What did you do with your 4th Gen this week?

[jeremyschneider]

New oem side step/ rock rails!

 

[jason1]

Front rotors and pads. 52k miles oil/filter change and rotate tires. Few weeks ago did the transmission pan/filter new fluid at 50k

 

[Sinistre1]

Dropped it off at the dealership.... again. Leaking transmission

 

[20warlock24]

 

[20warlock24]

Rough Country power boards. It ended up taking me 10 hrs, but did take my time to do things right.

 

[CanuckRam1313]

Annual engine shampoo and dress up
Truck bath
Annual throttle body full service of my "Fastman" TB (TB relearn performed afterward)
Annual PCV valve service (thorough cleaning with brakekleen)
New engine air filter (I use the one for the EcoDiesel as I have the upgraded lower air box and air intake horn)
New cabin air filter (I have to do this at least three times a year because it gets that dirty)
Took her out and drove her like I stole her!!!
Happy HEMI

 

[jawzs2]

Not me - but a big shout out to @Loudram. His truck took 3rd place in his class at the Chrysler Nationals in Carlisle this weekend.

Congatulations!

 

[Loudram]

Not me - but a big shout out to @Loudram. His truck took 3rd place in his class at the Chrysler Nationals in Carlisle this weekend.

Congatulations!

Thanks for the mention. I was bit surprised at the award. There are always so many nice trucks there. It was great to see you and your brother again.

 

[reno944t]

Pulled the rear wheel well liners on the ram. And they aren't going back. They're another one of those items that look much larger once they're removed from the vehicle.

The well edges are starting to rust (and i suspect the liners may have assisted with that), as are the corners of the right front fender. I'll cut that out and patch them up.

the very back of the frame is showing heavy surface rust, but it's still sound. Overall she's still in really good shape for a 12 year old Newfoundland truck.

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I have an 09 with 325,000 miles. I woolwaxed the entire truck since new and have minimal rust. But where I forgot to do was the rockers and those are rusting bad. On my new 2019 Ram truck I took the liners out and sprayed bed liner on the inside along with a coating of woolwax.

 

[Islander39er]

I have an 09 with 325,000 miles. I woolwaxed the entire truck since new and have minimal rust. But where I forgot to do was the rockers and those are rusting bad. On my new 2019 Ram truck I took the liners out and sprayed bed liner on the inside along with a coating of woolwax.

That's a good idea. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, as they say.

Long story short, I bought this truck with the intention of selling it in a couple years, although that's not what I normally do. So I didn't worry too much about rust. The dealer also used the rubbery coating, which does more harm than good once it starts to crack.

Another long story short, I've since changed my mind, and will not buy another vehicle without intending to drive it till it's shot. Lesson learned.

Right now, I can't spare the money for anything more than a patch up, but if the cab still shows no signs of rot next year, I could replace the fenders and do a flatbed.
I'm also half tempted to look for a newer 4th gen with no rot, and salvage the good stuff from my current truck, if I can find a deal that makes it worthwhile.