Regularcab2500's Regular Cab 2500 build

[regularcab2500]

So ive been kn here a while and i figured id show you fellas what ive added so far. Not much but i promise, this will get very interesting soon (not soon enough for me lol)

First i added neoprene seat covers. Inexpensive snd durable. Unfortunately they only had camoflage so i got some browning seat covers. I dont hunt lol but they still look good.

So then on christmas i got a few things. Weathertech floor mats and a low profile toolbox. Plus i got a nice gift card for lowes and bought a bunch of new goodies to go in it.
Also in this picture is my rear windshield which i had tinted to 5%. I plan on doing 35% on the side windows in a few weeks.

Most recently i got new shoes for her. 275/65r20 Duratracs that are basically 34x11s. Best investment thus far.

I should also be getting my color matched fender flares via UPS today. I'll add another pic when i put those on.

 

[regularcab2500]

Before flares...
After flares...

 

[1500ram12]

Looking good

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[14hemiexpress]

Looking good I'm looking forward to seeing how you like the duratracs I'm thinking about a set myself after the factory Sra's wear out.

 

[regularcab2500]

I love them so far. I can tell theyre gonna hum pretty bad when they wear down but im planning on rotating frequently and get the balance checked every so often. Most of the poor reviews on tire rack were people who fidnt mention rotating them at all and abused them so i look forward to many "grippy" miles on them lol

 

[WaterBoy1]

Truck looks great!

The Duratracs are an exceptional tire. I've had them on most of my recent trucks. The road noise isn't as bad as you might think. I've had a lot worse! LOL

Slight trade-off for being so nice and "grippy" is that if you ride them hard,they will wear fairly quickly. Still probably the best all-around tire I have ever had though!

 

[14hemiexpress]

How is there wet traction? I'm sure off road or snow is great but I don't see either very often, but I would like to find something that's the best all worlds little stiffer sidewall(the factory size tire is rated at 100lbs more each and 7 psi more I don't thing I would go E on the 1/2 ton) better off road traction and hopefully better wet traction the sra's suck something ferce. On another note are those factory mopar flares? I really like them I want a set of "outdoorsman" flare for mine they look sharp!

 

[regularcab2500]

Wet traction is great for the tread pattern. It hydroplanes through deep puddles that most wouldnt drive through at 45-50mph and its minor. So id say it handles it really well. The stock power wagon duratracs are d load rated but it depends on your rim size if they'll have D rated tires.

Thank you and yes those are factory. They are actually takeoffs from a brand new laramie at dave smith in idaho. The listing said last one so i didnt hesitate when i found them lol. They were also $200 cheaper than the dealership wanted to paint a set of the power wagon flares. The funny thing is i was about to pull the trigger on the textured black ones when i came across these.

 

[14hemiexpress]

The 275/60 R 20 is factory for the 1500 and the duratracs in that size are 115s load rating vs the factory 114s so a little stiffer I'm willing to sacrifice trwad wear for confidence the only good thing I can speak of the factory Tires are we were driving though kansas doing 75 in a monsoon it was unbelieveable how much rain was coming down and they seem to tread water great but put any kind of power to them at slow speeds it's not much fun.

I love the factory look of the flares and sounds like you found a awesome deal on them. There isn't many trucks out there like yours can't wait to see what else you have planned for it.

 

[regularcab2500]

Set up an appointment to get the bed linex'd and oil sprayed underneath for next saturday.

 

[codered]

Very nice

 

[regularcab2500]

Got my linex bed liner and krown rustproofing treatment today! Shout out to the linex of buffalo guys down on burkhart in depew...they did an outstanding job!
My original plan was to put the drop in liner over top of the linex for extra bed protection but the linex looks so good im not sure i want to anymore lol

 

[WaterBoy1]

Looks great! Line-x is definitely the way to go IMO. Krown is also great stuff.

These are both the first things I did to my truck (as well as a bed cover)

 

[regularcab2500]

It had a factory drop in but i knew it was destroying the paint before i even took it off lol. It has to be done when you live in WNY.

 

[1500ram12]

I need to get mine done. It has nothing right now. I've almost killed myself twice trying to stand up in my bed with boots on and just a little snow

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[WaterBoy1]

^ Yep, doing that is definitely treacherous!

 

[regularcab2500]

Yeah i had no liner in my old truck originally and snow on metal is not good for traction lol

 

[14hemiexpress]

It had a factory drop in but i knew it was destroying the paint before i even took it off lol. It has to be done when you live in WNY.

Yeah they move and rub and does more damage than they prevent plus **** slides to easy on them spray on liner is always best and I can't wait till I have the cash to do mine!

 

[regularcab2500]

Just ordered a pair of infinity 3.5" speakers for the front dash from crutchfield. Gotta try to find a single one somewhere now lol. Also set up an appointment to have my side windows tinted on tuesday. Probably going with 35%, i think 20% would be too dark and the po-po would mess with me.

 

[regularcab2500]

35% tints...check! I like em..dark but you can still see in a bit.