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Well cancel that as I went and looked at the tire yesterday and may I say I am NOT man enough to run a M/T tire lol. One of the techs tossed me the keys to his truck and said give it a shot, it’s not as bad as you think. Took his on the road and all I could hear was slapping sounds. So back to the drawing board and hopefully I’ll get it right.

The falken wildpeak at3w is a nice tire that’s quiet. So is the nitto ridge grappler. And they both have that aggressive look


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I will run by the tire shop today and see if they have those in stock..
 
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I looked at a set of Nitto Ridge Grapplers sized LT 275/65/18 today. Nice tread pattern but makes me wonder if paired with my Mopar lift if it’s going to look like it skipped leg day at the gym lol.
 

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I looked at a set of Nitto Ridge Grapplers sized LT 275/65/18 today. Nice tread pattern but makes me wonder if paired with my Mopar lift if it’s going to look like it skipped leg day at the gym lol.

I think they make them in a 35x11.50


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I’ll need to look at them all as I’m sure my wife isn’t willing to compromise ride quality so much for looks lol.
 
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Well hopefully everyone’s holiday was well and those Ram came out on top lol. I’m getting ready to put some miles on it by going from NJ to NC tomorrow. Maybe I’ll run into some other 5th gens in my travels.
 
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Well after over 1200 miles, I didn’t see another 5th gen in my travels. I don’t see how that is even possible lol. With that being the case, those 18” Toyo Open Country had me feeling like I was riding on a cushion. I can see why my wife wants to stick with 18” tires. Just convinces me more to add some LT 275/65 Nitto to my other Laramie set of wheels...


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Ordered a new catback exhaust to go onto it. Will have installed by Monday, but I already know what it sounds like since I’ve owned this version before lol.
 
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Obviously I’ve had the new catback installed and paired with the Mopar Ramflow it really sounds like a lively little beast.


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Obviously I’ve had the new catback installed and paired with the Mopar Ramflow it really sounds like a lively little beast.


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Is that the same set up you had on the old truck


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Previously had the Mopar catback exhaust but pairing it with that Mopar cai is a new thing. Again not saying I’ve achieved any power gains, just like how that combo sounds when I need it to. :)
 
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So I’m in the process of talks with shops about wrapping my Ram. Not that I do not LOVE my Billet silver, just want to play around with a different color then what Ram offers.


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Well it’s been a fun run, but it’s come to an end. I’ve spent a boatload of cash on this truck to get it to where I want it. Now that’s it’s in a comfortable zone, it’s time to stop dropping cash on it. Yes I would love to swap over to a Longhorn front end, but I really don’t want to throw more cash at this. Now if I sell my extras I won’t mind as much. But I’m really not trying to kill myself to make a sale lol.

So I have a couple of choices, either sell my extra vehicle ( turbocharged ) Accord and use that coin, or sell the Accord and buy a project vehicle.


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project vehicle. always project vehicle. of course, you'll need another vehicle to sell to fund THAT project....
 
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I’m listing my requirements for a project vehicle so that I don’t end up buying more then I need. So far I’m really liking the 2015 Hellcat Challenger in black.


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Well the poor Ram is sitting and freezing lol. I remote start it every two days just to dust her off. I really need to either start driving it, or widen my garage and putting it in there. The thing is being retired I really don’t need to go places, so I spend most of my time in the house. Hence why I had so many things done so quickly lol.


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Now I’ve challenged myself to change the look somewhat without throwing a ton of cash at it. Challenge accepted lol.


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So I’ll go from the dark 2 D light lol.82c746c7caaab7f0c99671efbde8b175.jpgdbb7c7569336af424cd2a2d5408bb156.jpg


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