2014 RAM 1500 Express Crew Cab

[Dustin Steffey]

I went with this one! I love it but now I need a rear one lol.


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[ram1500rsm]

I went with this one! I love it but now I need a rear one lol.


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Dustin that's the Barricade R109761 ? or what bumper is that and what's the weight?

Trying to keep the weight in check, don't want to add 200lbs to the front cause the Winch is about 70lbs or so so i'll close to 300lbs if i added a bumper that heavy. I have an Xbull 13k winch in my Amazon cart already

 

[MidwestExpress]

And they don't seem to run any specials on that one either

If you're really considering it - Amazon generally had the best advertised ADD pricing when I was searching, our forum vendor rep from gotexhaust.com can likely beat any advertised ADD price though if you ask....

 

[ram1500rsm]

If you're really considering it - Amazon generally had the best advertised ADD pricing when I was searching, our forum vendor rep from gotexhaust.com can likely beat any advertised ADD price though if you ask....

I don't want to spend more than $1200 on a bumper and also don't want to add a ton of weight. With the Barricade and winch I'm looking at 190lbs total or 110lbs more than what I have now. I just wish to see more side pictures of the Barricade. It seems it has the less Jay Leno effect and I kind of like the front view.

 

[MidwestExpress]

I don't want to spend more than $1200 on a bumper and also don't want to add a ton of weight. With the Barricade and winch I'm looking at 190lbs total or 110lbs more than what I have now. I just wish to see more side pictures of the Barricade. It seems it has the less Jay Leno effect and I kind of like the front view.

Gotcha. Yeah, you're not going to get an ADD bumper for under $1,200 unless it's used. They do have the cheaper "Lite" version but no winch option on that and you'd have to add the upper bumper valance on our Express models (all of which is not the direction that you're looking to go, I know).

Functionally, the Barricade seems to check your lists. Aesthetically, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[ram1500rsm]

The Chassis Unlimited posted by Hodge is 95lbs, and the guys can do 10% off.
I'll keep poking around. Just like i found rear springs i liked. it took only 6 months and is not because the RAM aftermarket had them hahaha.

 

[ram1500rsm]

Found this guys in FB, 30 min away from where i live.
I'm going explore having Fox or King air bumps front and rear, and also check idea perhaps modifying my ICI bumper to fit a winch.

https://wicked-creations.com/

 

[ram1500rsm]

Damn this guys are busy. I have an appointment set Next Tuesday to take a look at my needs and get quotes for the work and parts etc. hopefully it won't be an arm and a leg hahaha.

 

[danielmid]

Damn this guys are busy. I have an appointment set Next Tuesday to take a look at my needs and get quotes for the work and parts etc. hopefully it won't be an arm and a leg hahaha.

https://fabfours.com/product/dodge-1500-red-steel-front-bumper/

It's also listed on a few other sites for less than MSRP, I saw it on Summit and eBay too actually.

 

[Dustin Steffey]

Dustin that's the Barricade R109761 ? or what bumper is that and what's the weight?

Trying to keep the weight in check, don't want to add 200lbs to the front cause the Winch is about 70lbs or so so i'll close to 300lbs if i added a bumper that heavy. I have an Xbull 13k winch in my Amazon cart already

That’s a go rhino bumper and it’s pretty heavy it sunk my front down and I had to add springs that were stiffer.


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[ram1500rsm]

We got a chillaxing day in the Anza Borrego desert today and ******** it the truck feels really good. This marks officially the day i broke in the Accutune valving finally
Originally i wanted to show the Anza Borrego sculptures to the kids so we headed that way this morning. All of them were closed because of the Covid chit, but at least the Anza trails were open so we decided to explore some of the washes around and enjoy mother nature for a change


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Had the grill inside the topper here cause the damn wind was blowing crazy.
We had the entire wash for ourselves. Feels good to be back out to the outdoors.
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[ram1500rsm]

Thought i had a couple more video clips having fun at 60 mph but damn it the phone didn't record. At lest i got one though just going a little slower.



Showed my 3 kids how to drive here today as well. sand is very loose in this wash so they were doing 10-15mph learning to give the truck gas, keeping it under control etc. All in all everybody had a blast.

 

[ram1500rsm]

New 14x14 tent.
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[ram1500rsm]

So i had the conversation with Wicked regarding air bumps for my truck today (rears yes but front could be a no no). They said they could add them in the front, but the dude told me he was concerned with the UCA's interfering with the bumps given their size and the location where the bracket needs to be welded. He was going to have a conversation with his boss about it and get back to me with pricing.
Also they can fab a mount for a winch in my bumper so i just ordered a winch this afternoon once i get it and going to contact them to schedule a date for install.

 

[hodge-xj]

So i had the conversation with Wicked regarding air bumps for my truck today (rears yes but front could be a no no). They said they could add them in the front, but the dude told me he was concerned with the UCA's interfering with the bumps given their size and the location where the bracket needs to be welded. He was going to have a conversation with his boss about it and get back to me with pricing.
Also they can fab a mount for a winch in my bumper so i just ordered a winch this afternoon once i get it and going to contact them to schedule a date for install.

Interested to see where they would mount these up front. Seems like these lowers are shaped kind of stupid so a nice striking surface is harder to find

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[ram1500rsm]

Interested to see where they would mount these up front. Seems like these lowers are shaped kind of stupid so a nice striking surface is harder to find

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Not getting the good vibes from these dudes. I've called twice, I've sent emails twice, I sent them couple of Facebook IMs and so far they're mute. I have the winch still boxed up in my garage.

 

[ram1500rsm]

Little more love to my WJ
Replaced the factory WJ rear sway bar with an HD IronRock one. The difference between both is just day and night. Damn.
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[ram1500rsm]

At Americas Tires getting 5 new Patagonia MT 315/70/17s.

 

[hodge-xj]

At Americas Tires getting 5 new Patagonia MT 315/70/17s.

Me likey! Any reason in particular

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[ram1500rsm]

Me likey! Any reason in particular

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Strong sidewalls and still the rave in the Jeep community for their price/performance, more aggressive thread than my KO2's so I'll see what's up. Mostly I wanted to downgrade from the 37 size and these fitted the bill at $226 each. They seem to be going up in price so I figure I wanted to snatch a set while they're still cheap. I'm surprised at the Falken AT3w for example. I paid low 200's for them as well couple of years ago now they're more expensive than KO2's in the same 315 size