My Ivory Laramie

[Laz]

Hello all, here is my Ram I've had about a month now and loving it. The technology that went into this vehicle is truly amazing.

 

[Cattail cruncher]

Nice set up fo sure!

 

[Laz]

Thank you Cattail Cruncher

 

[202snowman]

Nice truck!

 

[Laz]

Likewise! Thanks 202snowman

 

[Jared B]

Hello all, here is my Ram I've had about a month now and loving it. The technology that went into this vehicle is truly amazing.

Looks great, nice to see you putting it to work too.

 

[sgk]

Whats the weight of your rv. and do you have air suspension? it looks very nice an level

 

[Lakewake]

Thank you for sharing, really nice truck

 

[Laz]

Whats the weight of your rv. and do you have air suspension? it looks very nice an level

7300lbs dry weight and 10k fully loaded. I make sure to drain all 3 tanks and other than 4 chairs and minimal clothes we take on our trips camping I don't come close to the 10k. In this pic, there's actually 3-1/2" of sag... ...and I've put the timbrens on since this pic and only have 1-1/2" sag. Big difference, thank you for the compliments everyone! I'm picking up a 8.5x20x7' enclosed trailer when I get back to the states and I'll take pics of that as soon as i connect it to truck.

 

[Laz]

SGK, sorry...I do not have air suspension. I've used timbrens on my last 2 trucks (Ford f350 & Dodge 3500 dually) and bcuz theres practically no point of failure on these (hard rubber bump stops) Timbrens I stick with them. Here's old trucks with timbrens although you cant see timbrems. Dont mind my daughter in the pic...lol

 

[Laz]

This truck pulled close to 12k lbs andas never sagged w the Timbrens. Google or you tube them, isa an inexpensive way to prevent sag and takes 10-15min to remove old bump stops and put these in.

 

[go-ram]

Hello all, here is my Ram I've had about a month now and loving it. The technology that went into this vehicle is truly amazing.

Hey Laz, nice truck! Cool photo with the palm trees in the background.

I'm wondering what you think of the air-conditioning system. When I test-drove a 2019 Limited Crew Cab a few weeks ago, it seems like the air coming out of the AC vents wasn't all that cold, even after it ran for a few minutes. Another 5GR member here ("ryelinek") commented that his new 2019 Ram had an adequate AC system, but also commented that the coldness of the air the AC was producing was below what would normally be expected. What has been your experience with your AC so far, and how hot & humid has it been lately where you live?

Thanks! And congratulations on the new truck!

 

[Laz]

Hey Laz, nice truck! Cool photo with the palm trees in the background.

I'm wondering what you think of the air-conditioning system. When I test-drove a 2019 Limited Crew Cab a few weeks ago, it seems like the air coming out of the AC vents wasn't all that cold, even after it ran for a few minutes. Another 5GR member here ("ryelinek") commented that his new 2019 Ram had an adequate AC system, but also commented that the coldness of the air the AC was producing was below what would normally be expected. What has been your experience with your AC so far, and how hot & humid has it been lately where you live?

Thanks! And congratulations on the new truck!

Great question regarding the AC on the 19 Ram 1500, I had a problem one evening as we were departing a party/ family get together and before we left i used the remote start or maybe I thought I did. Whatever the case, when I go outside to get everyone and myself in the truck...the truck itself was off (either remote start was too far or it turned off due to taking long getting outside and loading up). So I start up truck and crank up AC as its 120 degrees in my neck of the woods and about 5 minutes down the road my brother in law says, its blowing hot on passenger side and my driver side vent was cool not cold. So I say, maybe it will take a bit since it's so hot out and drove another 10 minutes before I got off highway and shut the truck of and turned back on. Upon doing this it must have reset something that the ac now blew cold again. Did take to dealer and they checked it out but couldnt duplicate or get any codes or visual defect. It hasn't done it since and it's been about 4 weeks since then. I will say the ac is a bit under par for being a new vehicle but then again the weather is horrible and if its 120 outside then it's about 130 inside these automobiles. That's not an excuse but I understand it takes a bit to cool off, just glad we can ensure all our vehicles come equipped w remote start. Hope this helps. Btw...I did write a formal letter to FCA about the ac problem that occurred and quickly got a call from nearest dealer to bring in asap.

 

[go-ram]

I will say the ac is a bit under par for being a new vehicle but then again the weather is horrible and if its 120 outside then it's about 130 inside these automobiles.

True, 120 °F is an extreme temperature and much more difficult to cool down the cabin. And of course the time it takes to cool the whole cabin is going to be longer, because the Ram's cabin is a huge volume to cool. But the length of time required to cool the larger cabin volume is not the same as the coldness of the air as it emanates from the ducts, and I believe that is the real issue here. Either the AC compressor is not performing well enough, or the air-blend control is allowing in too much fresh air from outside, effectively warming the cool air the AC compressor & evaporator are trying to generate.

When I test-drove that 2019 Laramie a few weeks ago, the ambient temperature was around 85 °F, relative humidity ~40%, so not extreme weather at all, yet the air coming out of the ducts was not very cool, even after several minutes of the AC running on max cool. As I said before, under the exact same ambient conditions, when I got back into my 14 year old vehicle minutes after the test-drive, the air coming out of the ducts in my old vehicle was far colder than that of the 2019 Ram, and that was within just 30 seconds of starting my old beater. Clearly, there seems to be some sort of an underperforming AC issue with at least some 2019 Ram 1500s, as this is the third mention of it I have seen just here on 5thgenrams website.

 

[Laz]

True, 120 °F is an extreme temperature and much more difficult to cool down the cabin. And of course the time it takes to cool the whole cabin is going to be longer, because the Ram's cabin is a huge volume to cool. But the length of time required to cool the larger cabin volume is not the same as the coldness of the air as it emanates from the ducts, and I believe that is the real issue here. Either the AC compressor is not performing well enough, or the air-blend control is allowing in too much fresh air from outside, effectively warming the cool air the AC compressor & evaporator are trying to generate.

When I test-drove that 2019 Laramie a few weeks ago, the ambient temperature was around 85 °F, relative humidity ~40%, so not extreme weather at all, yet the air coming out of the ducts was not very cool, even after several minutes of the AC running on max cool. As I said before, under the exact same ambient conditions, when I got back into my 14 year old vehicle minutes after the test-drive, the air coming out of the ducts in my old vehicle was far colder than that of the 2019 Ram, and that was within just 30 seconds of starting my old beater. Clearly, there is an underperforming AC issue with at least some 2019 Ram 1500s, as this is the third mention of it I have seen just here on 5thgenrams website.

I agree, my nephews 1987 Toyota Camry has a AC system that is Frigid cold and puts most new cars Ac units to shame...no joke and hes in Corpus Christi (south Texas) and not only is it hot there in summer its CRAZY HUMID!

 

[SpeedyV]

I agree, my nephews 1987 Toyota Camry has a AC system that is Frigid cold and puts most new cars Ac units to shame...no joke and hes in Corpus Christi (south Texas) and not only is it hot there in summer its CRAZY HUMID!

My wife's old 1990 Camry and my old 1992 Corolla both had great A/C...but only when moving. Those little engines made zero power at idle, and the A/C would practically shut down. (This was mostly in Fort Worth and College Station, Texas, back in the grad school days.)

 

[devildodge]

Although I already said this in your other thread. Really like seeing your truck hooked up to a camper.
Can't wait to hear more about your towing experiences