What did you do to your Ram today???

[LeQuack1992]

Really? Ive read here that you had to replace the entire arm which I thought was crazy. Good to know new ones can be pressed in

From what my mechanic told me, the front lower control arms were replaced before I got the truck and the ones they replaced with were serviceable.

 

[BowDown]

From what my mechanic told me, the front lower control arms were replaced before I got the truck and the ones they replaced with were serviceable.

Ahh, that makes sense

 

[LeQuack1992]

Ahh, that makes sense

I guess there's one benefit to buying one with over 100k lol.

 

[BowDown]

I was a victim of this when I had my first car, going to a state inspection for the first time they took me for a ride on brakes. At the time I didn't know I could tell them no and take it home and fix it. Was a $500 lesson lol.

Happened to me too when I was a teenager. Brakes Plus got me good, $800 for brakes on a 73 Charger. Crooks, they sucker you in with a $59 brake job advertisement that no one ever gets; never been to a brake shop since.
Every time I here an $79 AC spring/fall service commercial I think of the crooks at Brakes Plus and that the AC people are doing the same thing

 

[LeQuack1992]

Happened to me too when I was a teenager. Brakes Plus got me good, $800 for brakes on a 73 Charger. Crooks, they sucker you in with a $59 brake job advertisement that no one ever gets; never been to a brake shop since.
Every time I here an $79 AC spring/fall service commercial I think of the crooks at Brakes Plus and that the AC people are doing the same thing

Yeah after that first experience, I got into working on my own stuff real quick lmao.

 

[Jedi9]

They pressed new ones in.

Nice

 

[BowDown]

Yeah after that first experience, I got into working on my own stuff real quick lmao.

Me too. $800 for a teenager was almost 2 months pay, I couldn't do S for about 6 months but work and school

 

[Scram1500]

Really? Ive read here that you had to replace the entire arm which I thought was crazy. Good to know new ones can be pressed in

According to JCLAYTON13 in this thread,

Play in Lower Control Arm Ball Joints

UPDATE - My lower control arms have been replaced very much to my satisfaction! Huge shout outs to @RamCares, Carrie at RAM/Stellantis, and Quirk CDJR in Marshfield MA. After a couple discussions, it was decided that my control arms would be replaced under warranty with just a $250 deductible...

5thgenrams.com

you can knock the lip off the old ball joint and press it out. Then you press in the new one and peen over the edge to keep it in place. Sounds like a hack job but I'd give it a go

 

[Jako]

Happened to me too when I was a teenager. Brakes Plus got me good, $800 for brakes on a 73 Charger. Crooks, they sucker you in with a $59 brake job advertisement that no one ever gets; never been to a brake shop since.
Every time I here an $79 AC spring/fall service commercial I think of the crooks at Brakes Plus and that the AC people are doing the same thing

Brakes, AC, tires can be managed - the real thieves do transmissions.

 

[Bt10]

Aren’t the mopar a arms like $48? Was labor and ball joint less than that?

 

[BowDown]

Aren’t the mopar a arms like $48? Was labor and ball joint less than that?

I saw ~$500. Per side

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[BowDown]

According to JCLAYTON13 in this thread,

Play in Lower Control Arm Ball Joints

UPDATE - My lower control arms have been replaced very much to my satisfaction! Huge shout outs to @RamCares, Carrie at RAM/Stellantis, and Quirk CDJR in Marshfield MA. After a couple discussions, it was decided that my control arms would be replaced under warranty with just a $250 deductible...

5thgenrams.com

you can knock the lip off the old ball joint and press it out. Then you press in the new one and peen over the edge to keep it in place. Sounds like a hack job but I'd give it a go

Yeah, it does and that's a Turkish made ball joint, I've seen that brand.

 

[Dogpatch]

IMO this is one of many of Dodge's achilles heel and I'm sure other manufacturers have similar problems too. There needs to/should be a standard of service that Stellantis/CDJR requires from all its dealer sales and service centers that is consistent and some mechanism for enforcement of those policies rather than the seemingly hands off approach they have.
The only real concern I had when shopping for my new truck was the low grade of service from dealers; the thing that offset that was the amount of trouble free miles I had from the previous truck.
I've only had this truck in twice, once for an alignment that almost resulted in a fight to get them to do it right after 3 or so "it's ready" and the AC TSB and exhaust manifolds that were done at the same time by a different shop which did everything right the 1st time and were the exception to the rule that I seem to consistently read about here. Two shop visits and I'm 50/50, 1 very poor and one excellent.

I guess this goes back to educating yourself, knowing what you should be expected in a service center similar to shopping/buying and knowing when you're getting a good deal vs not.
It shouldn't be that way but it is; completely opposite of the way I run my business.

Man. I am one lucky SOB having the dealership I have.
They really look after me well. They treat me like a King!
A loaner vehicle to drive when I come in for service, they cover small things that aren’t covered under my warranty or extended warranty or at least drastically reduce the cost on something large. When something comes up as part of a maintenance schedule, they’ll check it and if it doesn’t need it, they’ll advise, not do it and recommend when it should be needed.
I’ve heard a lot of horror stories regarding dealerships and dealer through the years. Glad I’m not part of that scenario.

 

[JamRam]

PAID THAT SUCKER OFF!!!!!!

 

[silverWS6]

Got the 4bangers installed, obvious improvement over the lastfit (granted, double the price). Overall, happy with them. They sure pack some power for a compact light. These are the combo option.



Headlights only:



Headlights and 4bangers:



4bangers only:



(My phone doesn't do justice, I'm going to have to steal my wifes phone for better quality lol)

 

[1BADRAMLIMITED]

Got the 4bangers installed, obvious improvement over the lastfit (granted, double the price). Overall, happy with them. They sure pack some power for a compact light. These are the combo option.

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Headlights only:

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Headlights and 4bangers:

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4bangers only:

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(My phone doesn't do justice, I'm going to have to steal my wives phone for better quality lol)

DAM THAT BLOWS LASFIT OUT THE WATER LMAO I NEED TO UPGRADE SOON!

 

[Dogpatch]

PAID THAT SUCKER OFF!!!!!!

Congrats @JamRam!
Oh What A Feeling!!!

 

[TheWaterman83]

Most dealers suk at warranty work and will blow you off in a minute. Warranty work only pays about 60% (time wise) when fixing stuff. With 2 BROKEN MANIFOLDS I called 3 dealers around me, 1 said i have an appt. 45 days from now, 1 said i have an appt. 2.5 MONTHS from now another said "you will need to leave it with us until we get the manifolds and the last guy took 3 months". TOTAL BS! Last dealer had me in in 2 days only to discover there is NO....ZERO..warratny on MY truck due to it came from canada! (had to sort that issue out....he was 100% correct. My 50k miled truck has ZERO warranty of any kind) but they were willing to do the job for about $1400. Even could get the manifolds in 2 days. Thanks but NO THANKS. waiting on my order from Mopar online currently.

You sort of have to bully-them around a bit. My rep at my now preferred dealer I don't have to. He's really a great guy. With the manifolds I sent him an email saying "It's a 100% broken stud. I'm looking at it right now and the exhaust shield moves." "Response: OK got you in for the 27th and manifolds on order."

It helps that I've wrenched on everything from lawnmowers to $60,000 marine diesels. I can call someone on their BS story real quick. With them I don't have to.

 

[Ramalam718]

Added the RC RPT running boards and the RC low-profile tonneau cover last night. LASFIT Bulbs came in today so will be doing that this weekend. Now I gotta figure out what to do with the gap between the top of the bed and the tailgate trims (and wash it after this wonderful rain storm).

 

[PurpleRT]

According to JCLAYTON13 in this thread,

Play in Lower Control Arm Ball Joints

UPDATE - My lower control arms have been replaced very much to my satisfaction! Huge shout outs to @RamCares, Carrie at RAM/Stellantis, and Quirk CDJR in Marshfield MA. After a couple discussions, it was decided that my control arms would be replaced under warranty with just a $250 deductible...

5thgenrams.com

you can knock the lip off the old ball joint and press it out. Then you press in the new one and peen over the edge to keep it in place. Sounds like a hack job but I'd give it a go

Idk why you would wanna go through all that additional work when mevotech can be brought for $200 each from a quick glance

https://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/2021/ram/1500/suspension/control_arm.html?rp=control_arm_kit