2014 RAM 1500 Express Crew Cab

[ram1500rsm]

Ok sorry @ram1500rsm but back to this post ... will 4 pods at 12-watt, 1080 lumen spot/flood combo beam be ok ?

Yep. 2 per side and as kid indicted as long as you don't exceed 55w per side.
Also remember to set the fogs as leds

Enable Fog light leds
Select vehicle, body computer, 2013-2017 body computer
Then active diagnostics
select procedure Car configuarion change (should be all the way down to the list)
CBC Features-LED Front Fog Lamps present - Set to Yes, default should be no
Finish

 

[CheechDogg.0n37s]

Yep. 2 per side and as kid indicted as long as you don't exceed 55w per side.
Also remember to set the fogs as leds

Enable Fog light leds
Select vehicle, body computer, 2013-2017 body computer
Then active diagnostics
select procedure Car configuarion change (should be all the way down to the list)
CBC Features-LED Front Fog Lamps present - Set to Yes, default should be no
Finish

No relays needed ? And if so can I use one of these ? And where would I hook it up to the oem fog light switch so that the relay and fuse are connected so that it triggers the relay?

 

[crazykid1994]

If you do what ram1500 said then you don’t need a relay. You would just hard wire to the factory fog light harness. That’s how mine are. Either cut the factory connector off and splice in the new deutsch connectors or make an adapter harness.

 

[CheechDogg.0n37s]

If you do what ram1500 said then you don’t need a relay. You would just hard wire to the factory fog light harness. That’s how mine are. Either cut the factory connector off and splice in the new deutsch connectors or make an adapter harness.

Got it ! thank you !

 

[ram1500rsm]

No relays needed ? And if so can I use one of these ? And where would I hook it up to the oem fog light switch so that the relay and fuse are connected so that it triggers the relay?

Correct you can use your fog factory harness. Some of the fogs/pods already come with the DT connectors, use the adapters you posted here https://www.ramforum.com/posts/2366765/ and wiring 4 fogs or pods with DT connectors should be all plug and play. Just make sure not to exceed 55w per side.

 

[CheechDogg.0n37s]

Correct you can use your fog factory harness. Some of the fogs/pods already come with the DT connectors, use the adapters you posted here https://www.ramforum.com/posts/2366765/ and wiring 4 fogs or pods with DT connectors should be all plug and play. Just make sure not to exceed 55w per side.

Sweet ty

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[ram1500rsm]

Working with Nick to get a set of Icon DT UCA's. Nothing wrong with the Zones i just want a set of UCA's that will allow me to use all the travel in my King coilovers and i want to try to the Delta Joints from Icon. Never had them before so there is always a first one for everything

 

[ram1500rsm]

And i just ordered the Icon DT UCA's. Thanks a lot, Nick. Will do a side by side comparison with the Zones once i get them in. I should have done the same with the stockers. Oh well, I'll have the Zones for sale soon.

 

[crazykid1994]

My only concern and the reason I didn’t buy the Icons is because of the maintenance on them. I like how the zone are still fully sealed.

 

[ram1500rsm]

I wanted to do Total Chaos with uniballs or new Camburg 1.25 uniballs. Nick don't carry the TC's and the guys from Camburg didn't even replied back to an email I sent them,i guess they didn't like I asked for a discount promising to give them a review in our forum considering perhaps I was going to be one of the first members with such UCAs oh well. Their lost. My money went to Icon.

Ive had uniballs before so I know what they're and what to expect from them. The DT stuff will be new to me and theyre supposed to be the best of both worlds, uniball toughness with BJ longevity. Will see...

 

[ram1500rsm]

HPtuners toy showed up this evening
2021-01-14_10-22-24 by RAM RSM, on Flickr

 

[ethanmhanks]

Oh man if they have that cover i'll be very tempted to buy one
In the meantime, here is the Purple Cranium skid diff guard installed

2020-12-30_07-47-45 by RAM RSM, on Flickr

Any problem with the bigger sway bar clearing the diff guard? I have one on my truck and would like to add the same sway bar but paint matched to my truck, just been a little worried about clearing.

 

[ram1500rsm]

Any problem with the bigger sway bar clearing the diff guard? I have one on my truck and would like to add the same sway bar but paint matched to my truck, just been a little worried about clearing.
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Nope. There is enough room for it.
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[ram1500rsm]

Icon UCA's came it today. I wasn't home until late afternoon so i haven't installed them them but i packed the poly bushings full of grease and will do the install tomorrow. Changed the DJ zerks too cause the ones that came in the units are the ones that will need a needle bearing but they also included standard zerks which i just switched too. I also ordered the caps today, i don't know if they'll fit with the standard zerks we'll see. Worst case i'll put the low profile zerks back and get what i need to to grease the DJ.

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[ram1500rsm]

Got the Icon UCA's installed. I don't know if it's just a placebo effect but damn the truck is driving super nice. I know we can't describe things accurately from the net but i'm just going to add for a truck with 97k miles on heavy mud terrains still on factory front LCA's and tierods she's still kicking butt like the miles are not there. Knocking on wood

2021-01-17_06-17-32 by RAM RSM, on Flickr

Comparing the Icons with the Zones, Both arms are driver side
Tubular vs boxed style, both arms are fairly durable and you can tell they're made with pride. Kudos to both companies for the crafmanship

Icon Delta Joint UCA Tubular vs Zone UCA Boxed by RAM RSM, on Flickr

BJ angle at full down travel, Icon has a little more, the camera didn't capture the actual difference don't know it's because perhaps the angle of the BJ mount is a little more at an incline with the Icons.

Icon Delta Joint UCA vs Zone UCA Max Down travel by RAM RSM, on Flickr

Up travel the difference is easier to see
Icon Delta Joint UCA vs Zone UCA Max Up travel by RAM RSM, on Flickr

Also the Icon has a little more offset as well
Icon Delta Joint UCA vs Zone UCA Driver side by RAM RSM, on Flickr

Finished product, this is with the wheel in the air at full droop.
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[MidwestExpress]

Icon UCA's came it today. I wasn't home until late afternoon so i haven't installed them them but i packed the poly bushings full of grease and will do the install tomorrow. Changed the DJ zerks too cause the ones that came in the units are the ones that will need a needle bearing but they also included standard zerks which i just switched too. I also ordered the caps today, i don't know if they'll fit with the standard zerks we'll see. Worst case i'll put the low profile zerks back and get what i need to to grease the DJ.

The caps won't fit over the standard zerks. You could try to maybe double/triple stack the 3M tape or something, but it'd have to be creative. I bought a needle to try to grease with the low profile zerks, but it didn't work too well for me. I just swapped out the zerks when adding grease (drive with the low profile & caps, put the standard on while adding grease, then back to the low profile and caps).



You are the man when it comes to trying and comparing all the different suspension parts/brands for our trucks. Not too many guys go through multiple aftermarket shocks, springs, control arms, trackbars, UCAs, etc.

 

[ram1500rsm]

The caps won't fit over the standard zerks. You could try to maybe double/triple stack the 3M tape or something, but it'd have to be creative. I bought a needle to try to grease with the low profile zerks, but it didn't work too well for me. I just swapped out the zerks when adding grease (drive with the low profile & caps, put the standard on while adding grease, then back to the low profile and caps).



You are the man when it comes to trying and comparing all the different suspension parts/brands for our trucks. Not too many guys go through multiple aftermarket shocks, springs, control arms, trackbars, UCAs, etc.

I have a couple of grease needles somewhere in my garage I've used before but I haven't been able to find them. I'll take a couple of hours today to do some reorganizing and see if I get lucky. Icon sells the needle tool for $20. Guess that will be my last resort. I got the caps yesterday evening so I may do what you did and switch to the lp zerks for now to get the caps on.

Testing is fun but super expensive. I wish I could more though.

 

[ram1500rsm]

At Firestone getting her aligned..

 

[ram1500rsm]

Alignment done. These UCA's will provide more caster and camber if it was needed compared to Zone. and Zone have a lot of that
2021-01-18_05-59-52 by RAM RSM, on Flickr

 

[ram1500rsm]

Haven't been able to fnd the darn grease needles so i still don' know they are. I have a couple more spots to check just lazy to start moving boxes from one side to the other. I swear i need to just load the truck up with some of this boxes that we haven't even opened from our last move and drive straight to the local dump

Anyways, @MidwestExpress i think i got lucky. i was going to switch the zerks but decided to test one of the caps with one ring and it fitted so i left the standard needles in place and bolted both caps on. Now they're going to get us to buy those darn glue rings for life haha. The UCA's look super sexy with those caps on.
They seem also more cosmetic than anything since the BJ is not exposed from the top like a Uniball. I think i wasted $40 in that sense, but on the other side since they look this good i won't complaint until one of them goes missing or something. lol

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