2019 Laramie Black Appearance Package

[BZ23]

Sorry for the dumb question but what size rims are the ones you bought? They look awesome but I can't go with such an aggressive tire for all my driving. My ideal scenario would be to sell back the standard rims/ tires and do some aftermarket 20". However, I've never bought aftermarket rims before and have no clue where to start looking..also do most dealers have a resource to procure and add to loan?

Those are 20s.it came with 22s and a weak all season tire. I swapped to a 20 inch fuel assault. The tire options are plentiful. Go to www.customwheeloffset.com for options and photos. My last truck had 22s and a much less aggressive all terrain tire great for highway. I've always wanted this look and finally pulled the trigger. Looks great yes but I am concerned about my gas mileage. Today I drove about 400 miles and had an average of 15/16 mpg. Not good. However, I'm not regretting yet. Love it too much still. Good luck. Most dealers should do a buyback. I've had dealer offer me 2k for stock tires and rims. This one only did 1k. Make them deal with a local tire shop. I had my dealer buy from discount tire.

 

[BZ23]

thanks!!

Here you go sir. I drove a lot today and was able to really get a feel for the truck.
The hinges on this thing are weak. It's not as tight on the bed. I'm gonna pull it off and sell it for another one most likely. The cover flapped quite a bit at the bed side of the truck again likely. Because of weak hinges. Also, when the back window was open it made a lot of noises from the leather flaps. I never had a reader window that opened so my last cover may have also. I had a velcro truxedo roll back cover and I already miss it.

 

[rp781]

Those are 20s.it came with 22s and a weak all season tire. I swapped to a 20 inch fuel assault. The tire options are plentiful. Go to www.customwheeloffset.com for options and photos. My last truck had 22s and a much less aggressive all terrain tire great for highway. I've always wanted this look and finally pulled the trigger. Looks great yes but I am concerned about my gas mileage. Today I drove about 400 miles and had an average of 15/16 mpg. Not good. However, I'm not regretting yet. Love it too much still. Good luck. Most dealers should do a buyback. I've had dealer offer me 2k for stock tires and rims. This one only did 1k. Make them deal with a local tire shop. I had my dealer buy from discount tire.

Thank you F the mileage when your truck looks like that

 

[firecadet613]

Can't beat the TruXedo TruXport. Had the same one on both my 2014 & 2016 F150. Bought one for the 2019 Ram for less than $260 shipped.

 

[BZ23]

Can't beat the TruXedo TruXport. Had the same one on both my 2014 & 2016 F150. Bought one for the 2019 Ram for less than $260 shipped.

Can you send me a Link?

 

[alacombe]

Here you go sir. I drove a lot today and was able to really get a feel for the truck.
The hinges on this thing are weak. It's not as tight on the bed. I'm gonna pull it off and sell it for another one most likely. The cover flapped quite a bit at the bed side of the truck again likely. Because of weak hinges. Also, when the back window was open it made a lot of noises from the leather flaps. I never had a reader window that opened so my last cover may have also. I had a velcro truxedo roll back cover and I already miss it.

Thank you very much!!

 

[devildodge]

@BZ23 that is a sharp looking truck. Be sure to stick around and give us lots of updates. It is exciting to see people getting their trucks and more Posts other than order tracking lol.

Hope your truck treats you well and you get a bed covery that acts how you would like it too.

 

[rp781]

Just ordered my Laramie Black Package...dealer agreed to buy back stock rims/ tires for 1K. @BZ23 Appreciate you helping me on this...now I just have to pick out the rims and tires

 

[Stillen]

how is the ride quality? I put nitto g2 xl rated 305/55/20 on mine and even though its supposedly a p rated tire i still have a bouncy/bumpy ride. Pressure is set at 38

 

[BZ23]

Mine is very smooth. Not bumpy, no vibrations.
Check this out, maybe you need to swap tires.
https://m.nittotire.com/light-truck-tires/

 

[FLG8R]

Well, its finally in. Some details about the truck first.
I ordered a Laramie Black Appearance on May 1st. It was built May 19th. I did not order Ram Box nor E-Torque but loaded it up pretty good.
Here is a copy of my order
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I live in Michigan and my uncle did speed up my delivery for me, so if anyone is comparing the build time to theirs, I am not a good example. I hope yours comes in soon, though.

Part of having this connection however has allowed me to receive what I have been told was the first ever built 2019 Laramie Black Edition. No one was screwed over in the process. Mine did take cuts, but no one lost more than a few minutes of build time. I hear they build over 600 a day.

Below is my purchase price after Employee Pricing and other rebates. I also added aftermarket 33x12.5 Fuel Assault Wheels and Nitto Ridge Grapplers. I also added window tints, backseat headrest DVD players, and window vents. The dealer gave me 1000 buy back for the wheels I removed. (I highly recommend). I removed the 22's that come with Black package.
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Prices are shown on the receipt.
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I paid case on delivery 60,117.26. Without the additions, it would have been 58K.

And now for the truck.
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Few parting words...
I didnt notice any hesitation when slowing down.
I did have a few glitches with the Uconnect when trying to set up but I am still working it out.
Android Auto (which I will never use) was really glitchy and I dont like it, never have.
The tires do NOT rub at all. But I havent hit a curb going faster than normal pace yet. (I will post wheel info on the other thread)
19 speaker HK Sound was great, no complaints by me. I came from a 2014 Sierra with no back speakers, although I had BOSE sound, this truck killed it instantly could tell a difference.

The 12 inch screen is absolutely worth every penny. Do not get cheap with that if you haven't ordered yet. Customize other things later, but that is a must.
I was prepared to purchase a F150 until I saw this truck at the auto show. Gave up on it, thinking it wouldnt be out till much later in the year. I needed to make a move now and the 12 inch screen sold me, and the other items on this truck just kill the competition.

This forum has become not just a resource, but a hobby and sport for me the past 3 months. Much thanks to Jared, Dsooby, DevilDodge, FireCadet, and even Alcombe (for the entertainment, LOL) and many others I have communicated with. Much thanks to the rest for your input while I stalked for a month before I joined and became a fan. Every piece of advice I read in here helped me for the first time ever custom build a truck/car EXACTLY how I like it. I couldnt have enjoyed this process more. Thanks everyone.

I think I will stick around for a while and see how you all are doing.
Good Luck!
BZ from Detroit.

Was there a reason you elected to go with the LS rear over the E-locker? Cost doesn't appear to be a factor but I'm guessing you had a good reason.

 

[BZ23]

Was there a reason you elected to go with the LS rear over the E-locker? Cost doesn't appear to be a factor but I'm guessing you had a good reason.

My dealer and I discussed and felt that it may be better to have the automatic lock rather than the button because he thought if I leave the lock on or fail to switch out I could damage something. I was pretty new to the game when I ordered so I took his word for it. I didn't quite understand and didn't think it was that big of a deal. we do get a lot of snow where I'm from but I don't plan to take this thing off roading at all. What are your thoughts?

 

[Neocane]

Same truck I ordered as well! Also, I'm just not a fan of the stock rims/tires and will be looking into something aftermarket. Great pics of a beautiful truck!

 

[BZ23]

Same truck I ordered as well! Also, I'm just not a fan of the stock rims/tires and will be looking into something aftermarket. Great pics of a beautiful truck!

Thank you

 

[MissMaximumSteel]

Simply beautiful! Do you have a copy of your Window Sticker? (with vin "blacked out", OF COURSE : ) Did you get the 392 gear ratio? Thanks!

 

[Zeronet]

Bz23, can you post a pic of the yellow payload sticker inside the front drivers door? I tow a travel trailer and am trying to get real world payload numbers for these trucks.

Great looking truck BTW.

 

[VaderRebel]

Geez, I was not expecting the soft trifold to be so flimsy. I wonder if my 16' Truxport will fit on the 19'... I'd just have the dealer swap them then when I trade in.

 

[firecadet613]

Geez, I was not expecting the soft trifold to be so flimsy. I wonder if my 16' Truxport will fit on the 19'... I'd just have the dealer swap them then when I trade in.

Hit up TruXedo for the measurements. I transferred one from my 2014 F150 to my 2016 no problem. After getting the measurements it would have fit my 2019 Ram as well.

Truth be told I wish they'd have made the TruXedo a 1/2 longer for the 2019.

 

[BZ23]

Bz23, can you post a pic of the yellow payload sticker inside the front drivers door? I tow a travel trailer and am trying to get real world payload numbers for these trucks.

Great looking truck BTW.

 

[BZ23]

Simply beautiful! Do you have a copy of your Window Sticker? (with vin "blacked out", OF COURSE : ) Did you get the 392 gear ratio? Thanks!

Here you go. I got the 3.21