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What did you do to your Ram today???

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Hauled 1520 pounds in the bed of wood pellets. 38 bags at 40pounds: filled the helper bags up to 20psi. Just kinda guess. Haven’t really filled them to haul. Truck Handel great. Road awesome. Was only 15min trip though.
I also installed the Flowmaster FX. It has a little bit of a raspy sound that I mostly hear when standing behind the truck. I'd like to clean that up. Does sealing the resonator holes hwlp with that? Any disadvantages to sealing the holes, like corrosion by not letting moisture out the weep holes?
 

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I also installed the Flowmaster FX. It has a little bit of a raspy sound that I mostly hear when standing behind the truck. I'd like to clean that up. Does sealing the resonator holes hwlp with that? Any disadvantages to sealing the holes, like corrosion by not letting moisture out the weep holes?
Sealing the holes does help! Removing the resonators altogether really cleans up the sound a lot too
 

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What size? Looks like 1in. Let us know if you have to trim studs.


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I made some time to install the spacers - 3/4" front, 1" rear.
There were no problems and I didn't have to cut or trim any studs.
I do have to modify some front plastic. There is a little rub at full lock, but it's minor and can wait for warmer weather.

There's about 3/4" of stud protruding past the front 3/4" spacer.
The wheel pocket is about 1" deep, so plenty of room.

Front studs
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These are the 18" Rebel Wheels
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Right rear - before.
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Right rear - after 1"
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Front spacer
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All installed - the tread is just about even with the edge of the flaps. Looks good to me.
I wasn't going for the full poke effect, just enough to make the wheels and tires stand proud.
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I made some time to install the spacers - 3/4" front, 1" rear.
There were no problems and I didn't have to cut or trim any studs.
I do have to modify some front plastic. There is a little rub at full lock, but it's minor and can wait for warmer weather.

There's about 3/4" of stud protruding past the front 3/4" spacer.
The wheel pocket is about 1" deep, so plenty of room.

Front studs
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These are the 18" Rebel Wheels
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Right rear - before.
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Right rear - after 1"
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Front spacer
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All installed - the tread is just about even with the edge of the flaps. Looks good to me.
I wasn't going for the full poke effect, just enough to make the wheels and tires stand proud.
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And a current before/after set.

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But you guys are in a drought right ? Lol

Yep, in a long-term drought, but short term my area is classified as "abnormally dry".

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Another upside besides not having to shovel sunshine - less instances of the dreaded window leaks - but it's also a downside because you're basically assured that by the time you find out you have one, you're out of B2B warranty.
 

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Got new tires... Again.
Ran over a cargo tie down on the highway used for securing earth moving equipment. Didn't puncture the tire but left a bubble on the right rear.
Also had a nail through the sidewall of the right front so it needed to be replaced.
Tars are rated at 50,000 mi but we're down to the where bars at 30,000.
Discount gave me a mileage warranty adjustment off of $515 then price matched the tires to Walmart's price which was $80 a tire less which they didn't want to do but reluctantly did after I politely disagreed with them.

Ended up paying $603 after prorating for all four versus $1200

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What kind of tires are those?
Same as previous, Pireli Scorpion AS Plus 3.
I've had Michelin defenders and didn't like those at all and they didn't wear any better. Don't care for Bridgestone so stayed with these
 

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I made some time to install the spacers - 3/4" front, 1" rear.
There were no problems and I didn't have to cut or trim any studs.
I do have to modify some front plastic. There is a little rub at full lock, but it's minor and can wait for warmer weather.

There's about 3/4" of stud protruding past the front 3/4" spacer.
The wheel pocket is about 1" deep, so plenty of room.

Front studs
View attachment 149911

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These are the 18" Rebel Wheels
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Right rear - before.
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Right rear - after 1"
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Front spacer
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All installed - the tread is just about even with the edge of the flaps. Looks good to me.
I wasn't going for the full poke effect, just enough to make the wheels and tires stand proud.
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View attachment 149918
Looks good!
 

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I made some time to install the spacers - 3/4" front, 1" rear.
There were no problems and I didn't have to cut or trim any studs.
I do have to modify some front plastic. There is a little rub at full lock, but it's minor and can wait for warmer weather.

There's about 3/4" of stud protruding past the front 3/4" spacer.
The wheel pocket is about 1" deep, so plenty of room.

Front studs
View attachment 149911

View attachment 149919



These are the 18" Rebel Wheels
View attachment 149912

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Right rear - before.
View attachment 149913

Right rear - after 1"
View attachment 149914

Front spacer
View attachment 149915

All installed - the tread is just about even with the edge of the flaps. Looks good to me.
I wasn't going for the full poke effect, just enough to make the wheels and tires stand proud.
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Might double check the wheels after a few miles. My Built to Serve wheels hit the studs even with 1" spacers. They looked like they cleared, but when I removed wheels, there were marks on the wheels from the studs
 

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Might double check the wheels after a few miles. My Built to Serve wheels hit the studs even with 1" spacers. They looked like they cleared, but when I removed wheels, there were marks on the wheels from the studs
I will.
Do you have any pics of the recess on your wheels? I'm curious if there any differences.
 

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I made some time to install the spacers - 3/4" front, 1" rear.
There were no problems and I didn't have to cut or trim any studs.
I do have to modify some front plastic. There is a little rub at full lock, but it's minor and can wait for warmer weather.

There's about 3/4" of stud protruding past the front 3/4" spacer.
The wheel pocket is about 1" deep, so plenty of room.

Front studs
View attachment 149911

View attachment 149919



These are the 18" Rebel Wheels
View attachment 149912

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Right rear - before.
View attachment 149913

Right rear - after 1"
View attachment 149914

Front spacer
View attachment 149915

All installed - the tread is just about even with the edge of the flaps. Looks good to me.
I wasn't going for the full poke effect, just enough to make the wheels and tires stand proud.
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View attachment 149918
Great thorough post and pics!
 

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Same as previous, Pireli Scorpion AS Plus 3.
I've had Michelin defenders and didn't like those at all and they didn't wear any better. Don't care for Bridgestone so stayed with these
WHAT??.😮 I guess everyone has their own opinion.
I swear by my Michelin LTX M/S tires. I find them to be a Great highway tire and fantastic in the rain.
Although, I only run mine 3 seasons. Separate winter set of tires.
 

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