The Mountain Goat - my 2011 Ram 1500

[McRam]

I've had my 2011 1500 4x4 for about two years now. I guess it's time to put a thread together....

More or less what she looked like when I bought her:


First round of mods:
tonneau cover
Billy 5100s (removed front spacer lift)
LED's on the iron cross bumper
Pioneer Avic 8100X head unit

Snow action:

Next, replaced the billys and the rear spacer lift with ICON Vehicle Dynamics Stage IV suspension lift (3.5" approx.)





Next, a Smittybilt M1 Grill screen. Then, traveling extra fast thanks to the new suspension, I hit an elk!



Post-elk mods:

Ballistic Jester 17x9s
Toyo Open Country R/T 35x12.5x17s

ADD stealth tube bumper, almost done...



And...DONE

 

[Cruizer]

Nice lookin' truck. Like that bumper you went with.

 

[McRam]

Nice lookin' truck. Like that bumper you went with.

Thanks! Yours is pretty cool too...

 

[derekp]

Those add bumpers are pretty sick. I went with an nfab for something lighter. So what did the iron cross bumper look like after the elk? Seems to have saved your front end a little bit.

 

[McRam]

Those add bumpers are pretty sick. I went with an nfab for something lighter. So what did the iron cross bumper look like after the elk? Seems to have saved your front end a little bit.

It totally saved the front end. Took the bumper off, drove the truck another 30 miles that night and 150 the next day.



The mount on the driver's side was sheered off (see pic in previous post), the passenger side was bent down into the front tire. But it did its job, for sure

 

[CMil527]

nice rig!

 

[Pull Ya]

Bumper 1 Elk 0 Nice looking truck. We'll be in NM in a few weeks up in the Enchanted Loop in Red River--are you close?
Jay

 

[PassivAggressor]

Nice rig! Thank you for going with actual good suspension!

 

[McRam]

Bumper 1 Elk 0 Nice looking truck. We'll be in NM in a few weeks up in the Enchanted Loop in Red River--are you close?
Jay

I'm in Albuquerque, so kinda but not really...Have a place up north but on the other side of a mountain range from Red River. (Hit the elk below el vado lake) Beautiful up there though, especially this year with all the rain

 

[McRam]

Nice rig! Thank you for going with actual good suspension!

Thanks! Yeah zero regrets now that I get to feel how awesome the truck rides at any speed and on any surface. Like a couch that handles...

 

[McRam]

Just a new pic, for fun. Need to get her dirty and take some action shots...

 

[Hemifatboy]

Looks good , that bumper looks like it will slow down an elk

 

[McRam]

So to update the Mountain Goat...Now with Leitnar rack and Wilco tiregate

 

[Forcepro]

hey McRam, does the ADD retain your factory tow hooks or have recovery points on it? Been looking at it for my truck as I find most of the other aftermarket bumper just stick out to far/low.

 

[usaf2006]

Sweet truck man! It's got a really nice stance with that bumper.