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  1. Fletch125

    What have you replaced?

    I'm on my second Ram and was wondering what kind of work you guys have had to do. On my 2014 I replaced -both upper UCAs (previous owner had spacers in and popped the ball joints) -3 sets of sway bar links -rear caliper -both rear rotors due to the e-brake cable sagging and setting the parking...
  2. Fletch125

    Best tire for freeway/snow

    I live in the arctic tundra of Michigan. I'm looking for a tire with good traction that wont kill my MPG. I drive all freeway with some light offroading. I'm averaging 20 mpg on the SRAs but they're crap when its wet out. Thinking some KO2s in 295s. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
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    Rattle felt in pedals

    Just got the truck last month. Has almost 50k on it and everything is solid. Steering is tighter than any vehicle I've ever had! But I have this annoying high speed rattle once I hit a bump. I cant feel it in the wheel so I'm guessing its suspension related. You can only feel it in the pedals...
  4. Fletch125

    Want to lift it but...

    So I'm kind of at a crossroad. I have a 2016 sport and doesnt make so much as a squeak from the suspension. My 2014 was a nightmare because I was uneducated and bought the truck not knowing the previous owner used spacers. I installed bils but the damage was done and I ended up replacing every...
  5. Fletch125

    New truck...new problems

    I bought a 2014 last year as my first ram. It was a tradesman with 50k on the clock. Fast forward a year and I put nearly 40k on it. At the time I was working far from home and was doing almost 100 miles a day commuting. The truck was a v6 and I had nothing but issues with it. Nothing serious...
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    Led low beams that don't suck?

    I'm looking at the opt 7 fluxbea m x. I have some Amazon brand ones and they flat out suck. Constant flickering despite replacements. I don't want to spend $200 but I do not want to pull that grille again!!!! I'm not even sure if my truck (2014 tradesman) has the canbus system? My concern with...
  7. Fletch125

    Anyone replace their lower control arms?

    Looking to replace my lower control arms since the bushings are starting to wear. Planning on using the mevotech heavy duty ones since Michigan roads suck. I've replace control arms on many vehicles but the ram lower ball joint worries me. It almost looks like I'll have to pull the knuckle and...
  8. Fletch125

    Brake bleed procedure?

    Does anyone know if the front and rear brakes are independent of each other? I've seen some vehicles use brake lines that cross tie into each other as in front left and right rear versus just one line for front and a separate for the rears. Had to replace my left rear caliper and it's 11 degrees...
  9. Fletch125

    Apparently I'm the only one with this issue...

    2014 with 65k. Noise started once it got cold out. Temp gunned both bearings and spun each tire by hand...no noise or defects. Front end is tight and aligned. Rotated the tires and no change. It's from the front left tire and is directly linked to rotation. No noise difference in turns like a...
  10. Fletch125

    2014 1500 4WD Differential Service

    Figured I'd do a quick write up for servicing the front and rear diffs. It's similar between all model year 1500's but fluids may vary so check your manual. Front: Buy 2 quarts of 75W-85 gear oil. You'll need about 1.5qts total. -85 is hard to find, in fact the only place I know that sells it...
  11. Fletch125

    Growl during coast down?

    So my truck has developed this growl on coast down. Similar to a baseball card in the spokes of a bicycle wheel. I initially thought it was a wheel bearing but I'm not so sure. It recently went from 30 degrees to about 4 degrees where I live so I'm wondering if that has something to do with it...
  12. Fletch125

    Wheel bearing hum?

    2014 ram 1500 just hit 65,000 miles. I noticed I have a humming noise from about 30mph up. I figured it's a front wheel bearing however I cannot pin point a side. Noise stays the same regardless of which side is loaded up in a turn. Truck has very little body roll so that may be why. I can feel...
  13. Fletch125

    Ra1 to ra2 swap

    Looking to swap the garbage ra1 in my 2014 out for the ra2. From what I've heard it's just a direct plug and play swap with no harness mod. I've found a few on eBay but I'm wondering do I need some sort of code once I swap them? I assume there's some sort of anti theft built in Sent from my...
  14. Fletch125

    Occasional hard down shift to 1st

    Does anyone else experience a hard down shift from 2nd to 1st? 2014 with 8spd trans. I've heard there's a flash available but my trucks out of warranty since it's Canadian. It only happens when coasting down to 1st. Wondering if anyone has had it done or has an idea what the price is Sent from...
  15. Fletch125

    Flashing abs/brake light on dash

    Decided to do the right thing and use my parking brake on an incline. Got in the truck to leave today and now my abs/brake light is on and flashing with the chime. Brakes work fine, fluid is fine, and I cycled the parking brake pedal a few times to make sure it isn't stuck. Any ideas? Sent from...
  16. Fletch125

    2.1 or 2.8!!???

    Cannot settle on a choice for my bils. Ground to center of wheel well is 37.75" up front and 40" in the rear. Which means I have 2.25" of rake. Id hate for the front to be too high and have to add spacers in the rear Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk
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    Common front end clunk causes?

    So I've about had it with this truck. I've checked everything. No play anywhere! Truck had spacers installed from previous owner. Removed them in hopes of using the bilstein kit. Well F me for thinking a job would go easy for once. The spacers acted like water cups and the strut nut was seized...
  18. Fletch125

    Shop can't do alignment..

    Took my truck in the other day following a strut replacement. Drove it roughly 100 miles to and from work with no noticeable issues. Truck drove fine but since I have new tires i figured it wouldn't hurt to have it checked out. The truck had lift spacers installed from the previous owner. So I...
  19. Fletch125

    How my bilstein swap went to crap...

    Ordered some bil 5100s two weeks ago along with new uca's. $320 out the door with everything. I run a super tight schedule between work and finishing my BA, but I had Monday morning off (work midnights) and decided to get after it. The idiot before me installed spacers. I had to used a spring...
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    UCA alignment?

    Putting some bilstein 5100's and mevotech uca' s in later this week. I bought the truck with 2" spacers installed already and the alignment was fine. Due to the garbage ride quality and uca problems I've decided to go the better route with the bils. I plan on putting the truck around 2.5"...
  21. Fletch125

    Cargo light LED?

    I'm replacing the regular lights in my 2014 with LEDs. I absolutely hate the rear cargo lights and plan to go LED with those as well. From what I've found I need a 921 (T10) bulb. But from previous experience I've found that some LEDs occasionally glow. Does anyone have a link to a good bulb...
  22. Fletch125

    You guys are scaring me..

    I bought a 2014 tradesman which already had spacers installed up front. I'm not a big fan of spacers and was looking at installing the bilstein 2.1's. Currently I have a noise similar to bad sway bar links up front when hitting bumps at low speeds. The links and bushings are fine which leads me...
  23. Fletch125

    Light bar size? Mounts?

    Decided to put a light bar on my truck. Will the 52" curved type work? And does anyone have suggestions for mounts preferably something low profile Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk
  24. Fletch125

    Front end clunk..

    I'm incredibly meticulous with my vehicles. To my own fault actually. 2014 1500 now has a decent front end clunk pretty much all the time. Accelerating, hitting bumps, etc. I initially thought sway bar links since it's very apparent with slight body roll. That quieted it down a bit but I really...
  25. Fletch125

    Steering wheel squeak!!!

    Anyone have issues with their steering wheel squeaking? I can't pin point it but it's right at the wheel and driving me crazy. Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk

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