What did you do to your Ram today???

[boogielander]

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Maybe this is a known issue, but I'm glad I checked. I was going to replace it anyway for my winter trip so I'd have matching tires all the way around.
I'm shocked that so much rubber was removed and I would also like to know how to prevent it from happening again
I could see this ruining someone's day or entire trip

that's normal.
that's when the tire contacts the "tabs" that prevent the tire from going up too much when you crank up the spare holder.

also I need your contact info so you can clean my spare too LOL that's one outstanding job.

 

[HemiDude]

I got an unwanted speeding ticket!
Bad Hemi Bad!

I take it you sometimes receive wanted speeding tickets???

 

[HSKR R/T]

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Maybe this is a known issue, but I'm glad I checked. I was going to replace it anyway for my winter trip so I'd have matching tires all the way around.
I'm shocked that so much rubber was removed and I would also like to know how to prevent it from happening again
I could see this ruining someone's day or entire trip

That's not rub er that has been removed, just an indent from where it was pulled up against the supports.

 

[RAM REAPER MAN]

that's normal.
that's when the tire contacts the "tabs" that prevent the tire from going up too much when you crank up the spare holder.

also I need your contact info so you can clean my spare too LOL that's one outstanding job.

It took some work and a pressure washer...

 

[RAM REAPER MAN]

That's not rub er that has been removed, just an indent from where it was pulled up against the supports.

I'll take your diagnosis on the subject but what do I do to make in whole again? Silicon based tire spray?

 

[W Six]

I think. On my last two vehicles, I cut a pice of plywood that would sandwich between the tire and frame. That took care of it.....I. need to look at my Ram now as I don't recall if I've done it on this one yet.

 

[KINGFUROOK]

Sure do like my truck.

 

[HSKR R/T]

I'll take your diagnosis on the subject but what do I do to make in whole again? Silicon based tire spray?

Rotate the tire to a different spot when you put it back up. Use the tire. Eventually it will pop back out

 

[seabaz]

i need to get mine PDR'd then lol
mine's on the front passenger side door.. right under the A of RAM.

The tech told me they charge by how difficult it is to get to and add more to the price if the dents are on any of the body lines. Other than that it's pretty standard, push out the dent so that it becomes a small lump, and then just tap it back down to shape.

 

[RAM REAPER MAN]

Let's play is it me or is it RAM?
I noticed last night one particular spot of water still dripping while everything was still dry.
I reached under felt wet and muddy and was able to retrieve some.
I decided to remove mud flap and I was glad I did.
Was it installed correctly? Sure seems like it needs holes for better draining

 

[HSKR R/T]

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Let's play is it me or is it RAM?
I noticed last night one particular spot of water still dripping while everything was still dry.
I reached under felt wet and muddy and was able to retrieve some.
I decided to remove mud flap and I was glad I did.
Was it installed correctly? Sure seems like it needs holes for better draining

That's why the Mopar mud guards suck

 

[RAM REAPER MAN]

That's why the Mopar mud guards suck

I can't argue with that. I sure hope the other 3 aren't like that.

 

[HSKR R/T]

I can't argue with that. I sure hope the other 3 aren't like that.

When I was looking for some, that alone steered me away from the Mopar ones. I have the rough country on mine

 

[Bo-Bearski]

Added a 2nd Key fob: When I purchase my 2024 truck used last year, it only came with one. Purchased from E-Bay.... programmed fine by a local shop.$150+ $50 for the fob included cutting the key. No more worries about loosing the original fob!

OEM 2019-2024 RAM 1500 LIMITED REMOTE START KEY FOB 68584161 OHT-4882056 | eBay

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024. KEYLESS PROXIMITY REMOTE ENTRY FOB. RAM 1500 LIMITED.

www.ebay.com

 

[1923bob]

That's why the Mopar mud guards suck

When I was looking for mud guards, I looked at a YouTube video showing that about the Ram mud guards

 

[RAM REAPER MAN]

When I was looking for mud guards, I looked at a YouTube video showing that about the Ram mud guards

I guess I can blame RAM for that then. They have to stay for the time being as I can't star another project with all I have to do.
Researching mud guards for a week and then braking it down to pros and cons followed another week of price shopping.
I can't add that on to everything else that's months behind

 

[Montana_]

Went ahead and did the front and rear dif fluid today. Both looked very good, as expected for a 30k change. I have a little brush scraper tool I use to adgitate the crap in the bottom of the rear dif and I flushed a quart through it to get nice new clean fluid. Still, not bad at all for 30k.

Still waiting on the fluid for the transfer case.

Sure do like my truck.

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So do I!

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Let's play is it me or is it RAM?
I noticed last night one particular spot of water still dripping while everything was still dry.
I reached under felt wet and muddy and was able to retrieve some.
I decided to remove mud flap and I was glad I did.
Was it installed correctly? Sure seems like it needs holes for better draining

All of these types of flaps are garbage. They rub the paint off and they collect crap. The plastic material eventually deterioriates as well and they are not pliable, so if you rub on something, there goes your flap. Do yourself a favor and buy some good rubber mudflaps, like Gatorback, if you plan on keeping the truck. Not cheap, but when it comes to this product, it's a buy once cry once deal.

*Edit - not my intention to insult peoples choice in mudflaps and I'm not saying any are ugly or better looking than others either. "Garbage" was a bad choice in wording apparently and offended some that seek to do nothing more than take jabs at people's choices and troll them. My personal take is that most of those OEM style plastic flaps do LOOK good. Very sleek in most cases. But I'd never outright insult someone's choices on accessories they put on their vehicles, so I apologize for coming off hot and heavy about the subject.

To clarify the design differences, I'm trying to say the concave inner design on the majority of these plastic flaps collects debris and clearly the Mopar ones are the worst with their designs. I believe these pics are actually from the rear of the flaps anyways, which is ever worse of a design. In my experience, through personal use and reports across multiple forums, especially in winter heavy states, the concaved designs collect way too much slush, snow and other debris year round. They also sometimes and usually have a lip that goes around the fender flare and when you have color coded flares and not just the black plastic ones, they will rub paint off in those areas eventually. It usually doesn't take long and even with PPF the amount of debris they collect is quite a bit.

That, among the fact they are not pliable and are prone to breaking if you rub anything in your mall crawling routines, is why I've chosen the Gatorbacks multiple times. If there is a cheaper option that is equally well cut and doesn't require trimming without looking like some Dually style trucker flaps, I'd be all for it. Also, you can get the plain black ones. You don't have to get lettering, logo's or inserts of any kind. Picture of my truck with them for reference so you can see they are not big at all, no bigger than the other plastic ones, and they are not concaved at all on either side of them.





So I guess I'm a part of the "80's square body mudflap" club according to one loud individual. Which btw, I like square bodies so I'll take it as a compliment.

 

[Bigdogs]

Removed part of the rear seat to give Bumper room to stretch out

 

[RAM REAPER MAN]

Removed part of the rear seat to give Bumper room to stretch out

Best move EVER.

 

[RAM REAPER MAN]

These came today, don't worry I'm sending them back. I thought I needed 1.5 inch spacers, but turns out I don't them to make the wheels fit.
I liked them because they are all black and they are a little different in design. I have a hard time believing they run cooler and stay black though.
They don't make them in a smaller size so I'll start the search again.