What did you do with your 4th Gen this week?

[Bandit517]

Carrier plates!!! I've replaced three of them now in my truck. 68k miles btw...

Is this just a Dodge thing? I replaced a dozen window regulators in my Dakotas and Rams over the years. Was a known issue...

Thought they would have figured it out by now. Our newer RAMs are still crap. I don't even want to lower my windows now in fear of them breaking and taking months to get back in stock. Last one I replaced cost me almost $700 and was peak covid times.

I remember carrier plates all the way back to the early 4th gen f bodies. (Like 93 or 94) They were terrible back then, you'd think manufactures would've abandoned the idea back then. But it's all about how they can get them down the assembly line the fastest. If it survives the warranty that's a bonus. I had to remove mine the first winter I had my Ram because I (stupidly) tried to open the window while it was partly frozen. Luckily for me it just popped the clip that attaches the window to the regulator.

 

[4xdad]

New front shocks apita to remove the old ones. Five minutes to put the new ones in

 

[HemiLonestar]

Starboard fog light burned out. Discovered my Fogzilla adapters from my old 3G work in a 4G. 9005's in the fog housings. No further cost.

 

[aszumilo]

Got the new window regulator carrier plate in today. Works good. 1000 curses upon the engineers that came up with this design!

 

[PA Ram]

Didn't do it today, but last week before I went camping I got new band clamps for my Flowmaster FlowFx muffler. I put it on 2 years ago and the pipes had moved slightly and when I tried to loosen the bolt they broke. I got Evil Energy band clamps and really like them. They cinch up real tight and exhaust hasn't moved since I put them on. The other clamps would occasionally allow the muffler to slide back slightly or pipes to move a little. I repositioned them multiple times. Grabbed the new clamps on Amazon.

 

[metalchewy]

Changed O2 sensors. Had intermittent P0420.

The two number 1s had melted ends.

Drove it about 120 miles today and the code cleared. Went to about 7500 ft elev, up Lee Canyon Road and out to Indian Springs and back. It cleared about a mile from home.

 

[Adamcr68]

So I searched the forum for a thread like this and didn't find anything. I figured it would be fun to have a thread that everyone can watch what everyone is doing each week.

This week I put on Steelcraft nerf bars, and right now I'm getting the permaplating put on the truck. This way it gets a real good bath.

I did a quick wash last Saturday, 4 days later it was covered again, the pollen is the worst I can remember.
I washed this weekend & then put in the warehouse to wax, already had light coating of pollen on hood & roof just in the amount of time I was doing sides & wheels.

 

[Bandit517]

Not exactly sure when it happened, but noticed it yesterday. I'm not even sure what happened because there's 2 dents inward, and the center is creased outward and cracked the paint.

 

[metalchewy]

Not exactly sure when it happened, but noticed it yesterday. I'm not even sure what happened because there's 2 dents inward, and the center is creased outward and cracked the paint.



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Looks Kinda like like someone gave your truck a swift kick in the rear..

 

[RangerWeaver]

Replaced the front wheel bearings this past weekend. It took almost 4 hours due to rust seizing everything together. Thankfully a 4lb sledgehammer managed to break everything apart. Next step is an oil change and tire rotation.

 

[4xdad]

Isn’t wrenching fun lol I recently did the front shocks on the pw undercarriage stuff is always apita

 

[WY-Dave]

I had bought an Anderson 10" drop hitch, after working the truck like a truck found that I would ground out when going over some uneven areas, So B&W stow and go now

 

[Sean J Blackburn]

Took off the grill and cleaned the heck out of the condenser and radiator. They were filthy!

It's about to be 120 degrees where I live so I wanted to be ready.

The ac seems to cool off way faster and gages say truck is running 3 degrees cooler after the cleaning.

 

[Sean J Blackburn]

Before

 

[WY-Dave]

Before

stealth paint?

 

[WY-Dave]

Hit 95k miles

 

[Sean J Blackburn]

stealth paint?

Ha messed up the post and couldn't delete it. Meant to do a before and after post but ended up doing it in one post

 

[audiophile]

New running boards and a family pic. The black sport on the right is my son's new ride.

 

[CanuckRam1313]

Yup. Anyone who travels with me to a shopping center had best be prepared for a short walk.

I usually park far from the entrance, around the side or back, often in employee areas and take two parking spots.

If the $hit for brains keep shrinking the parking areas to golf cart sized, tough beans, I need 2 of them.

Same...
I park out in the boonies anywhere I go and I take up two spots as well.

I'm not a tiny man; I have a 6+ yo daughter and we get in and out with stuff, and I need full door swing, period! Two spots are what's needed regardless, so I never inconvenience anyone and park way out of the way so that I don't be 'that driver'!

Plus, I can't stand door dings, and most people don't give a FFFFFFFFFFFFFF if they hit your vehicle or not.

I have seen it personally, and have intervened a few times as well.

We all know how much it costs to have door dings professionally pulled, and it ain't cheap!

 

[4xdad]

That’s why my rock sliders are built the way they are