First Major Upgrade (before and after)

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Jho93

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So this weekend I upgraded the front struts to blistiens 5100s @2.8 and installed motiv magnus 20x9 +18 wheels with terra grappler g2 35x11.5x20 tires and I couldn't be happier with the install.

So my understanding is these wheels have the same backspacing as the stock 20s at 5.75". Ive read that 35x12.5s rub the upper control arm and I felt I should mention these clear perfectly rather than installing a 3/8 spacer to run 12.5s if it doesn't matter to you. These tires were also much cheaper than 35x12.5s of the same tire.

I'm currently waiting at the dealership for my alignment to get done so I will measure and post measurements afterwards!

let me know what you guys think, considering debadging next (besides a dual exhaust)20201010_185830.jpg20201010_185836.jpg20201010_185846.jpg20201010_185853.jpg20201010_185916.jpg

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Graygoose

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totally different truck!!!!
 

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Looking good, nice transformation!
I'm a big fan of debadging at least the doors, I dont mind the hemi badge though. If you don't feel like debadging, you can get body color decals to put over the "Ram 1500" portion and it tones it down quite a lot.
 
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Jho93

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Looking good, nice transformation!
I'm a big fan of debadging at least the doors, I dont mind the hemi badge though. If you don't feel like debadging, you can get body color decals to put over the "Ram 1500" portion and it tones it down quite a lot.
Yeah I like it myself I just haven't done it because I'm undecided in the end goal. considering changing to body color bumpers and black headlight so I'd most likely debadge all except "hemi" and "4x4" then swap them for black emblems as well as change to black rams head emblems if I did that. if I keep the chrome I'd most likely do the same with keeping the mentioned emblems chrome.

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Dakota2020

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Looks like a whole different truck!
Very nice!
I didn’t know they made 5.7L Hemis without dual exhausts!
 

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Don’t remove the chrome emblems, plasti-dip them. No need to remove them as it can easily be done while on the truck. It’s inexpensive, easy to do and looks good too. If you don’t like the results just remove the plasti-dip.
 

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Looks great. Hows the ride with the bilsteins set at 2.8? And did you replace the UCAs?
 
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