Atl-atl's 2024 Tradesman 2500 Power Wagon "documentation" thread

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Atl-atl

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Im ecstatic about being back in a Ram. Ever since I sold my 2008 regular cab on 37s Ive wanted a Power Wagon. I finally got one. Picked up this truck about a month ago. Billet Silver Tradesman Power Wagon. I live in Arizona so I snagged it from Bill Luke CDJR for about $14,000 off MSRP. I have big plans for this one so stay tuned. Full Thuren, 40s, hydro assist, gears, trimming etc. It will be a "daily driver" of sorts but only because my other two trucks are a little ridiculous to drive daily. I do all my own work with the exception of gears so Ill be on the lookout for that if anyone has a recommendation for a shop in Arizona that knows what it takes to get 5.13s into a power wagon Id love a recommendation. Updates will start coming hot and heavy because I have almost all of the parts for the build in my possession already.
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Here is my old third gen that I still miss. Best truck Ive ever owned.
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Here is an indication of what I will hopefully be doing soon in the Power Wagon.

Here are my other offroading rigs. The wife and I are cyclists so most things in this house are built around getting places with our bikes to go ride and camp. Last year we did all 48 states in our Class C. Its a Thor Majestic 19G retired Cruise America rental that I remodeled and converted to 4x4 using a UJoint Offroad kit. Ford E350 gas V10. Its on 35s and its only about 20 feet long so it still fits in a normal parking space. Possibly the most capable house on wheels that one can buy/build. I did all the work on this one in the driveway because I didnt have a garage it would fit inside of hahaha. Its 11'6" tall. These days I have a shop with a 12' door and I couldnt be happier about it.
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1978 Chevy Blazer with matching Four Wheel Campers "Blazer" camper that I have mechanically restored but left original inside. Truck has an LM7, NV4500, NP241C, full ORD suspension, custom bumpers and all sorts of other things done by yours truly.
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I occasionally flat tow it behind the RV which is quite a ridiculous site to behold. Cant pass a gas station if my life depended on it. I will tow the Blazer behind the Ram on occasion as well.
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olyelr

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Oh helllllllllll yeaaaaaaa i love me some tradesman power wagon. Sounds like a great list of updates. Keep us posted !
 

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Im ecstatic about being back in a Ram. Ever since I sold my 2008 regular cab on 37s Ive wanted a Power Wagon. I finally got one. Picked up this truck about a month ago. Billet Silver Tradesman Power Wagon. I live in Arizona so I snagged it from Bill Luke CDJR for about $14,000 off MSRP. I have big plans for this one so stay tuned. Full Thuren, 40s, hydro assist, gears, trimming etc. It will be a "daily driver" of sorts but only because my other two trucks are a little ridiculous to drive daily. I do all my own work with the exception of gears so Ill be on the lookout for that if anyone has a recommendation for a shop in Arizona that knows what it takes to get 5.13s into a power wagon Id love a recommendation. Updates will start coming hot and heavy because I have almost all of the parts for the build in my possession already.
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Here is my old third gen that I still miss. Best truck Ive ever owned.
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Here is an indication of what I will hopefully be doing soon in the Power Wagon.

Here are my other offroading rigs. The wife and I are cyclists so most things in this house are built around getting places with our bikes to go ride and camp. Last year we did all 48 states in our Class C. Its a Thor Majestic 19G retired Cruise America rental that I remodeled and converted to 4x4 using a UJoint Offroad kit. Ford E350 gas V10. Its on 35s and its only about 20 feet long so it still fits in a normal parking space. Possibly the most capable house on wheels that one can buy/build. I did all the work on this one in the driveway because I didnt have a garage it would fit inside of hahaha. Its 11'6" tall. These days I have a shop with a 12' door and I couldnt be happier about it.
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1978 Chevy Blazer with matching Four Wheel Campers "Blazer" camper that I have mechanically restored but left original inside. Truck has an LM7, NV4500, NP241C, full ORD suspension, custom bumpers and all sorts of other things done by yours truly.
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I occasionally flat tow it behind the RV which is quite a ridiculous site to behold. Cant pass a gas station if my life depended on it. I will tow the Blazer behind the Ram on occasion as well.
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AWESOMENESS!!!

I’m on CK5 also! I’ve been following your Blazer camper build! Love the thought behind the fabrication! Looking forward to seeing the Powerwagon build!
 

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Awesome PW look forward to your updates for sure.
 

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I will follow this thread. Hoping you can find the gears we need as I have not seen anyone who has found new ones for the newer axles they started putting in these in 2019.
 

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Pretty cool. Got a kick out of the comment about a PW on 40's basically being a more practical daily driver! Wish I had the same issue. Love that K5. I've owned a '90 squarebody K5 since the early '90s that is currently on 1-tons and 40's, and definitely not a daily driver.
 

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Im ecstatic about being back in a Ram. Ever since I sold my 2008 regular cab on 37s Ive wanted a Power Wagon. I finally got one. Picked up this truck about a month ago. Billet Silver Tradesman Power Wagon. I live in Arizona so I snagged it from Bill Luke CDJR for about $14,000 off MSRP. I have big plans for this one so stay tuned. Full Thuren, 40s, hydro assist, gears, trimming etc. It will be a "daily driver" of sorts but only because my other two trucks are a little ridiculous to drive daily. I do all my own work with the exception of gears so Ill be on the lookout for that if anyone has a recommendation for a shop in Arizona that knows what it takes to get 5.13s into a power wagon Id love a recommendation. Updates will start coming hot and heavy because I have almost all of the parts for the build in my possession already.
View attachment 557478

Here is my old third gen that I still miss. Best truck Ive ever owned.
View attachment 557479

Here is an indication of what I will hopefully be doing soon in the Power Wagon.

Here are my other offroading rigs. The wife and I are cyclists so most things in this house are built around getting places with our bikes to go ride and camp. Last year we did all 48 states in our Class C. Its a Thor Majestic 19G retired Cruise America rental that I remodeled and converted to 4x4 using a UJoint Offroad kit. Ford E350 gas V10. Its on 35s and its only about 20 feet long so it still fits in a normal parking space. Possibly the most capable house on wheels that one can buy/build. I did all the work on this one in the driveway because I didnt have a garage it would fit inside of hahaha. Its 11'6" tall. These days I have a shop with a 12' door and I couldnt be happier about it.
View attachment 557480

1978 Chevy Blazer with matching Four Wheel Campers "Blazer" camper that I have mechanically restored but left original inside. Truck has an LM7, NV4500, NP241C, full ORD suspension, custom bumpers and all sorts of other things done by yours truly.
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I occasionally flat tow it behind the RV which is quite a ridiculous site to behold. Cant pass a gas station if my life depended on it. I will tow the Blazer behind the Ram on occasion as well.
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Congrats on the Power Wagon! Look forward to seeing more updates to it.
 
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Atl-atl

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Its about to start getting good in here. The last of the suspension bits have finally rolled in and Blazer camper #2 is on hold for a couple weeks so that means time to tear into this thing. The full list, for now, is the following:
  • Thuren Power Wagon front coils
  • Thuren Power Wagon rear dual rate coils w extended sway bar links
  • Thuren rear coil adjustable shim kit
  • Thuren front track bar with bracket
  • Thuren rear track bar complete kit
  • Thuren weld on front lower shock mount reinforcements
  • Thuren spec Fox 2.5 DSC shocks
  • Carli front sway bar relocation brackets(if necessary)
  • Carli weld in front coil isolator supports
  • Factory non Power Wagon coil spring isolators
  • PSC steering gear for hydro assist
  • PSC hydro assist Ram
  • AEV hydro assist kit for Ram HD trucks
  • Synergy radius arm brackets
  • Synergy 2" front bump stop drops
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Nice!

What are the non power wagon coil isolators for?
 
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