2014 RAM 1500 Express Crew Cab

[ram1500rsm]

Doing a little calculation going to 37's with 3.92's will be the equivalent of having 3.55's with 33's.
If i wanted to keep the same ratio of 33's and 3.92's i'll need 4.30's though 4.56's will be best.

 

[revitupmoto33]

Not yet, i'm on 3.92's that's why i haven't decided to fully embraced them. I have to contact Mobile Gear and see what they have to say about the RAM diff upgrade. they do the work for shops like Rebel offroad and others and can come to your house, still way cheaper than the local offroad shop. They charged me 1k OTD to change my JKU front/rear gears with parts and labor, and they did the job in about 2-3 hours right in my garage.

I’m curious to see if they have a solution for the front diff

 

[revitupmoto33]

Doing a little calculation going to 37's with 3.92's will be the equivalent of having 3.55's with 33's.
If i wanted to keep the same ratio of 33's and 3.92's i'll need 4.30's though 4.56's will be best.

I have the 3.55 ratio in mine and when I had 33’s it wasn’t that bad but taller ratio would be much better

 

[ram1500rsm]

Got the Bwoody rear trackbar installed. It didn't come with instructions and i didn't know if there was a recommendation where to place the side with the jam nut, so i put the jam nut side towards the axel. I did send bwoody an email to double check just in case but i'm still waiting for their reply.

Took the entire join out and coated the theads wit anti-seize
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Measured the stocker at 33 11/16
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The Bwoody is thicker, hard to tell if it's solid or not but the stocker is definetely hollow and if you grab it in the middle with your hands you can feel/see how it twist, kind of crazy to think it's so whimpy considering these are trucks with a 10k lbs towing rating. The new one is a lot more solid and you can't flex that ***** like you can with the stocker.

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Final product
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[ram1500rsm]

Forgot to add Bwoody got back to me and it this case it doesn't matter which side you pick to place the trackbar so i'll leave the jam nut side facing the axel.

 

[ram1500rsm]

Next round:
Barricade HD Extreme rear bumper
Revitup Motorsports HD Spare Tire carrier with Provision to mount a Hi lift jack and Rotopax
ICI Throphy Prerunner front bumper

 

[hodge-xj]

Next round:
Barricade HD Extreme rear bumper
Revitup Motorsports HD Spare Tire carrier with Provision to mount a Hi lift jack and Rotopax
ICI Throphy Prerunner front bumper

All the goodies!!! Notice any tighter feeling from track bar? You ain't kidding how flimsy this oem feels..

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[ram1500rsm]

All the goodies!!! Notice any tighter feeling from track bar? You ain't kidding how flimsy this oem feels..

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It's tighter yes, seems more controlled body roll. i like it. Been thinking about refreshing the rear control arms and the front LCA's being they have 71k miles but they seem ok so far what that heck i need to stop money spending for a while... If i go back to my mods and put a number to them i don't want to cry hahaha, it's amazing to see how much money we can spend in mods without even thinking about.

 

[hodge-xj]

It's tighter yes, seems more controlled body roll. i like it. Been thinking about refreshing the rear control arms and the front LCA's being they have 71k miles but they seem ok so far what that heck i need to stop money spending for a while... If i go back to my mods and put a number to them i don't want to cry hahaha, it's amazing to see how much money we can spend in mods without even thinking about.

No joke, that's why I've been dabbling with used tires and selling them while they still have life left, I didn't want to buy 1000$ in rubber to be unhappy or stuck with something that didn't work. I'm looking at simpler mods now, this bumper and new tires are gonna be some of the last big purchases for a while (aside from a tune that the diesel settlement is paying for).

Track bar, muffler delete, little things I can do, but man I gag every time I think about how much I've spent on things, this truck included. I'm trying to prevent the snowball effect with this truck....so far, not good.

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[ram1500rsm]

and 1st item to show up
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[hodge-xj]

and 1st item to show up
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I bet you can't get that installed in 30 mins [emoji1306]

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[ram1500rsm]

I bet you can't get that installed in 30 mins [emoji1306]

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Lol, i'll give it a try tomorrow.

 

[hodge-xj]

Lol, i'll give it a try tomorrow.

Bah....today or it doesn't count. Lol

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[ram1500rsm]

I’ll see if i can make it happen after work, seems easy peasy.

 

[ram1500rsm]

Aighy I got it done. Only thing left is to connect the license plate light but I'll do that tomorrow.
Taking the bumper down is as easy as removing 6 bolts.
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Took me more time find out why i had some groomets in the bags and a couple of harnesses that i guess will be used if i had rear parking sensors. Install is just 4 bolts and it'll help to have a jack to help you line the bumper straight.
The license plate doesn't have a harness so i guess i'll have to splice one of the fatory harnesses and hook up the wire in there.

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[Goose_1327]

Got the Bwoody rear trackbar installed. It didn't come with instructions and i didn't know if there was a recommendation where to place the side with the jam nut, so i put the jam nut side towards the axel. I did send bwoody an email to double check just in case but i'm still waiting for their reply.

Took the entire join out and coated the theads wit anti-seize
Untitled by RAM RSM, on Flickr

Measured the stocker at 33 11/16
Untitled by RAM RSM, on Flickr

the Bwoody is thicker, hard to tell if it's soild or not but the stocker is definetely hollow and if you grab it in the middle with you hands you can feel.see how it twist, kinf of crazy to think it's so whimpy considering this are trucks with a 10k lbs towing rating. the new one is a lot more solid and you can't flex that ***** like you can with the stocker.

2019-04-23_01-22-17 by RAM RSM, on Flickr

Final product
2019-04-23_01-22-37 by RAM RSM, on Flickr

Good to see there aren’t any clearance issues with the BWoody track bar, makes me wonder if Core4x4 track bar needs the optional bend.


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[Quick_Shifter]

I used this light for my barricade bumper because the one that came with it was horrible. Just painted the housing black and have been very happy with it it’s a clean led

Peterson Manufacturing Silver V298C LED License Light https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006H5BP7E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_oTKYCbYXJ95R6

 

[ram1500rsm]

I used this light for my

Good to see there aren’t any clearance issues with the BWoody track bar, makes me wonder if Core4x4 track bar needs the optional bend.


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i haven’t measured but it looks like 1.5-2” clearance by the naked eye. I’ll see if I can take some measurements today to make sure but it definitely clears without any issues.

 

[ram1500rsm]

Got the tire carrier installed, Thanks @revitupmoto33, Got it primed and painted with Rustoleum semi gloss black.
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Stance with 300lbs permanently in the back, still 40 1/2 rear, 39 1/2 front
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[revitupmoto33]

Looks so good paired with that rear bumper
I’m glad there weren’t any issues getting it to work with your topper.