1C6SRFFT3LN410454 2020 crew cab 4x4 hydro blue

[saylor]

just setting up a thread for my new ride

 

[saylor]

 

[PorBoy]

Well welcome to the party, care to share more information about your purchase ?

 

[saylor]

its a pretty stripped down 4x4 with ORG / Off Road Package and lone star grp1 and thats it. First mods will be hardwiring in my radar detector then hijacking the trailer 7pin with a CURT adapter and making up some reverse LED spotlights.

wheel to wheel nerf bars are on the way.

then some kind of ranchhand winch bumper.

a rollbar / chasebar out back.

and probably 2" hubcentric wheel spacers.

 

[saylor]

first order of business.
wheel to wheel nerf bars.

had em on my 2015 ram and they saved me from many a kamakazi

 

[saylor]

these are substantially beefier than the previous lund brand i had on my 2015.

like i pity th foo that runs into these

westin 5" oval wheel to wheel nerf bars

 

[Hydroblueguy]

just setting up a thread for my new ride
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My 2021, just waiting to pick it up! Hopefully better luck than my 19

 

[saylor]

breakin her in good

 

[saylor]

chineseium.

i hate to say it.

i hate to see it.

when I was mounting the nerf bars, one of the rocker panel studs sheared off.

then when I was mounting the rear wheel mud flaps, one of the plastic christmas tree tabbers broke.

its a damn shame.

 

[saylor]

prolly gonna run 1 more bolt thru these boomer mud flaps



the blue matches great tho tbh

 

[saylor]

next project westin hdx winch bumper guard and coyote 2" wheel spacers

 

[saylor]

in between rain clouds i got the westin winch mount installed. their instructions need updating for the new model trucks, but it mostly makes sense. mostly.

it goes where the tow hooks attach. anyone need a set of OEM tow hooks?

 

[saylor]

one of the things they tell you is to remove the black plastic trim piece around the tow hook area. unnessessary. I removed one side then saw that the new bracket would still fit and ended up putting it back. it was hard to put back after the bracket was there. the other side i didnt undo and the bracket just went in all nice and proper.

a thing they DONT tell you is to pull down the front side wheel well plastic liner and get it out of your way - its 8mm and only 5 screws per side. worth the 3 minutes to pull it away so you have more work room.

a place where their instructions say use one of their bolts thru a stock mounting hole thru the front bumper supports - it doesnt fit. I guess it maybe fits on the old body style but not the new ones. i ended up using the OEM hardware for this one location.

they DO tell you to reuse a 'body bolt' that is OEM for the tow hook. They tell you it has a keeper washer on it and put a wrench on it and tap it downwards with a hammer to pull the keeper out.
what they DONT tell you is this bolt is like a foot long and you need to hammer the **** out of it to make it let go:

exhibit A: Driver side front wheel well liner front section, tow hook, OEM tow hook body bolt as big as the damn hammer

 

[saylor]

their stupid westin tow hooks dont come with it you gotta pay extra . . .

 

[securityguy]

Lovin' all that you're doing EXCEPT the mud guards

 

[saylor]

where im driving in OK i legit need mud flaps... its the whole reason me and the old lady even upgraded our trucks to 4x4s .. the first time we went up into the mountains we got stuck.

we were stuck like a half day and finally i got a dude with a SXS and winch to unstuck me.

never again.


i have some mud flaps for the fronts too just havent put em on yet. they are RAM logo you'll love them more.

 

[saylor]

tbh the old ladys blue oval was a better deal than this ram.. she got dual moonroof and **** . . .

 

[securityguy]

i have some mud flaps for the fronts too just havent put em on yet. they are RAM logo you'll love them more.

Not a fan of any logo'd mud flap, but that's just me

 

[saylor]

some reverse lights getttin fabbed up to fit around the hitch

 

[z0n3]

Did you clean the paint off of your studs when installing the side steps..?