stock. It had a little rumble to it, the previous owner had removed the resonator. Can't remember if there was any drone. I'm well aware of how annoying it is to have a vehicle with a drone since I had a truck before with an aftermarket...
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    So Long Ram

    Kinda interesting how the grille on the new 150's look similar to the Ram's...
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    Unstable Towing with our 1500

    I agree what others have said your WDH is too small! I weighed my 30 foot travel trailer on a CAT scale when they weren't busy then unhooked the camper and got a total loaded weight 8400# I bought a Sherline 2000# trailer tongue scale from Amazon. My current tongue weight was about a 1000#s on...
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    Chrysler screwed me

    Interesting thread. I own a low mileage 17' 2500 with the 6.4. When I got home I checked my idle vs drive hours and it is over 20%. Plan to stop using the remote start and put it on an idling diet! :-) Another interesting thing is that when I looked thru my owners manual it stated the pup...
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    33203 mile Hemi just puked on me.

    If you kept the old filter I would cut it open and look for metal flakes/shavings. When it's time for your oil change do the same for the existing filter and inspect it. Best of luck!
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    6.4l crate engine swap

    What do you have planned for the Computer? Not sure the 5.7 computer can be reprogrammed to work with a 6.4 and it's sensors? If you're going with a stand alone 6.4 computer with a custom program not sure how it will interface with a 5.7 truck. Good luck in your build. I'm sure there's lots of...
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    Shock Absorbers

    I agree that everyone has their preference. On my 2003 Ram SC 4WD I decided to change the factory shocks out cause they were wore out. I ordered up the Bilstein 4600HD's. The truck rode rough, very rough, and they never broke in! Even worse when I hooked up my travel trailer and towed it. I...
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    Looking at our 1st TT

    Having towed a few travel trailers I have found that the TT towed better with 15% of TT weight on the hitch. I learned this after going down some 6 and 7% grades (White Knuckled) that no matter how I adjusted the WDH it was the extra weight, going from 10 to 11% of TT weight to 15% that stopped...
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    Truck Industry History Question

    Don't forget those adjustable shackles. I had them on my 72' Charger 440 along with air shocks to keep those big tires on the back from rubbing the inner fender. The car certainly had that raked look! Since the car had a trailer hitch I rented a car tow hitch and strapped my daily runner a 2...
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    Recommend me a nice cruiser

    I would have to agree with some of the other posts about the challenger/charger/300 recommendations. They have the Mercedes suspension and are big and comfortable and are great for cruising down the road. The Challenger even had an AWD with the V6. I had a older (Used) 2009 SRT8 that had zero...
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    New to me 2017 Ram 1500 ride beats me to death!

    I agree with others had said about tires and shocks concerning ride. I had smooth riding stock 1500's and put LT's on them and after that they rode rough. I found that running lower pressure helped smooth the ride, already mentioned. I ran 40 rear and 45 front with KO2s. Another truck I put...
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    3.73 vs 4.10

    Like you, I moved up to the 2500 Hemi. I've towed 8400# with the 8 speed 1500 with 3.92 gears and it was pushing it. I have driven the 1500 8 speed with 3.21 gears, but did not tow with it . I towed 8400# with the 2500 with the 3.73 gears and the 6 speed. I thought it liked the lower gears...
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    Frame surface rust or rot

    My truck is virtually rust free, but in a couple of years it will spend time UP North and I had the same thoughts of how to preserve the truck. I saw an episode of Stacey David's Gearz demo of KBS coatings, a 3 step with minimal prep coating system that you brush on and it flows to dry with a...
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    2017 6.4 Low Power ?

    I have owned both versions of the 2500 4 x 4's with the 6.4 engine Both had the 18" tires. The first was a 3.73 unit and my current truck has the 4.10 gears. With my current truck driving (empty) it shifts down into 5th more than I like. My gas mileage on the highway at 70 mph is 14.5 to 14.7...
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    Tires for Towing (yes, another tire thread)

    I was in the same situation as you. I was pulling a 30' TT that weighed 8400#s. I had the red airlift bags and equalizer hitch. I wanted to minimize sway and that required putting more weight on the hitch. Eventually I moved up to the Heavy Duty. With the 1500 I could put my hand on the box by...
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    Test Drove a 2019 Laramie Today. Is This Stock?

    I noticed the same thing. While my current truck was in the shop (Last Nov) I had a 2019 Laramie 4x4. When I walked up to the truck it looked so low in the front that I had to look under it to see if it was actually a 4x4, It was. Can't remember what size the tires were, but I know my 13' 1500...

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