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  1. jimothy

    3rd Gen Cummins Desert Runner

    Here’s one for you, @boogielander! 13 inch rear travel, 11 up front, Carli suspension, GoFast Camper, lots of other goodies. Looks like fun
  2. jimothy

    Power Wagon pricing - WTF?

    I'm not actually in the market for a Power Wagon, but out of curiosity, I wanted to see if they were being discounted. So I looked first on a local dealer website. They were marked up by about $1,000-1,500. Wow, that was unexpected. So I looked at another dealer, still in the Atlanta metro but...
  3. jimothy

    Car buying sucks

    Like several of us here, I bought my truck from Mark Dodge (thank you to 5GR for telling me about them). It was a painless process, I got a great deal, and it made me forget how much of a pain in the booty car buying can be. Until now. My wife and I are shopping for a small SUV for her. She's...
  4. jimothy

    Grounding auxiliary battery to chassis - Does it affect IBS?

    I've added a battery box to the bed of my truck. This is to run a fridge, some lights, and a few other DC devices when camping. Prior to this, I installed (and still have) light pods on my A-pillars. I want to be able to run these from the battery box so I can use them when stopped if I need...
  5. jimothy

    Reattaching rear view mirror stalk [Solved]

    In another of my misadventures (trying to relocate the camera for the digital rear view mirror), I managed to pop the camera stalk off its anchor point. Nope, not the mirror off the stalk, though I did that too (on purpose). When trying to get the mirror back into the stalk’s ball socket, the...
  6. jimothy

    Spare tire hanger with aftermarket wheel - Is this safe?

    I wanted a true full size spare to match my Fuel Blitz 18x9 with Yokohoma Geoland X-AT 295/70R18 tires, so I plunked down a big ol' hunk o' cash to get a matching wheel and tire. My plan is to go to a five-tire rotation, so this blunts the pain by effectively extending the lifespan of my tires...
  7. jimothy

    Relocating digital rear view camera on 2021 Ram 1500

    I've got a bed rack and a roof top tent. When the two are mounted, the digital rear view camera is blocked (actually, it just sees the top of the tent, which isn't particular useful). Thus, I wonder if it's possible to relocate the rear view camera to the back of the rack. This would also be...
  8. jimothy

    Are our beds straight or tapered?

    I’m ordering an Xtrusion Overland bed rack, and they ask if the bed is straight (same inside width between rail near the cab and rear of the bed), or tapered? I’m pretty sure 5th gens are straight and 4th gens (and HDs) are tapered, but would like to verify. XO says to “Measure your bed and...
  9. jimothy

    Install 12V outlets in bed

    I came across this video of someone installing 12V outlets in the bed of his 2013 Ram. Post 10 of this thread gives an idea of how to run wire to the bed of the truck; I plan on using that as a guide. Since selling the Laramie, I’m planning projects for my Longhorn as I anxiously await its...
  10. jimothy

    Why is the Ecodiesel heavier than the Hemi?

    It's been said there are no stupid questions, only stupid people. So allow me to be a a stupid person and ask, why is the 3.0L Ecodiesel heavier than the 5.7L Hemi? Naïve (read: stupid) math would say the Hemi would weight nearly twice as much as the Ecodiesel, but even I'm not that stupid to...
  11. jimothy

    Can you get cash back for a trade?

    As some already know, I’ll soon be selling my 2019 Laramie to get a 2021 Longhorn. I’ve got a bit north of $30,000 in equity in the Laramie. I’ll also be getting 0% for 72 months on the Longhorn. At zero percent, it doesn’t make sense to put $30K+ down, when I could keep it in the bank, buy...
  12. jimothy

    Chipmaker TSMC says it can catch up with automaker demand by late June

    From Autoblog: So better news, but not great news. This assuming seven to eight months counting from June, you’re looking at first quarter of 2022 before things are really cleared up.
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