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I have 2019 Classic Quad Cab, which I think has similar dimensions to the new one. We have one two year old who is still rear facing with a second child on the way; I’m 6’3”, wife 5’9”. We only use the rear facing car seat in the middle position, and even there it is close to the front seats...

The oil filters on top of the pentastar engines are a wonderful thing.

These filter photos don’t look bad to me. I wouldn’t change them early and wouldn’t feel bad going over 20k miles myself.

I don’t get flats in my stock Goodyear SR-A’s and I drive off-road every single day. I fully believe you when you say they don’t work well for you, but that doesn’t invalidate anyone else’s experience or make it bad advice.

Payload limits can be thought of in two ways: a legal limit and the actual functional limit of the vehicle. There isn’t a way to increase the legal payload. There are ways to make the pickup handle a load better, and the most common method I hear of is to add air bags to stiffen the rear suspension.

I usually find this to be the case. I would be perfectly happy with a Tradesman trim, but the Big Horn is always cheaper where I live. My impression is that Tradesman trucks are solely for fleets that have a different discount/pricing system. So just buy a Big Horn and enjoy your free extra...

I never have problems with flats on gravel or dirt/mud pivot roads running passenger tires (Goodyear SR-A’s). Anytime I get a flat it’s from a big screw or nail or something that could probably puncture anything up to a semi truck tire.

I wouldn’t worry about the rear end sagging unless I’m going to hit bump stops while driving. I want it to drop down 2-3 inches depending on load. My dealer warned against air suspension specifically for towing because it will store error codes if it thinks you are overweight, and who wants to...

I think I saw the same recommendation for Toyota 4Runners. I wouldn’t worry about it and wouldn't give it a second thought. If it makes you feel better, go ahead. I doubt you could hurt anything either way.

If at all possible, never trade a vehicle in to a dealer. For pickups in my area you can almost always make an additional $5,000 on a private sale over trade in value, no matter the age and mileage. That said, it seems like less people are willing to buy from non-dealers than there used to be.

For what it’s worth, with our two 4th gen V-6 Rams we had different axle ratios, 3.21 and 3.55. (both crew cab 4x4 one model year apart) The 3.21 always won in highway mileage by a few mpg, something like 25 mpg vs 23 mpg for rough averages. I don’t see how you could get better mpg from the 3.55...

I run E15 88 octane whenever I can. Some people say it gets as good or better mileage than the standard E10 87 octane due to the small octane increase. Just get whatever is most cost effective, which is usually either regular 87 or an E15 blend.

I use 88 octane E15 primarily and 87 octane regular if it’s not available. Until a few years ago 89 octane was cheaper than regular 87 where I live.

You don’t need a power wagon just to go off road. Any full size new 4wd pickup made today is extremely capable. Just because there are some options that may be better doesn’t mean your pickup isn’t capable of performing well off road. I’m talking about real world useful off road driving, as I...

Can anyone verify if the new EcoDiesel is B20 compatible? If not, I'm pretty sure no one in the state of Minnesota could own a diesel Ram 1500 if you were strictly following those rules.

I was under the impression that higher compression ratios were advantageous to ethanol fuel blends. Anyways, it has become pretty obvious to me that the two reasons FCA has dropped or is dropping flex fuel capability from almost all of its vehicles is market confusion and CAFE standards. There...

I like my hitch-mounted bike rack. It is compatible with any vehicle with a hitch (like my wife’s SUV). They can be inexpensive, carry several bikes, leave your pickup bed free, and protect your bikes from banging into each other just piled in the pickup bed (my previous method).

I always just pull onto the scales at our local Coop grain elevator and I get a legal scale weight for free. Please stay out of the way of the semis!

I haven’t purchased a new Ram yet; I was referring to my 2014 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 V6 and 2016 Dodge Charger 5.7 Hemi RT. The Jeep is rated for 27 highway, and I average 31 combined, and get 36 highway. My Charger is rated at 25 highway but gets 30 combined and 36 highway. I just use 87 octane E10...

It is not ideal, but the EPA mileage on the window sticker is more for government use than consumer use. I’m all for any tricks they can use to inflate those numbers, because it decreases the price of our pickups by reducing the amount of CAFE credits that must be purchased from Tesla et. al...