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The NRA helped ram-rod the same law through in Kentucky several years ago. That's one reason I don't send the NRA a dime unless I have to anymore. I feel like the concealed carry class we formerly had to take was extremely beneficial. I grew up around guns and hunting my whole life. There...

I have a 2022 with Hemi also. 13,100 miles. Almost identical to yours. I also had loud valvetrain noise, and lots of rattle upon startup. I've mentioned this before, but what I did with mine is I changed to 5W30 full synthetic oil and I do my own service at home. My rattle upon startup went...

ALL Jeeps except Renegade are showing sales decreases. Nissan, Toyota, Chevrolet, GMC, and Ford all show truck sales increases. Ram has a slight loss Q2 2023 vs. the same period last year, and a bigger loss YTD. I don't think I've ever seen this before. Stale products with huge price tags...

Yep! I like Fuelly.com because it gives millions of combined miles of real world data from guys who actually own the trucks. The last time I checked, the Cummins diesel was averaging about 15.5 in the real world. Looks like the 6.4L Hemi is running around 12 MPG. Many millions of miles of...

In the past, I've sometimes had to try 2 or 3 dealerships before finding a good one willing to help me out. Good luck.

To me, the valvetrain tick is noticeable but very normal/minor for these engines. In my case, a quality 5W30 syn oil eliminated that totally. The second issue I hear in your last video from the original post sounds like a little bit of lower end rod knock. I could only hear it in that third...

Personally, I'm shopping 3500 and 4500 trucks. If I'm going to sacrifice a smooth ride and garagability, then I'm going all out so I'll never wish for more capacity ever again. The question is, a big gas V8 with 4.10/4.30 axle, or a diesel with it's $9k higher price and much higher maintenance...

From a press release 9 model years ago: Ram Truck Announces Industry's Broadest Alignment with Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J2807 Towing Standards Across All Pickup Truck Segments • Ram Truck is the only full-size pickup truck manufacturer to adopt the Society of Automotive Engineers...

Here you go. https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/1502-sae-j2807-tow-tests-the-standard/ All modern trucks are tested with the same set of rules, hence they all can and will tow what they are rated to tow safely and securely. I would suggest to pay a lot of attention to maximum frontal area...

I've been shopping all three domestic full size brands heavily lately. What I'm seeing is that RAM is clearly a more expensive truck. It's especially true with the 2500-5500 trucks, but even the 1500s are pricier. With some trims it's shocking what the price difference is.

Proof that you can't design, develop, build, and deliver a hot new pickup truck and then not touch it again for a decade. Ram went from being the only company showing consistent growth and sales increases annually to being the only one stagnant and wilting in the heat. Sad. I’m not sure the...

Yeah I did a 22-in Dynomax which is essentially the same thing and it is absolutely perfect. Sounds almost stock at idle and at low cruising as you say but really barks when you get on it. Zero drone. First aftermarket exhaust I have ever had in my life that literally has zero drone. Love it.

Mine has an area the size of a Frisbee where the clear coat is very cloudy on the driver door and another on the front fender. I haven't complained to the dealer because I don't want a partial aftermarket paint job on a new truck.

Bingo. Oil starvation kills engine NOW. Nothing on his list will, with the possible exception of oil pressure IF it goes to zero. I want an oil dipstick.

I looked at a Grand Wagoneer with the Hurricane I-6 engine. Payload on the sticker was 1450 lbs.

My wife just bought a 2024 MINI Cooper Countryman. It doesn't have an oil dipstick. You've got to use the infotainment screen to check oil level. The Hurricane I-6 is the same way. I'm old fashioned. It would drive my OCD crazy not being able to physically SEE the oil level in my engine...

I agree, and I think that would be the best approach. But, the parent company of Ram doesn't appear to agree. I look at the Jeep Wrangler and I see a turbo-4, V6, V8, and turbo diesel. And then I think holy cow...the Ram 1500 doesn't even have that level of option. They have sold a ton of...

If a U-joint on the driveshaft has failed, there will be a lot of slop between the pieces at the joint. You can grab the shaft and forcefully push it back and forth and you'll see looseness and play in the joint. Some trucks also have a center bearing and 2-piece shaft and that center bearing...

So 2025 gets the Hurricane I-6, keeps the 8HP75 trans, adds a few updates to infotainment, mirrors, trim, etc. Big question is will they use the Pentastar as the base engine, or the Hemi? Or will they keep both and Hurricane is an option on Laramie and above? I think that'll be the next big...

So the 5th gen trucks are 6 bolt hubs, I guess a guy could just swap the existing axle shafts into the 4th gen axle assembly and it would all match up?