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  1. AlexC2350

    Salt sucks

    That sucks man. I would say that you got taken for a ride on that undercoat. You want to stay away from anything that dries and does stay fluid. Moisture and salt get underneath and accelerate rust, especially if you already had a little. You may be able to scrape that crap off and oil it and...
  2. AlexC2350

    I have a 2018 Ram 2500 Tradesman want upgraded seats

    Probably a big horn. A longhorn would be leather, probably brown or tan. They would probably fit your tradesman, there is little difference between tradesman and bighorn level 1.
  3. AlexC2350

    Help with towing. New to owning a dodge

    My Dad is pulling that size trailer with same truck just a 22. He’s pulled that trailer all over New Englan with the truck and a 15 Durango RT for a few years before the truck. You have to watch what and how you load it.
  4. AlexC2350

    3 alignments later truck still pulls left and right when on sloped road

    My 2020 2500 has done this since I got it with 650 miles on it. I’m just about to roll 100k now and it still does it. I’ve never noticed any odd tire wear or anything like that. I did just have to replace the drivers side wheel bearing and I wondered if that added to its premature wear in my...
  5. AlexC2350

    Hemi Starter Motor

    My starter left me stranded at 50k miles on 2 year old truck. I was away for work 4 hours from home. Is what it is. Battery also went dead around that time.
  6. AlexC2350

    Highest towing capacity for the 5.7

    These dealers online don’t even really understand that payload and towing capacity differs between models and various options or why it even matters. They almost never post a pic of the door sticker and same with gearing option. It’s very irritating when searching for a truck. The nice thing...
  7. AlexC2350

    Startup clatter a week after first oil change...

    The last three trucks I’ve had had hemis. 17 5.7 an 18 6.4 and 20 6.4. All three clattered on cold starts on the recommended penzoil. Worse after a short cycle of the engine. Lubeguard worked wonders for the 17 and 18. I’ve had the my current 6.4 on amsoil since the second oil change and it...
  8. AlexC2350

    WOW - Rip Off Dealership

    You’re right the dealerships will try to upsell everything and tons of people always going along with it. One thing with your truck though is that trans. I’d be changing my fluid and filter on that at 30k religiously. Probably not a flush though. The rest of the stuff can wait. The local...
  9. AlexC2350

    How much of a drop for my 3500 hitch?

    I’ve pulled my Imagine 3000qb thousands of miles on a Reese hitch with 2” shank and a reducer, zero issue. Also a flat deck trailer. You will want like 8” of drop for that truck to have the flexibility towing different things. Personally I wouldn’t worry much about using weight distribution...
  10. AlexC2350

    OEM or Aftermarket wheel bearings

    I would’ve loved to use timkens. Just none available anywhere. Both my inlaws retired from timken too.
  11. AlexC2350

    OEM or Aftermarket wheel bearings

    I’ll install them myself so really I’m saving money still. I have had 295/70 cooper at3 on it pretty much the whole time and plan to stick with them. So that could contribute to them wearing a tad faster than I would’ve liked.
  12. AlexC2350

    OEM or Aftermarket wheel bearings

    The search was tough, all the best deals were of questionable quality and the known good quality aftermarket ones were unavailable. So I ended up picking up 2 OEM bearings for $720.
  13. AlexC2350

    OEM or Aftermarket wheel bearings

    Rock Auto shows them as an option but everything is unavailable.
  14. AlexC2350

    OEM or Aftermarket wheel bearings

    Yeah there are definitely more options for 4th gen. 200 a piece for a good quality one I’d scoop it up but it’s seems like they’re either really cheap or pushing a grand for 2. I called my local sanel auto parts and he told me they don’t have any options for my truck, it’s a dealer part...
  15. AlexC2350

    OEM or Aftermarket wheel bearings

    Thanks for the replies. I’ll look into the SKF. The best deal I found on mopar was 530 a piece. Hopefully can source something decent for a more reasonable price.
  16. AlexC2350

    OEM or Aftermarket wheel bearings

    Just got my truck inspected for the year and it passed but I was told that the drivers front wheel bearing will need to be replaced pretty soon. Truck has 95k on it, so seems a little premature. I’ll very for myself when I get a chance but plan to replace both front wheel bearings anyway before...
  17. AlexC2350

    Ram2500 Little Warning Wheel Bearing Failure

    I just got my 20 2500 inspected and was told the front drivers side wheel bearing will need to be replaced pretty soon. 95k miles. I was wondering what is the best option for replacement. I plan on doing both at the same time.
  18. AlexC2350

    Help me choose a truck?

    Have you decided on a truck yet? I just came across this thread. If you haven’t bought one I wanted to give my 2 cents. I think for your use case, truck 2 is the way to go. You don’t say if it’s crew cab or not. If is, the 5.5 foot bed is irritatingly small. You’ll want the extra foot for...
  19. AlexC2350

    2012 Express - Adding Transmission Temp Gauge?

    Try a Scanguage. They just plug into the obd port and you set different things on the little screen to monitor. I had a 16 Tacoma that I was towing a camper with and used a scanguage to watch the trans temps. Worked well.
  20. AlexC2350

    8HP75 Fluid Change and PPE Pan experience

    Hey quick update on this. I did end up double checking the fill level on my own I was a little over half a quart low. Likely chance they didn’t level the trans when filling it back up as they said they did. Wild one was right on double checking. Or I just over filled it haha. Time will tell...
  21. AlexC2350

    8HP75 Fluid Change and PPE Pan experience

    Fair enough, trust but verify I guess
  22. AlexC2350

    8HP75 Fluid Change and PPE Pan experience

    I wanted to use Amsoil for this but did see a few posts in places that said it was too slippery or something and didn’t want to chance it. I’ve been using Amsoil for all oil changes to date. I was thinking about doing the axles with amsoil severe gear and the t case at some point. Also to...
  23. AlexC2350

    8HP75 Fluid Change and PPE Pan experience

    I will end up I don’t think that’s a bad idea at all and i think i will this weekend. I just feel like I paid the money for professional service and I shouldn’t have to check their work. I’m a master Electrician and decent wrench. I could have done this myself but believe in hiring the right...
  24. AlexC2350

    8HP75 Fluid Change and PPE Pan experience

    I sure hope they did, I asked if they knew the procedure and wanted to know if they understood it’s not a typical transmission service. I was planning to do this myself so I had done a bunch of research prior. That procedure list was something I saved a while back from here. They said they’ve...
  25. AlexC2350

    8HP75 Fluid Change and PPE Pan experience

    Hey All, I wanted to post my experience with doing a fluid and filter change with PPE pan. My truck is a 2020 2500 6.4. I bought it in the spring of 21 with 600 miles on it. I have 86300 on it as of today. Probably 10K or more is towing either my 9k TT or car trailer with various weights on...

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