What did you do to your Ram today???

[Bo-Bearski]

Added the Hellwig 7709 sway bar....set in middle position. I'm heading out to Prescott AZ from San Diego next weekend. Should help on the curvy mountain roads.

 

[RAM REAPER MAN]

Carli Rebel HD if you're gonna have ~500lb in the bed constant.
Ran a pair for ~2 years until I have more than 500lb constant

I will investigate Thank you

 

[boogielander]

I will investigate Thank you

you welcome.
if you want my old ones lmk LOL i kept them just in case I decide to lose the weight but i don't really see that happening
i think they're still good, but with cosmetic imperfections for sure.

 

[Sandevino]

Nothing fun. New battery…

 

[HSKR R/T]

Drive it to my parents house to check the site on my deer rifle scope . On way back home made a slight detour to a spot I found on a tractor drive about a month ago

 

[Sp33d Nut]

Ah... manual says it's a strap and cambuckle for securing.

I could’ve looked it up myself. I thought maybe you had installed it on your truck. Thanks for going through the effort.

 

[boogielander]

Working on 2026 Calendars and decided to use my truck as one of the graphics for the "vehicle" themed version.


Also used the truck in the background of one of the Scenic themed one.


You can get a glimpse of them here:
2026 Monthly Calendars

 

[Scap]

Looks like I'll be heading to Wally World later this morning to swap out my battery.
OE battery lasted 18 months.
Walmart H8 AGM lasted 40 months.

Edited for bad math before coffee.

Walmart battery failed the load test, so I got a $25 warranty credit towards the new purchase.
I can't believe how strong the new battery is vs the old one. It's like how tires get loud gradually and you don't realize it until you get a fresh set installed.

 

[GraniteRam]

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We are going to see how well Cerakote holds up. I don't expect miracles do to the location but it'll interesting. I did them all.

Should do pretty well. I put Cquartz from CarPro on mine 6 years ago and it still beads but my truck is not a daily driver either. Definitely makes the liners easier to clean.

 

[pkman]

Bought an Improved Racing CCS High Efficiency Oil catch can, fittings, hose and built my own oil vapor catch can system.

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Also ordered a 1" M6 hex nut, I'll raise it up a bit when that gets here

Might want to update your signature - that doesn't look like a 2020 engine! lol

 

[RAM REAPER MAN]

Working on 2026 Calendars and decided to use my truck as one of the graphics for the "vehicle" themed version.
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Also used the truck in the background of one of the Scenic themed one.
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You can get a glimpse of them here:
2026 Monthly Calendars

I have zero creativity and artsy ability, but I can appreciate it.
I'm still using your truck as a background still. It maybe changed up in the future

 

[CHeYeNNe71]

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These just arrived!!! Need sway bar links and possibly rear coil suggestions
I couldn't believe how heavy these are! wOw

CORE4X4 sway bar links. Bilstein, Eibach, ICON and forget who else makes rear coils. 1-1.5" Clayton makes Gladiator coils that fit the RAM as well.

 

[boogielander]

I have zero creativity and artsy ability, but I can appreciate it.
I'm still using your truck as a background still. It maybe changed up in the future

wow i am honored!

edit: i really am no idea what i'm doing most of the time honestly. Just something I try and keep trying until I get to a result that looks okay. Point i'm making is, just DO it. The DOING part is the hardest part because it does not guarantee satisfactory results until you put the time in to trial and error.

about the background photos: you don't need to have $7k in photography gears to take good pictures. Composition is key and that can be done with any camera. When I shot that truck picture above, I already planned that I was gonna use that angle for the calendar, so I composed it that way with that big blank space on the right.
You can have a well-composed picture with bad lighting or bad color and you will still be able to save it and get good results, but if you have a picture with good color and lighting but bad composition, nothing can save it unless you get AI involved.
How do you get good composition? Well, good thing we live in a digitalized world and it costs $0 to shoot photos. Just press the shutter. It's like shooting: you can turn anyone into a decent shooter with ample trigger time. Same thing with photos, just keep shooting to get the composition right and then all the other things can be learned later (long exposure, panning shots for speed, etc). Then that's when gears come, at the end. Good body with good lens will help (ie, that blue bird shot or that space compression shot with Teton Mountain)

So, just keep clicking. I really look forward to the day when you change it up with your truck, because that means you master a new skill and produce a result that you are happy with!

 

[RAM REAPER MAN]

wow i am honored!

It's not that big of deal. I couldn't have been the only one that has used it. Good looking truck
I like the blue and the rims really look good. I would have never thought of doing that. Its impressive

 

[boogielander]

It's not that big of deal. I couldn't have been the only one that has used it. Good looking truck
I like the blue and the rims really look good. I would have never thought of doing that. Its impressive

look up "color theory" when you have time hahaha
that is a scientific explanation of why certain color combos look good and may be helpful to you!

 

[StuartsFriend]

Cargoslide installed. Oh why did I wait so long! Zero effort to load and unload gear.

 

[1791]

checked my coolant dip stick. it had what looked like a clump of mud on it and it is some kind of red coolant. i'm going with HOAT purple for dodge 2000 and up.
Prestone max it claims 15 year 350k mi. never need to flush again? we will see........

 

[SD Rebel]

checked my coolant dip stick. it had what looked like a clump of mud on it and it is some kind of red coolant. i'm going with HOAT purple for dodge 2000 and up.
Prestone max it claims 15 year 350k mi. never need to flush again? we will see........

Make sure you don't have an oil cooler leak causing that "clump of mud" on the dipstick. When the engine is cool, check the radiator cap as well, clean up anything you see then check again later to see if you are still getting oil/water debris both on the dipstick and radiator cap.

If so, have your oil cooling lines, fittings and oil coolers inspected, it's common issue for them to leak and contaminate the cooling system.

 

[1791]

Make sure you don't have an oil cooler leak causing that "clump of mud" on the dipstick. When the engine is cool, check the radiator cap as well, clean up anything you see then check again later to see if you are still getting oil/water debris both on the dipstick and radiator cap.

If so, have your oil cooling lines, fittings and oil coolers inspected, it's common issue for them to leak and contaminate the cooling system.

i'll keep a eye on that i didn't see any commination of oil in the drained coolant. sometimes the sand/mud in the dipstick is caused from the organic coolant evaporating from the overflow tank over the years. every time you change oil you should top off the rad and the overflow. i got it used so.......

 

[SD Rebel]

i'll keep a eye on that i didn't see any commination of oil in the drained coolant. sometimes the sand/mud in the dipstick is caused from the organic coolant evaporating from the overflow tank over the years. every time you change oil you should top off the rad and the overflow. i got it used so.......

Absolutely, I found a little when checking mine, never saw any again after that, likely some residual during manufacture.