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What did you do to your Ram today???

Installed Rough Country 2inch strut lift in the front. Now it looks like the back needs about a 1 inch lift. Should i wait till after i put spacers in the rear to get alignment done ? Or is ok to do the front wheel alignment.
 
They'll be more likely to set the right amount of caster if you do the rear first, though the difference is probably small.
 
frisby5 said:
Installed Rough Country 2inch strut lift in the front. Now it looks like the back needs about a 1 inch lift. Should i wait till after i put spacers in the rear to get alignment done ? Or is ok to do the front wheel alignment.
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Is your truck the v6 or v8? Just curious because I was looking at the 3.5” and 6” rough county kits and they said you can’t use preloaded struts on the v6 because it will cause too much front lift.
 
j2ttu said:
For the life of me I cannot get my mirrors off. I have the suction cup puller, but mine just will not budge lol
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its actually frightening how hard you have to pull and what it sounds/feels like when it comes off... but i've done it twice now and having seen/felt it i will never put a screw driver behind my mirrors... i'm about to finish my BSM mod and my last step is replacing the mirror glass so i'll try and have my son film me doing it since literally EVERY vid that recommends this method the dudes cut away right before they pull and then come back and the mirror's off (since they all seem to have been by themselves when doing it.)

no doubt it's jarring, and i also learned you have to pull really hard and stop almost immediately to protect the wiring/connectors on the back... just as a carefulness thing... both the heat and dimmer connectors pulled off when i did it the first time and didn't hurt em... but my electronics background made me twitch when i saw that so its a weird process haha.
 
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1.21gigawatts said:
its actually frightening how hard you have to pull and what it sounds/feels like when it comes off... but i've done it twice now and having seen/felt it i will never put a screw driver behind my mirrors... i'm about to finish my BSM mod and my last step is replacing the mirror glass so i'll try and have my son film me doing it since literally EVERY vid that recommends this method the dudes cut away right before they pull and then come back and the mirrors off (since they all seem to have been by themselves when doing it.)

no doubt it's jarring, and i also learned you have to pull really hard and stop almost immediately to protect the wiring/connectors on the back... just as a carefulness thing... both the heat and dimmer connectors pulled off when i did it the first time and didn't hurt em... but my electronics background made me twitch when i saw that so its a weird process haha.
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I used a screwdriver when I did mine. They popped off easy without too much force, since you are only popping out two of the tabs at a time. Just have to get the screwdriver as close to the tabs as you can. Because of the wiring, as you mentioned, I wouldn't want to use suction cup method. Too big of a chance of ripping the wires off and damaging them
 
HSKR R/T said:
I used a screwdriver when I did mine. They popped off easy without too much force, since you are only popping out two of the tabs at a time. Just have to get the screwdriver as close to the tabs as you can. Because of the wiring, as you mentioned, I wouldn't want to use suction cup method. Too big of a chance of ripping the wires off and damaging them
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yeah i just don't like putting screw drivers back behind stuff when i can't see. just preference i guess.
 
skyhawk42 said:
Is your truck the v6 or v8? Just curious because I was looking at the 3.5” and 6” rough county kits and they said you can’t use preloaded struts on the v6 because it will cause too much front lift.
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Mines the Hemi V8
 
wacopolumbo said:
Are the Bosch wipers you referenced a worthy upgrade to the stock ones? I’m interested.
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Bosch Icon wipers were a downgrade, compared to Toyota OEM wipers. I'm thinking it will be the same when comparing them to the Mopar wipers.
 
Idahoktm said:
Bosch Icon wipers were a downgrade, compared to Toyota OEM wipers. I'm thinking it will be the same when comparing them to the Mopar wipers.
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Interesting to hear that. Bosch Icon and Focus are generally very well regarded. What made them worse than the Toyota OEM Ones?
 
wacopolumbo said:
Are the Bosch wipers you referenced a worthy upgrade to the stock ones? I’m interested.
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I would not consider them better or worse. They are "beam technology" like the OEM parts, so they only approximate even pressure distribution at a specific downforce. They are okay for winter use, as they don't have equalizing arms and the associated spaces that fill up with ice. I'll be looking for conventional blades, maybe Anco or Trico in the Spring.
 
Maleton3 said:
Interesting to hear that. Bosch Icon and Focus are generally very well regarded. What made them worse than the Toyota OEM Ones?
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I tried nearly every brand and I always bought the premium blades. In my experience, OEM wipers lasted at least 2 times longer than aftermarket wipers. The other thing I noticed and this was the biggest issue for me...OEM wipers don't skip on a dry or nearly dry windshield. Every aftermarket wiper skipped... maybe not right away, but usually within a couple of months.

I mentioned my bad experiences with aftermarket wipers with the parts guy at my dealer. He agreed with me and suggested a set of OEM wipers. I told him they were way too expensive and would probably be no better. He offered me a 10% discount and said if you don't like them, bring them back. Those wipers were on my truck for 3-4 years, until I sold it. They may have lasted longer.
 
Idahoktm said:
I tried nearly every brand and I always bought the premium blades. In my experience, OEM wipers lasted at least 2 times longer than aftermarket wipers. The other thing I noticed and this was the biggest issue for me...OEM wipers don't skip on a dry or nearly dry windshield. Every aftermarket wiper skipped... maybe not right away, but usually within a couple of months.

I mentioned my bad experiences with aftermarket wipers with the parts guy at my dealer. He agreed with me and suggested a set of OEM wipers. I told him they were way too expensive and would probably be no better. He offered me a 10% discount and said if you don't like them, bring them back. Those wipers were on my truck for 3-4 years, until I sold it. They may have lasted longer.
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Good feedback. Thanks for the write up.
 
My Icons have lasted longer than my Mopar ones so far.
 
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