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  1. myles

    mopar lift fox front shock broke

    Been a while since a posted, truck is at 96k miles now. The truck has been great until this morning. Looks like the fox front shock broke/pulled out. I don't really wheel my trucks, the only dirt this truck sees is on job sites. Went over a bump while turning and heard a loud clank. Dealer...
  2. myles

    Back in the shop it goes - engine knock sensor $900 fix

    so 25 months and 70k miles and the truck is back at the dealer. Truck went into limp mode, the check engine light came on, dash said "service DEF system" so I limped it straight to the dealer. It ended up being a bad knock sensor which was $700 and $200 in labor since it's electrical and not...
  3. myles

    Longhorn floor mats literally falling apart

    So basically just as the title, the front floor mats in my longhorn are falling apart, pieces are breaking off and the plastic/rubber is cracking. Normally I would say this is bad luck and a bad batch of rubber and I assumed ram would replace it, but after 3 or 4 weeks with ramcares they are...
  4. myles

    Timing Cover Leak - 32k Miles

    Waited until everything was resolved until I posted this stuff, but I found an oil leak in the timing cover, not enough to drip but enough to make the area around it wet. Dealer took about a week to fix it and they gave me a loaner while they had mine. Hopefully this is a one off occurrence and...
  5. myles

    Fuel Filter Change - Dealer Ripoff - Southern California

    So im at 19k miles and doing my fuel filter change and the dealer quoted me $390.00 and I was like WTF?!?!?! I asked how much the filter was and they are selling it for $60. I called up 2 other dealers near me and they both quoted me $390.00 and the filter was $60. None of them would give me a...
  6. myles

    Another mopar 2” + ORP front Springs lift

    So basically as the title says. Just installed my mopar 2” with ORP Front coils Also have airlift 5000 air bags and hellwig sway bar Had to weld the air bag bracket to the bump stop extension Total install time was about about 6 hours on a lift with a friend doing a little bit a helping and a...
  7. myles

    Mopar lift on ecodiesel

    So I was ordering the mopar lift kit and realized it says it is only for the 5.7 hemi. Can any confirm that it also fits the ecodiesel? Not sure why the suspension would be different. I have a longhorn non ORP truck
  8. myles

    Stampede Hood Protector - American Flag

    Finally got around to installing the hood protector I'm kind of torn on it, feel like it would look better if i lifted my truck lol
  9. myles

    --Expired-- DEAL ALERT - Hellwig Sway Bar

    Update 4-13-20 Sorry folks that are just getting here, seems like realtruck has caught on and has updated the price to $305, hopefully everyone that got an order through will still get the sway bar! So came across this the other day on realtruck.com Hellwig part#7883 for $125 + free shipping...
  10. myles

    Takes hours for uconnect to fully turn on after disconnecting battery

    So I disconnected my battery for about an hour while I was running a power wire for a sub I was installing. When I turn the truck on, I had no navigation, ac/heater was on the fritz, no cameras, side steps were on the fritz, no passenger heated/cooled seats So at that point I was having a melt...
  11. myles

    Budget hidden sub with HK sound system

    Pretty straight forward project, but I haven't seen anyone add an additional sub BEHIND the seats, always under them. So i figured I would post... Goal: add more bass without sacrificing cargo space sub: JL Audio ACP110LG-TW1 --- 400w sub 10" sub w/ amp --- bought used off of offerup...
  12. myles

    3.0 Ecodiesel Towing - Truck Sags A Ton

    Ok so i now have a bit over 3000 miles on the truck, towed about 400 miles with a 9500# trailer to Glamis, CA truck tow rating: 9700# payload rating: 1800# according to mopar website when i input my VIN trailer specs: - 26' box, 30' overall - 9400# fully loaded, 6900# dry with a 970# tongue...
  13. myles

    2020 laramie longhorn 3.0 ecodiesel 1st impressions

    Truck Details in Signature (green text) So I just picked up my ecodiesel that I ordered in October. I live in Southern California and ordered it from Lake Forest CJDR in Minnesota because they offer lifetime powertrain warranty Overall awesome truck, put 100 miles on it today and I'll be taking...
  14. myles

    Lifting with the advanced safety group

    I have a 2020 on order with the advanced safety group and have found a bunch of posts on general lifting but not many regarding ASG I'd like to add the rough country 3.5" lift or at least the 2" mopar lift I asked mopar about it and they give the standard "anything not installed at the factory...
  15. myles

    1st time Ram owner

    Hello everybody, Myles here, Came from a dedicated chevy/gmc family, last truck was a 15' gmc 1500 that the torque converter and tranny went out at 108k so i sold it. Have a 2020 ram 1500 laramie longhorn ecodiesel on order now, should be at the dealer within the next couple weeks. Ram's...
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