2014 RAM 1500 Express Crew Cab

[crazykid1994]

I can’t bring myself to get pinstripes yet. That’s why I haven’t gone out trailing recently. Got a few small ones that buffed out about 90%. I’ll just keep living vicariously through your pictures for now. Lol

 

[ram1500rsm]

I can’t bring myself to get pinstripes yet. That’s why I haven’t gone out trailing recently. Got a few small ones that buffed out about 90%. I’ll just keep living vicariously through your pictures for now. Lol

I wear them with pride
They only hurt the 1st time and my first time was at least 15 years ago. Yes I remember buying like 3 different scratch removers to buff them out. Fun times.

 

[ram1500rsm]

Ordered Clayton rear trackbar. Nothing wrong with the FO one I have just my new year resolution for my truck suspension.

 

[ram1500rsm]

Got my exhaust tips in the garage today. I know some will ask why not go with the 5" outlet ones and the answer is i'm not into the big tips thing or the super long ones for $300 so im more than happy with my little 4" ones which in reality are not exactly small. I'll have them installed over the weekend.

Magnaflow 35121, SS, 2.25" inlet, 4" outlet, 7" long, literally the same thing as the stockers but i like this look better and wanted to give them try in the truck.

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[ram1500rsm]

Had a little time yesterday afternoon after work to get the tips installed. Ran into a problem with the tips cause lenght wise they would have been a little too short. they're 7" in lenght and they needed to be 9" to stick out a little bit as i wanted them. Stockers are 6.5" and once they're removed the new ones need to be a little longer to fit properly.

Fortunately my shop had a nice selection of everything from tips to mufflers you name it, and i tested a lot more different styles, among them, 4"x 9", 4.5"x9 and 5"x9" with the slant the the double wall. I settled on the 4.5"x9" as they filled up the bumper openings the best. Took some convincement from my muffler guy as i'm hoping i won't ruin them on the trails haha. If the time comes between sorting an obstacle or saving the darn tips oh well..., sorting the obstacle is a priority always

Anyways here is how the look

The smaller one is the 4"x7" exhaust tip compared to the new ones 4.5"x9"
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I'm thinking the wife's Explorer will inherit the 4"x7"s

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[marshall634]

WOW , that looks great

 

[ram1500rsm]

Got the wife's Explorer done with the Magnaflows
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[ram1500rsm]

Had some fun with my son today. He drives the beauty, i drive the beast.. Lol
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[ram1500rsm]

Another gem from the Jeep 2020 Gladiator market, and another direct fit to the 4th gen RAM 1500 since FCA shared rear control arms and rear panhards from the 4th gen RAM 1500 to the Jeep Gladiator platform. Clayton part# COR-4510110

Specs on the panhard are 1 3/8 x 5/16 dom tubing, then a Giiro bushing on one side, and a 5" long Johnny Joint on the adjuster side, and just like the Clayton rear control arms i'm running, Clayton Rear control arms and trackbars carry a lifetime, no questions asked warranty against bending or breaking.
The bar is pure beef, at checks in at 11lbs. Min eye to eye was 33.5"

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Setting it up at the right lenght as my FO panhard
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And mounted
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[ram1500rsm]

Refreshed my 95k miles factory front sway bar bushings with Energy suspension poly ones.
Energy Suspension 5.5160R 36mm Front Sway Bar Bushing Set. Ty @DILLIGAF


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[DILLIGAF]

Refreshed my 95k miles factory front sway bar bushings with Energy suspension poly ones.
Energy Suspension 5.5160R 36mm Front Sway Bar Bushing Set. Ty @DILLIGAF


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Looking at that picture makes me want those end links.

 

[ram1500rsm]

30k miles have gone by and i'll be changing front/rear diff fluid and TC fluid. I was waiting for this opportunity to add the Purple Cranium half spyder diff guard to my rear diff so i just ordered one today, part# 19076876, I went with red decals.

 

[crazykid1994]

30k miles have gone by and i'll be changing front/rear diff fluid and TC fluid. I was waiting for this opportunity to add the Purple Cranium half spyder diff guard to my rear diff so i just ordered one today, part# 19076876, I went with red decals.
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I have had my eye on that as well. Waiting till I swapped diff fluid and possibly add in a trutrac

 

[ram1500rsm]

Newest RC toy. Can't keep with my son now on that white Slash VXL with my SCX10 lol so i got me another Slash VXL. This chit is so addictive.... the Axial got a new set of aluminum control arms and HD tierod, new coil springs all around. White Slash gotTraxxas metal HD steering servo, RPM skids, Losi Aluminum shocks caps, Losi 50w shock oil all around, the Blue will follow suit with the same recipe, she's got the shock oil already

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[Jason Boulware]

Removed the aftemarket sway bar links and added my stockers back, when they go out, i'll buy stock replacements, here is a side by side view, that tube in the middle where you can see the sticker is the one banging on the bushing caps, i can tight the bushing as much as i can to prevent that, but couple of days later the bushings will deflect as expected, and the hole assembly gets loose again, and the thing will start cluncking like a mofoker going through speed bumps and the like.

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The way to stop the clanking and deflection on the super max links is to swap the rubber bushings out to a set of the red poly bushings and tighten them up till they compress slightly I hope this helps you out

 

[ram1500rsm]

The way to stop the clanking and deflection on the super max links is to swap the rubber bushings out to a set of the red poly bushings and tighten them up till they compress slightly I hope this helps you out

Ty I went back to the spmaxx ones few days after I posted that. Still on the bushings that came with them. It was a matter of how I did set them up initially.

 

[ram1500rsm]

Still waiting on the purple cranium thing. Got all my oils ready.
Mobil Syn 75w90 for the front (Couldn't find Valvoline)
Valvoline Synpower 75w140 for the rear
STP ATF+4 for the Transfer Case
Castrol 5w30 synth for the Ram and the Explorer, along with with Mopar and Motorcraft oil filters.
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[ram1500rsm]

My Traxxas Slash 2wd alignment - bashing setup. Leaving it here will make it easier for me to find next time i need this.
Shocks: Traxxas Big Bore shocks with Progressive springs, Part#5862

Front Lower shocks set at #1 (inner most hole)
Front Camber: 1.5*
1/16" front coil spacers
Front toe: 0*

Rear lower shocks set at #1 (Inner most hole)
Rear Camber: 0*
1/4" rear coil spacers
Default Toe

 

[Jason Boulware]

Ty I went back to the spmaxx ones few days after I posted that. Still on the bushings that came with them. It was a matter of how I did set them up initially.

Ok great I was just trying to help if I could. I do have a question that you can possibly help me out with My rear setup that I’ve put bought so far for the rear of my 2012 crew cab is the bilstein 24-187374, the 140 springs, a set of a carli adjustable track bar links, carli track bar drop bracket, a spohn adjustable track bar, and the metal cloak bump stop pads. My question is do you suggest that I should get the bilstein 33-185569 shocks for the rear or do you think the ones that I already have will be good?

Ty I went back to the spmaxx ones few days after I posted that. Still on the bushings that came with them. It was a matter of how I did set them up initially.

 

[Jason Boulware]

Ok great I was just trying to help if I could. I do have a question that you can possibly help me out with My rear setup that I’ve put bought so far for the rear of my 2012 crew cab is the bilstein 24-187374, the 140 springs, a set of a carli adjustable track bar links, carli track bar drop bracket, a spohn adjustable track bar, and the metal cloak bump stop pads. My question is do you suggest that I should get the bilstein 33-185569 shocks for the rear or do you think the ones that I already have will be good?