Thanks for the info - the option pricing looks very similar to Ford (Bigger Fuel Tank, dual panel roof, blind spot monitoring, trailer brake controller). From the looks of it, with RAM you can pick and options better than Ford. I'll have to build out a truck and see how it compares price wise - but my money is on the RAM being cheaper than a similarly equipped F150.
I bought a new '14 and '16 F150. Test drove the RAM both times. Just didn't do it for me (I've had a few Mopars in the past and family retired from Chrysler). The axle hop the F150 had that you drove, easily fixed with new rear shocks - I hear Ford fixed it on the 18s.
That being said, price wise, I could have gotten a RAM with leather and auto climate control for the same price as my F150 with heated cloth seats, manual climate control and dual panel roof. F150 seemed to accelerate quicker off the line, had better crash test ratings and the bigger rear seat won it out for me. However, all bets are off when I buy later this year/early 2019.