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What did you do to your Ram today???

Installed bully rings on all 4 corners of the box for some extra anchor points
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All set to tow the BIG stuff! LOL

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Well, that’s one way to reverse level.

Link to the mirror caps please?
They come pre-painted from the factory and the cheapest place to get them is OEM brand and from a dealer or a seller like BAM. They’re $40-something each as of 2 months ago, but I don’t know if there’s been a price increase.
 
Can you show us what 360lbs look like? I put 4 bags from the gas station last winter and it didn't make as much difference as I hoped. But I don't know if I was ever told how much each bag weighed.

Also, please feel free to keep winter where you are. Thanks!
I have 6-60lbs bags at my local Lowes store. With my 2500 I ran this weight and 2wd until I really needed 4wd. Never had 4wd auto that is in the 1500. It will be fun to see how the Rebel handles snow and ice.
 

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I am curious if you would give any reviews of these - install, ride, towing, etc. What level of joint did you go with? Panhard rod as well? I'm considering to improve towing.
i changed all them tier 4 one thing i can say is the rear is not so jumpy and i have fox2.5 on the rear… as for towing i only have had about 400 lbs in rear did not notice anything different… corners feel alittle stable but could be a placebo haha
 
Maybe it's different for me since I learned to drive in winter with RWD trucks and gravel roads, so I understand how to control them. Most 4x4s end up in the ditch because they get over confident and don't understand that 4 wheel drive gets you moving easier, but doesn't help in braking. When I want to play, I use RWD so I can drift and slide around more. I drove my 320 rwhp Dakota R/T through winter without issues and only added 75lbs of sand in bed. But I did have snow tires on it.
Have to be carefule adding weight in bed though. There's a balance between enough weight to help with traction, and too much weight where it's hard to recover once the *** end starts to come around
So true. Most of the folks I see in the ditch are those that transferred in the summer before from bases in the Lower 48. They just don’t understand how to drive in Alaska conditions.
 
I have 2WD because I live in Orange County which is freeways and pavement. I don't off-road and don't plan to in this truck. When I move out of state, I'll get a 4x4.

4WD is also more expensive.
 
Where did you get the liners? Do these replace the small front and back OEM bed wheel well liners each side?
I ordered them from americantrucks.com, along with black lugnuts and my leveling kit. They're rough country brand. They don't replace the small ones, they go over top. You have to loosen up all the screws on the oem ones. Take out the screw on the front one. Sandwich the new liners in and tighten down all the screws. Replace the front screw through both liners. Put a provided pushpin in the rear part of the new liner. Not too bad, and even easier if it's warmer out and they're a little more flexible. All done with the wheels on.
 

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