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What did you do to your Ram today???

kdoublep

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And I'll be honest. I can spin the Pirellis pretty easily if I want but wet traction driving is still much better imo than my stockers.
 

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I've finally arrived at the place where I no longer balk at the price of tires. Of all the things on the truck they might be the ones with the most value for money (so far).

$1100 for peace-of-mind every 3 - 4 years (depending on the amount of driving you do) is acceptable in my book.

I‘m kind of the same way………..until it’s time for Jeep tires. My head still spins when it comes to that. About $2K just for the tires. ☹️
 

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Yep. Definitely better to just let that dirt go into the motor.

LOL!

Okay, being snarky, but really just trying to be a little funny while making a serious point.

If driving conditions will clog up an oiled filter often, then changing to a non-oiled filter so it doesn't clog, well, that is not making the air coming into the airbox any less dirty, so....

Not sure how feasible it is for these truck filters, but back when I was doing a lot of dirt biking, we would have a few filters. Oil them and put them into individual ziploc bags. Go riding somewhere for a weekend. Check the filter every so often. If it was caked, then just swap the dirty one out for a clean one, ready to go, from a ziploc. Clean and re-prep the dirty ones after getting home.
pretty sure dry filters do a pretty good job by itself. oiled ones just introduce more potentials for issues (clogged filter, oil on sensors, etc) knowing I WILL forget to check LOL
im not looking for performance gain (if there's any), i'm just looking for something that i can clean and use so I don't have to change them every oil change.

plus... i'm the kind of guy that go overboard when I spray things... let it be cooking oil when making steak, brake cleaner when doing oil change, cutting oil when cutting/ drilling. dried filter is just much more simple for me.

yes, it's a me problem lol not really a oiled vs dry filter problem for me.
 

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You NEEED rear wheel well liners!
nah just paint it black. problem solved lol no one's gonna know!

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I did paint mine black with Rust-Oleum spray paint. So far it held up to all the dirt miles and didn't come off. From outside it doesn't really look like there's no liner there anyways.
 
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I know! I was going to buy the mopar ones and I just never did. My 74' Dodge is taking all my extra money :ROFLMAO:
just take a can of these and be done with it

$7 solution!
 

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"Shifter Autocorrect".

I'm sure you know this but I will explain for others who may not. If you turn off the truck while it is in gear, the shifter will automatically roll back to park.
Yup. Knew that. Also found out if you open the door while it’s in gear, it automatically puts itself in park.
 

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I've finally arrived at the place where I no longer balk at the price of tires. Of all the things on the truck they might be the ones with the most value for money (so far).

$1100 for peace-of-mind every 3 - 4 years (depending on the amount of driving you do) is acceptable in my book.
I’m with you.
I found out long ago, that if you try to cheap out with tires, it inevitably costs you more in headaches or buying tires sooner.
 

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did a little experiment/treatment to the hood louvers😁☺️☺️
 

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nah just paint it black. problem solved lol no one's gonna know!

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I did paint mine black with Rust-Oleum spray paint. So far it held up to all the dirt miles and didn't come off. From outside it doesn't really look like there's no liner there anyways.

I will know its easy to spot.
 

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thanks for reminding me,couldnt remember if i did or not..just ignore it late.time for my insulin shot 🤣 🤣 (y)
how about this
 

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