Lighthawk
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- May 9, 2021
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Hello all. New owner of a 3500 2021 Tradesman crew 4x4 with 4.10 gears here. I added a bunch of options when ordering the truck and was disappointed when they subbed Firestone tires. Otherwise, the transaction went very smooth at Auburn Jeep/Dodge. I was one of the last orders they let go below MSRP, and their main problem is inventory. They can't get a third of their normal product. Good people.
Instructions say: tell us what you're currently driving. I have two answers:
2006 Tundra AC with 18" wheels, BFG's and airbags, Helwig sway bar, 5100 Bilsteins and a FourWheelCamper Hawk. It's been an awesome rig for ten years of off road travel in California and Nevada. It's also a bit overloaded and the brakes aren't crisp. Range is poor also. We carry an extra 5 gal on our DV excursions.
Second answer: My daily driver is a 2016 Sprinter 2500 4x4 turbo diesel cargo van. I'm a contractor and this is my work truck. We had planned to convert the Sprinter upon retirement (tick, tock) and sell the Tundra/Hawk. I've added VanCompass shocks, bigger tires, windows and a Maxxaire fan, plus insulation preparing to make the transition.
Last winter we made the decision after ten days in Death Valley on rough trails with dead ends. The van isn't enough for where we like to go. We want a truck/camper for our backroad adventures, and the Sprinter wasn't going to do it for us. I've already got a buyer for the van, and took possession of the new RAM on Saturday.
We took the new RAM 3500 crew cab up to our local mountains on Monday. The ride was rough in an unloaded truck.
I should have checked the dealer's work, and when I learned how to tee up the TPS monitor it showed three tires at 87 psi and one front tire at 90 psi. Nuts. My wife was jouncing around, as I explained how much better the ride would be with the camper, and better tires, etc. Yada yada. I took out the 'emergency key' and aired down to 67 psi by luck and experience, as I had no tools with me. The ride back out was much smoother.
Looking forward to equipping this truck to be our camper truck. We've got AMP power steps, Victron DC-DC charger and wiring scheduled later this month.
Instructions say: tell us what you're currently driving. I have two answers:
2006 Tundra AC with 18" wheels, BFG's and airbags, Helwig sway bar, 5100 Bilsteins and a FourWheelCamper Hawk. It's been an awesome rig for ten years of off road travel in California and Nevada. It's also a bit overloaded and the brakes aren't crisp. Range is poor also. We carry an extra 5 gal on our DV excursions.
Second answer: My daily driver is a 2016 Sprinter 2500 4x4 turbo diesel cargo van. I'm a contractor and this is my work truck. We had planned to convert the Sprinter upon retirement (tick, tock) and sell the Tundra/Hawk. I've added VanCompass shocks, bigger tires, windows and a Maxxaire fan, plus insulation preparing to make the transition.
Last winter we made the decision after ten days in Death Valley on rough trails with dead ends. The van isn't enough for where we like to go. We want a truck/camper for our backroad adventures, and the Sprinter wasn't going to do it for us. I've already got a buyer for the van, and took possession of the new RAM on Saturday.
We took the new RAM 3500 crew cab up to our local mountains on Monday. The ride was rough in an unloaded truck.
I should have checked the dealer's work, and when I learned how to tee up the TPS monitor it showed three tires at 87 psi and one front tire at 90 psi. Nuts. My wife was jouncing around, as I explained how much better the ride would be with the camper, and better tires, etc. Yada yada. I took out the 'emergency key' and aired down to 67 psi by luck and experience, as I had no tools with me. The ride back out was much smoother.
Looking forward to equipping this truck to be our camper truck. We've got AMP power steps, Victron DC-DC charger and wiring scheduled later this month.
