What did you do to your Ram today???

[Jako]

Drove it work. View attachment 199260

Are you really early or really late? Does your job involve cleaning the parking lot or putting the parking stripes down?

 

[OffcamberTrail]

The dirt portion will be tested next weekend when I lead a group run in Death Valley for 3 days.

Be sure to post a lot of pictures from your trip. I really miss going up to DV. It's been far too long.

 

[KINGFUROOK]

Are you really early or really late? Does your job involve cleaning the parking lot or putting the parking stripes down?

I'm early, being one of the first ppl in. And I have nothing to do with painting line in a parking lot.

 

[boogielander]

Be sure to post a lot of pictures from your trip. I really miss going up to DV. It's been far too long.

ill try lol usually when i lead DV runs it's a lot of off pavement driving and we go fast.
this time we're heading in from the south to Owlshead and then spend a night at the tower, then backtrack go north to Badwater, then either fuel up at Furnace Creek or make a 2 hour round trip detour to Beatty and Rhyolite and backtrack to Daylight Pass then continue north to Ubehebe crater then the Racetrack. Then last day we're gonna skip Lippincott Pass (because one of our rigs will not fit) to backtrack all the way back to Daylight Pass and take either 190E or 190W to 395 out.

very ambitious driving hahaha

 

[toadsch]

^^^^^
I thought it was the "Carolina Squat"...please don't start a "Cali Squat"...

According to my 16 yo son, it’s either a “baby lean” or a “Cali lean”. “Carolina squat is much more exaggerated and less cool.”

 

[OffcamberTrail]

ill try lol usually when i lead DV runs it's a lot of off pavement driving and we go fast.
this time we're heading in from the south to Owlshead and then spend a night at the tower, then backtrack go north to Badwater, then either fuel up at Furnace Creek or make a 2 hour round trip detour to Beatty and Rhyolite and backtrack to Daylight Pass then continue north to Ubehebe crater then the Racetrack. Then last day we're gonna skip Lippincott Pass (because one of our rigs will not fit) to backtrack all the way back to Daylight Pass and take either 190E or 190W to 395 out.

very ambitious driving hahaha

That really is ambitious! It's a lot of miles, especially if you are hitting Rhyolite as well as doing an out-and-back to Racetrack. If you haven't driven the road before, check out the route back to to 190 via Hunter Mountain.

 

[boogielander]

According to my 16 yo son, it’s either a “baby lean” or a “Cali lean”. “Carolina squat is much more exaggerated and less cool.”

don't matter now lol
no more squattin'
only 1" difference between frotn and rear due to weight and i think that can be compensated with my fat as* in there

 

[boogielander]

That really is ambitious! It's a lot of miles, especially if you are hitting Rhyolite as well as doing an out-and-back to Racetrack. If you haven't driven the road before, check out the route back to to 190 via Hunter Mountain.

it is ambitious but it is not as ambitious as i lead the run in 2021 lol
we went in from the west side, went through Ballarat, went through Manly Peak, camped at Barker Ranch, went through Mengel Pass where I 3 wheeled through and got stuck with one wheel hanging in the air and a slight breeze was making the rig seesaw (that was on me though, I didn't wait enough time before making the off camber corner and when I was half way through the traffic stopped because my other guys were navigating the steps) and almost slide into the rocks.
Then went through Striped Butte and Geologist Cabin, lunch break at Warm Spring Camp, took West Side Road all the way to visitor center, found out few of the rigs were low on gas, so detour to Beatty for refuel, then north on Scotty's Castle Rd to Death Valley Road, camped outside of Eureka Dunes, then Death Valley Road all the way back to Saline Valley Road (bypassed Steele Pass because V-notch and I wasn't about to go through that in reverse. Did it once going down and that was sketch enough in the 4runner, I wasn't going to waste 2 hours guiding the much longer and wider rigs through there) then got out via Saline Valley Road at 190.
Done all that in a span of 3 days lol I built most of the rigs in our group so they are all go-fast rated.

hunter mountain was an option but im not sure of the snow condition there. last i went in 2021 there was snow and ice as we entered and exited via saline valley road. if it's dry then hunter is fine but at this time there's no 100% sure way to tell lol

i've done the 3 main "difficult" passes in western DV - Lippincott, Mengel, and Steele. All 3 were done in my built 4runner and that in itself was fun but I am not looking forward to bring a much heavier, wider, and longer rig through those lol

 

[Montana_]

Picked up the truck from getting it's new transmission put in. I only drove it home so I'm still reserving my feedback for a while, but all seems well at the moment and nothing stood out to me, specifcially in my driveway and downshifts, so knock on wood.

Gotta say, I'm impressed with the turn around to get this put in. I didn't have to wait long at all and the service went smoothly, only taking 2 days. So fingers crossed and I'll report back when I get some more drive time with it. Hoping to move forward here with my exhaust plans soon!

 

[mplaramie]

What i did today and shout out to some companies.
BDS - had a ripped ball joint boot. BDS shipped two ball joints out same day and they were installed today. Great service!
Core 4x4 - had a crush sleeve issue on my rear end links. Caused bushing to have some play when installed (welded nut on frame bracket). Core 4x4 sent out new rear end links and hardware. Installed today.
Hellwig - needed new brackets and bushings. Kevin at Hellwig just asked for my address, model and sent them out same day.

The moral of all this is to deal with good companies. You may have to pay up a bit but the service provided is worth it. Pay once, cry once......

 

[bobgnarley]

TRX takeoffs with Open Country AT3's in 295/70. No rubbing

 

[boogielander]

The moral of all this is to deal with good companies. You may have to pay up a bit but the service provided is worth it. Pay once, cry once......

exactly.

 

[Jako]

I'm early, being one of the first ppl in. And I have nothing to do with painting line in a parking lot.

I'm an "early" person too, but it looks like you'd beat me. Retired now but if you were a 1/2 hour early you were late.

"SLAVERY IS OVER", SUE !

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[EAB]

TRX takeoffs with Open Country AT3's in 295/70. No rubbing
View attachment 199400

you can't tease us like that! You got a pic with a view of the entire truck?

 

[Montana_]

I'm an "early" person too, but it looks like you'd beat me. Retired now but if you were a 1/2 hour early you were late.

"SLAVERY IS OVER", SUE !

Ex-FDNY Firefighters Suing NYC Claim They Were Forced to Work Unpaid OT: ‘They Just Abuse You’ By Kathianne Boniello - NY Post - 1.25.25 Two...

thousandpointsofright.blogspot.com

Aint unions great? I show up on time and leave on time. Anything else aint my problem. Well, union and specifically turning down leadership roles I got suckered into once before. Not making that mistake again for a couple dollars extra an hour. If they want extra effort, pay me extra.

 

[bobgnarley]

you can't tease us like that! You got a pic with a view of the entire truck?

 

[boogielander]

Aint unions great? I show up on time and leave on time. Anything else aint my problem. Well, union and specifically turning down leadership roles I got suckered into once before. Not making that mistake again for a couple dollars extra an hour. If they want extra effort, pay me extra.

they did pay you extra... a couple dollas hahahaha

 

[Nels]

Removed the Readylift 2" leveling pucks and installed Eibach Pro-Truck adjustable shocks, set at highest ring.

 

[mplaramie]

Removed the Readylift 2" leveling pucks and installed Eibach Pro-Truck adjustable shocks, set at highest ring.

Looks good. Pucks are No Bueno.

 

[Greaser]

I took mine to the stealership, that sold it to me, for my first ever garage service. I have serviced and tinkered with my beasts for over 40 years but things are really busy at the moment so against my better judgement I stumped up for a service.
In the three weeks that I've owned her I've shaken my head at the bag of nails sounds that come out when she starts up cold. If I didn't know better I'd swear it was blowing from the exhausts.
Surprise surprise, no wonder the @#$%o(#s sold her 'as is', a quick Google search - which also led me here - tells me that I'm not the first Hemi owner with blowing manifolds. Strange that they say their PDI shows no sign of blowing manifolds. I've just remembered why I class dealerships right up there with attorneys and politicians.
Luckily for me I was also stupid enough to have the beggars load my car loan, again a first, with a warranty, so I get some advantage from them and they stump up for upgraded bolts on the manifolds.